Couples planning to have reversal of vasectomy are quite scared not only because of the risk but also of the frustrations that they may face if the surgery fails. It is critical that the patient understands the procedure, the techniques, the benefits, the risks, and factors affecting its success rate. Without this understanding, the patient will continue to fear the outcome of the [...]
They like to dismiss women as the vainer sex and this is all because of the fact that women are normally concerned more about their looks and aging process than the men do. Now the vanity is catching on the men too as they begin to look for ways and means to try and delay the biological clock. Is there any hope for men? The answer is in the [...]
7 long years is what it took for Pfizer’s famed medicine Viagra to reach India . The cost though proved to be a disappointment for patients who were eagerly awaiting for its official entry into the Indian scene. The final price of close to 600Rs for a 100mg capsule was not meant for the average Indian by any means. Now this price was much higher than a few of the Indian alternatives and so Viagra effect did not realize its [...]
When you’ve been through treatment after treatment for infertility, it is hard to hold out hope for an effective cure. If you have had injections, and drugs, and all kinds of other treatments, don’t give up just yet. Did you know that many people who overcome infertility do so with natural remedies rather than traditional medicine? It’s true. And this is both good and [...]
What is the desirable weight for good long term health? What is the desirable weight to maintain fertility? How do you define being overweight or obese? These questions can be answered simply with a combined measurement called the body mass index [...]
Many women with endometriosis fail to ovulate, although no one knows if this is a direct result of the disease or if it is coincidental. One thought is that if an ovarian follicle that has been stimulated by luteinizing hormone fails to rupture and expel the ovum, the ovum cannot be fertilized. This is called luteinized unruptured follicle [...]
Insurers and infertile couples always seem to be battling over infertility costs. Until infertile couples took on the roles of advocates, few, if any, insurers automatically paid for infertility treatment. In the last several years, however, infertile couples have been successfully lobbying state legislature to pass laws requiring insurers to cover their medical [...]
Stress is a funny thing. You feel stressed because you can’t get pregnant, yet that same stress decreases your fertility. Research findings prove this to be true. Women everyday are exhausted by the pressure of trying to juggle their work and home life while doing whatever it takes to get pregnant. What’s the solution? Eliminate stress? Just be [...]
In’78, the world’s first “test-tube baby” Louise Brown, was born, thanks to the pioneering efforts of Drs. Patrick Steptoe and Robert Edwards. Not surprisingly, Louise’s birth revolutionized reproductive medicine and offered new hope to countless infertile couples. Since her birth, tens of thousands infants have been delivered as a result of in vitro fertilization, more commonly known as IVF. IVF techniques are more sophisticated, more available, and are now considered standard fertility [...]