Blocked Fallopian Tubes and Infertility Rates
Fallopian tube related infertility happens to approximately 20-25% of women struggling with the inability to conceive. The category for tube factor infertility will include cases in which a woman has...
Metformin for PCOS Treatment
Gynecologists used to believe that the only way to treat PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) was with the heavy artillery of hormone replacement. But since medical science has unraveled some of...
The History of Menstruation
Although it might seem absurd, like who would want to read about menstruation, it got me quite interested and the facts that I've found out are astonishing. What did women...
PCOS and hCG Levels
The terminology of women's infertility gets a little confusing, so let's start with a brief review. PCOS stands for polycystic ovarian disease. PCOS is the leading cause of infertility in...
Young Women forced into Female Genital Mutilation (FGM): Female Circumcision is an Alarming Reality
It happens is Canada, one the countries with the highest level of human right protection. Female circumcision an alarming reality and it happens now and today to young girls without...
Teens Have Poor Knowledge of STDs: Sexual Infection Rate on the Rise
The STDs are on the rise all over the world, and Ireland is no exception. Irish teenagers and young Irish adults believe that the social stigma that is attached to...
Infertility Treatments (IVF/ICSI) Increase the Risk of Stillbirths
Recently a study was published in Human Reproduction, Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal. Study was conducted by Danish scientists. Study correlates an infertility treatment with increased incidence of stillbirths: study...
Infertility Followed by Sexual Dysfunction: Infertile Women Have more Sexual Problems
Recently a study conducted by Stanford University Medical Center in California was published in medical journal Fertility and Sterility. Researchers observed almost 120 women with infertility issues that were undergoing...
Selective reduction for medical reasons
Selective reduction during pregnancy refers to the procedure of reducing the number of fetuses in a multiple pregnancy by abortion. The procedure was introduced after more high-order multiple pregnancies started...
How to Prepare Your Pet for the Arrival of Your Baby
One of the most essential things you should do at the very beginning is to take your pet to the veterinarian for a routine check-up and all necessary vaccinations. Your...