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How to be a single mother? Fertility treatments and prices
Single women can become mothers through artificial insemination and in vitro fertilisation techniques thanks to a sperm donor. Another alternative for single women to become mothers is embryo adoption or donor sperm donation.
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What Is Ovitrelle & What Is It Used For?
Ovitrelle is a medicine used in assisted reproduction in order to optimise endometrial receptivity, increasing thus the number of eggs available to be used within the prescribed treatment.
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Obstructive Azoospermia - Causes & Treatment Options
Obstruction (blockages) of the seminal ducts prevent the embryos from being expelled to the outside during ejaculation.
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What Are the Different Types of Miscarriage? - Definition & Causes
There are several types of miscarriage, depending on her pregnancy history: miscarriage and recurrent abortion, the latter being the loss of a newborn three times in a row.
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Invasive and Non-Invasive Prenatal Diagnostic Tests
Prenatal diagnostic tests that help analyze a baby's risk for disease differ in invasive and noninvasive. Depending on each case, the pregnant woman may be screened in the first trimester, tested for fetal DNA in maternal blood or amniocentesis.
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What Is Gestational Diabetes? - Symptoms, Causes and Treatment
Gestational diabetes occurs when the pregnant woman’s body does not produce enough amounts of insulin, which is necessary to reduce the increase in glucose levels that happens during pregnancy.
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Success rates achieved for in vitro fertilization treatments (IVF)
The probability of achieving a pregnancy with in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment depends on many factors, the most important of which is the woman's age. According to the latest data published by the SEF, the rate of delivery by embryo transfer is 25.8% when the woman's own eggs are used.
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Uterine curettage - procedure, recovery and complications
Curettage is a gynecological technique that consists of scraping the tissue lining the inside of the uterus, that is, the endometrium, with the main purpose of removing the remains of an abortion or to obtain an endometrial sample for analysis. It is a simple procedure, which only takes about 15 minutes.
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Use of Cetrotide in IVF: Application and Mechanism of Action
Cetrotide is a GnRH antagonist drug that is used during assisted reproduction treatment in order to slow down the functioning of the ovaries in the controlled ovarian stimulation phase.
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Uterine Prolapse - Symptoms, Stages & Treatment
Uterine prolapse is the displacement of the uterus because the muscles and ligaments that support it weaken. This is usually not a severe disease but can require surgery.
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Preservation of Fertility in Men with Cancer
Men who wish to become fathers after overcoming cancer may have trouble achieving it if they have not previously preserved their fertility. Sperm freezing is the most appropriate method to preserve sperm before undergoing oncological treatment.
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What Is the Role of Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)?
FSH is a type of pituitary hormone that is responsible for regulating the reproductive cycle in men and women. In assisted reproduction treatments, such as artificial insemination or in vitro fertilization, FSH drugs are used for controlled ovarian stimulation.
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