Infertility Treatment and Symptoms articles
Infertility is the inability to naturally conceive a child or the inability to carry a pregnancy to term. There are many reasons why a couple may not be able to conceive, or may not be able to conceive without medical assistance. (Note: although some aspects of this article may be generalizable, it deals primarily with infertility as pertains to human couples.) Definition The International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination (INCIID) considers a couple to be infertile if1: ...
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Infertility Articles
- Androgen insensitivity syndrome
... Androgen insensitivity syndrome is an inherited condition that affects sexual development before birth and during puberty. People with this condition are genetically male, with one X and one Y chromos... - Congenital bilateral absence of vas deferens
... Congenital bilateral absence of vas deferens occurs in men when the tubes that carry sperm from the testes (the vas deferens) fail to develop normally. This condition can occur alone or as a sign of c... - DES: Questions and Answers
... Key Points DES (diethylstilbestrol), a synthetic form of estrogen (a female hormone), was prescribed between 1940 and 1971 to help women with certain complications of pregnancy (see Question 1). DES h... - Fertility Drugs As a Risk Factor for Ovarian Cancer
... In recent decades, an increasing number of women have been treated for infertility with drugs. The possibility that the use of fertility drugs may increase the risk of ovarian cancer has prompted rese... - Infertility
... Infertility is usually defined as not being able to get pregnant despite trying for one year. A broader view of infertility includes not being able to carry a pregnancy to term and have a baby. Infert... - Preguntas frecuentes acerca de la endometriosis
... La endometriosis es una enfermedad común que puede afectar a cualquier mujer menstruante desde el momento de su primer período hasta la menopausia. Algunas veces, la enfermedad puede durar hasta despu... - Preguntas frecuentes acerca de la infertilidad
... La infertilidad se define normalmente como la incapacidad de embarazarse a pesar de haber tratado durante un año. Una definición más amplia sobre la infertilidad incluye la incapacidad de llevar a tér...
Resources
- 1998 Assisted Reproductive Technology Success Rates - National Summary and Fertility Clinic Reports (Division of Reproductive Health, NCCDPHP, CDC)
- Advances in Fertility (Cleveland Clinic)