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What is Huntington's disease and can it be prevented with PGD?
Huntington's chorea is a neurodegenerative disorder with autosomal dominant inheritance. Only one copy of the altered gene is required to develop the disease. Specifically, the disease-causing gene is HTT located on the short arm of chromosome 4. Its transmission can be prevented by PGD.
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How to deal with your friend's pregnancy if you have fertility problems?
Finding out about a friend's pregnancy when you are having trouble getting pregnant is a difficult situation to deal with. However, it is a normal reaction to the sense of loss and a woman should not feel bad about feeling such a mixture of emotions.
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When Female Infertility Is Due To Thyroid Gland Problems
Disorders caused by the thyroid gland may lead to female fertility problems. Women having trouble getting pregnant should take a thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) test.
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The menstrual cycle: what happens in each of its phases?
Regulated by hormones, the ovarian cycle consists fundamentally of three phases: the follicular phase, the ovulatory phase, and finally the luteal phase. At each phase, different sets of hormones take part.
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Menstruation: symptoms and characteristics of the monthly period
Menstruation is a cyclic process that occurs monthly in women of reproductive age. The vaginal bleeding is due to the shedding of the endometrial lining in the absence of embryo implantation.
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Semen Quality : What Is Measured And What Can Be Done To Improve It?
For men with semen alterations, there are several treatment options, which means that even with these alterations, pregnancy is achievable.
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Day 5 vs. Day 3 Embryo Transfer - What Are the Pros & Cons?
Which is better, a day 3 or a day 5 embryo transfer? While blastocyst (day 5) embryo transfers have been suggested to improve the pregnancy success rates of IVF, actually both options have a series of pros and cons. Learn how to make a well-informed decision with this guide.
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What Are The Causes of Testicular Hyperthermia?
Scrotal hyperthermia is the increase in temperature of the scrotal area. The main consequence of the rise in temperature in this area is the alteration of spermatogenesis or sperm production since the testicles are located inside the scrotum.
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What is fertility preservation? - cryopreservation of eggs and sperm
Fertility preservation involves freezing eggs, sperm or reproductive tissue for later use. Ovarian suppression with medicines like Lupron is another option.
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What Is Multiple Ovulation? Definition & Causes
Some women may release more than one egg during the same menstrual cycle, a phenomenon known as multiple ovulation or superovulation. Women who experience multiple ovulation in their menstrual cycles have the same symptoms as women with single ovulation.
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10th week of pregnancy: the fetus begins to move
Week 10 of pregnancy corresponds to the middle of the third month. At this time, the woman may already feel the weight gain and the nausea may begin to subside. In addition, the fetus already looks more human and its size is similar to a strawberry in the tenth week of gestation.
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What is Turner syndrome? Its causes, characteristics and pregnancy
Turner syndrome is an illness caused by the absence of an X chromosome in females. This results in the lack of sexual development, fertility and other associated disorders.
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