Facing infertility is such a personal issue. We are more comfortable speaking about other medical issues but there is a stigma when it comes to speaking about challenges with our fertility. “How are you today?” “Well today I had a special Xray where they inject a special dye to check out my uterus and fallopian [...]
The infertility stories of celebrities are no different from the rest of us – infertility is a struggle. Here is an excerpt from an article about Brooke Shields and her challenge with infertility.
“The couple continued IVF and had several failed cycles, during which Shields tried her best to keep perspective. “After a while, when you’re [...]
Beverly, MA-based Invo Bioscience Inc. is looking to address a serious problem — infertility — by implementing an interesting strategy.
In a nutshell
Invo’s technology and its related procedure rely on a low ovarian stimulation protocol that harvests fewer eggs from a woman than the typical in vitro fertilization method, which produces about 15. In a doctor’s office, [...]
We must make our own meaning – actively build our spiritual capacity. Lance Armstrong is a great example of this. Most of us know his story; a great cyclist, struck down with cancer, and given a 3% chance of survival. Three years after his diagnosis, he won the Tour de France, arguably one of the [...]
Still Not Pregnant? When To Seek Infertility Treatment And When To Let Nature Take Its Course
I found this article rang true for me. I was in my early 40s so I started my investigation fairly quickly. Recognizing most of the steps, I was reminded of this challenging time in my life.
The good, if not great, news is [...]
After trying artificial insemination, and considering and rejecting in-vitro fertilization, Val Archibald jumped off the infertility treadmill. She downshifted into a journey to figure out why she couldn’t conceive. While it means Archibald likely won’t get pregnant because of her age, the 41-year-old and her husband decided the end didn’t justify the means.
“I remember walking [...]
A technique for screening embryos for genetic defects doubles the chances that one will implant in the womb, according to a pilot study by UK and US researchers. These are still early days for this procedure but the initial results certainly look promising.
Genetic screening involves testing embryos produced during in-vitro fertilization for abnormal chromosomes that could [...]
A major scientific study has found that women undergoing fertility treatment are far more likely to successfully give birth if they also have acupuncture.
British newspaper The Telegraph reported that scientists from the University of Southampton had found that one in three women given acupuncture treatment alongside their in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment conceived successfully. The success [...]
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News Online 10-22-08
Couples struggling to conceive should move their focus out of the bedroom and on to the beach, new fertility research suggests.
In a paper presented to this week’s Fertility Society of Australia conference, Dr Anne Clark shows vitamin D deficiency may play a major role in male infertility.
Dr Clark, medical director [...]
Natural procreative technology, called NaProTechnology or NPT, can often resolve infertility or miscarriages by detecting and correcting problems overlooked by standard approaches. “Nearly half the patients we see have been told they have unexplained infertility,” says Dr. Phil Boyle, one of the study authors and director of the Galway NaProTechnology Medical Centre. “After NPT investigations, [...]
