Infertility Treatment and Symptoms resources
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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Resources
- 1998 Assisted Reproductive Technology Success Rates - National Summary and Fertility Clinic Reports (Division of Reproductive Health, NCCDPHP, CDC)
- Advances in Fertility (Cleveland Clinic)
- Age and Fertility (American Society for Reproductive Medicine) - Links to PDF File (American Society for Reproductive Medicine)
- American Society for Reproductive Medicine
- Assisted Reproductive Technologies (American Society for Reproductive Medicine) - Links to PDF File
- Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) (Resolve)
- Assisted Reproductive Technology Success Rates (2001) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Atlas of the Body: Female Reproductive Organs (American Medical Association)
- Basic Testing with a Reproductive Endocrinologist (International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination)
- Cancer and Fertility Preservation (American Society for Reproductive Medicine) - Links to PDF File
- Cancer Facts - Fertility Drugs As a Risk Factor for Ovarian Cancer
- Centers of Excellence - Infertility and Innovations in Reproductive Health Technologies (National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS)
- Chinese Medicine and Assisted Reproductive Technology for the Modern Couple (HealthWorld)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Infertility (National Institutes of Health)
- Clomid Use and Abuse (International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination)
- Common Concerns and Exposures (Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction)
- Commonly Asked Questions About the U.S. ART Clinic Reporting System (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
- Coping with Male Infertility (HealthWorld)
- Counseling Can Help Manage the Hidden Costs of Infertility Treatments (Cleveland Clinic)
- Criteria for Selecting a High-Tech Infertility Clinic (International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination)
- DES (Diethylstilbestrol) Update: Consumers (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- DES Daughters (Cancer Information Service, NCI, NIH, HHS)
- DES Sons (Cancer Information Service, NCI, NIH, HHS)
- DES: Questions and Answers
- Diagnostic Laparoscopy for Gynecology (Cleveland Clinic)
- Diagnostic Testing for Male Factor Infertility (American Society for Reproductive Medicine) - Links to PDF File
- Disorders Associated with Infertility (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Do I Have Premature Ovarian Failure? (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Don't Turn to Assisted Reproduction Too Quickly Warns US Expert (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)
- Endocrinology and Female Infertility (Hormone Foundation)
- Endocrinology and Male Infertility (Hormone Foundation)
- Endometriosis (Cleveland Clinic)
- Endometriosis (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) - Links to PDF File
- Estrogen Tests (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Female Reproduction (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Fertility & Contraception (HealthWorld)
- Fertility Awareness and Infertility (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Fertility, Family Planning, and Women's Health: New Data From the 1995 National Survey of Family Growth (National Center for Health Statistics, CDC, OPHS, HHS)
- Find a Reproductive Endocrinologist (Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility)
- Find a Reproductive Surgeon (American Society for Reproductive Medicine)
- Find a Urologist (American Urological Association)
- Follicle Stimulating Hormone and Pregnancy (Cleveland Clinic)
- Frequently Asked Questions About Infertility (American Society for Reproductive Medicine)
- FSH (Follicle-Stimulating Hormone) Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- General Infertility FAQ's (International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination)
- Genetics Home Reference: Androgen insensitivity syndrome (Genetics Home Reference)
- Genetics Home Reference: Congenital bilateral absence of vas deferens (Genetics Home Reference)
- Glossary of Infertility Terms (International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination)
- Health Insurance Coverage of Infertility Treatment (Resolve)
- Health Insurance Coverage of Infertility Treatment: Legislative History (Resolve)
- Health Risks from Processed Foods and Trans Fats: Part I (HealthWorld)
- Hormonal Causes of Ovulatory Disorders (Resolve)
- How Do I Know If I Have an Infertility Problem? (Resolve)
- How to Select an Infertility Specialist (Resolve)
- Hydrosalpinx (American Society for Reproductive Medicine) - Links to PDF File
- Hysterosalpingogram (HSG) (American Society for Reproductive Medicine) - Links to PDF File
- Hysteroscopy - ACOG Publication #AP084 (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Resource Center)
- If You Are Having Trouble Conceiving, Speak With Someone Who Can Help (American Society for Reproductive Medicine)
- In Vitro Fertilization (Cleveland Clinic)
- In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) (American Society for Reproductive Medicine)
- INCIID's Pregnancy hCG Beta Chart (International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination)
- Infertility (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Infertility (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Infertility (Medline Plus)
- Infertility (National Institutes of Health)
- Infertility (HealthWorld)
- Infertility (Cleveland Clinic)
- Infertility (Lab Tests Online)
- Infertility (HealthWorld)
- Infertility (Google Health)
- Infertility (MayoClinic)
- Infertility (Office of Women's Health, OEA, FDA, HHS)
- Infertility (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Infertility: Clinic Sponsors - Listed Alphabetically by State (Resolve)
- Infertility: Is It Stress Related? (Cleveland Clinic)
- Insurance Coverage for Infertility Treatment: Study Your Plan to Reverse Claim Denials (International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination)
- International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination
- Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) (American Society for Reproductive Medicine)
- Intrauterine Insemination (Resolve)
- IVF - In Vitro Fertilization (International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination)
- Known Health Effects for DES (Diethylstilbestrol) Daughters (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Known Health Effects for DES (Diethylstilbestrol) Sons (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Laparoscopy - ACOG Publication #AP061 (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Resource Center)
- LH (Luteinizing Hormone) Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Looking for a Libido Lift? The Facts About Aphrodisiacs (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA, OPHS, HHS)
- Low Sperm Count (Oligospermia) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Male Infertility (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Male Reproduction (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Management of Male Infertility (American Urological Association)
- Managing Family and Friends (Resolve)
- Medical Aspects of Donor Insemination (Resolve)
- Medical Aspects of Egg Donation (Resolve)
- Medical Aspects of Embryo Donation (Resolve)
- Micromanipulation Techniques (Resolve)
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- National Women's Health Information Center (National Cancer Institute)
- Occupational Exposures May Affect Sperm Counts (American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
- Oral Diabetes Drug Shows Promise in Preventing Miscarriage in Common Infertility (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Orgasms with No Discharge of Semen (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Outpatient Tubal Reversal (International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination)
- Overcoming Infertility (Office of Consumer Affairs, OEA, FDA,)
- Overview of the Male Anatomy (University of Utah, Health Sciences Center)
- Ovulation Drugs: A Guide for Patients (American Society for Reproductive Medicine) - Links to PDF File (American Society for Reproductive Medicine)
- Parenting After Adoption (Resolve)
- Parenting After Infertility (Resolve)
- Patient's Guide to Low Testosterone (Endocrine Society, Hormone Foundation)
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (MayoClinic)
- Pre-Conception Nutrition (American Pregnancy Association)
- Pregnancy After Age 35 (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
- Pregnancy after Infertility (Resolve)
- Preguntas frecuentes - Endometriosis (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Preguntas frecuentes - Infertilidad (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Preguntas Frecuentes: El Componente Psicologico de la Infertilidad (American Society for Reproductive Medicine)
- Preimplantation Genetic Testing (International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination)
- Premature Ovarian Failure (National Library of Medicine)
- Preserving Your Fertility: For Women (Resolve)
- Preserving Your Fertility: Risk Factors (Resolve)
- Progesterone Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Psychological Component of Infertility (American Society for Reproductive Medicine)
- Q & A for Injectable Infertility Medications (International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination)
- Reproductive Health (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)
- Researchers Discover How Embryo Attaches to the Uterus (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Resolve
- Scientists Discover Gene in Human Egg That May Be Necessary for Female Fertility (National Institutes of Health)
- Secondary Infertility (Resolve)
- Si estas teniendo problemas para concebir, Habla con alguien que te puede ayudar (American Society for Reproductive Medicine)
- Side Effects of Gonadotropins (American Society for Reproductive Medicine) - Links to PDF File
- Smoking and Infertility (American Society for Reproductive Medicine) - Links to PDF File (American Society for Reproductive Medicine)
- Smoking During Pregnancy (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
- Sperm Antibodies (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Sperm Banking (American Foundation for Urologic Disease)
- Sperm Smarts: Optimizing Fertility (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- States Mandating Insurance Coverage for Infertility and Pregnancy Loss (International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination)
- Testosterone Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry, Inc.)
- The Many Phases of Fertility (HealthWorld)
- Third Party Reproduction: A Guide for Patients (American Society for Reproductive Medicine)
- Three Ways to Increase Fertility (HealthWorld)
- Tips for Coping with the Holidays (Resolve)
- Truth About Impotence Treatment Claims, The (Consumer Response Center, Federal Trade Commission)
- U.S. Researchers Link Lead, Male Infertility (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)
- Uterine Factors in Infertility (Resolve)
- Varicocele Repair: Will It Improve Fertility? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Vasectomy Reversal (American Urological Association)
- Ways to Chart Your Fertility Pattern (Planned Parenthood Federation of America)
- Weight and Fertility (American Society for Reproductive Medicine) - Links to PDF File
- What the Man and Woman Bring to Fertility (International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination)
- What/'s Causing Female Infertility? (Cleveland Clinic)
- When to See a Specialist for Infertility (Resolve)