Preparing for breastfeeding
Women who are expecting a baby often ask what they can do to prepare for breastfeeding and to increase their chances that they will nurse their babies successfully. While we...
UK considering three-parent IVF treatment
Every person on the planet has two biological parents a mother and a father. Right? Even people conceived in relatively new, modern ways still have two biological parents: children of...
Rh negative and trying to conceive?
If you are Rh negative and a woman, you will probably already have heard that there is a risk of complications when you are pregnant, and your partner is Rh...
How effective is ICSI?
If you have been told that you (or your partner) suffer from a low sperm count, often coupled with abnormal shapes and speeds (morphology and motility), and that Intracystoplasmic Sperm...
What is a high risk pregnancy?
What is a high risk pregnancy? That is a question that many women think about, whether they are trying to get pregnant, already pregnant, or have had their pregnancy classified...
What to do when your first IVF cycle failed?
Every couple who undergoes IVF hopes that the treatment will be successful at the first cycle. When this does not happen, and you are not pregnant, you will of course...
Does an epidural carry risks?
Epidural anesthesia is the single most effective form of pain relief in labor. Unless you are having a c-section, having an epidural or not is simply a personal choice. Many...
Fluid in the fallopian tubes
Hydrosalpinx is a condition where fluid is accumulated in one of both fallopian tubes. A blockage at the far end is usually the cause of fluid in the fallopian tubes...
Varicose veins in pregnancy - are there any cures?
Varicose veins are enlarged and swollen veins that usually appear in the legs, show up as blue lines on the surface of the skin. Pregnant women are especially prone to...
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease symptoms
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease is an inflammatory infection that can affect all parts of the female reproductive organs, including the uterus, cervix, fallopian tubes, and ovaries. PID is usually the result...