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What is the purpose of cord blood banking after childbirth?
Some years ago, umbilical cord blood was discarded. However, it has proven to be very useful. Cord blood can be donated to help babies with problems or stored in a private bank.
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Assisted reproduction for homosexual women: becoming lesbian moms
A couple of two lesbian women can have a child with donor sperm by artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization or reciprocal IVF.
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What Diseases Are Dangerous During Pregnancy?
Some diseases of the pregnant woman can lead to obstetric complications during pregnancy or even affect the unborn child's health, which is considered a high-risk pregnancy. Taking special care in these cases is crucial.
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What are ovarian cysts? - Types, symptoms and treatment
Ovarian cysts can appear in the course of the normal menstrual cycle, giving rise to functional cysts. These cysts can be follicular or corpus luteum and usually disappear within weeks without any intervention. However, there are other types of ovarian cysts such as endometriomas.
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What Is a Chemical Pregnancy? - Symptoms, Causes & Treatment
A chemical pregnancy, also known as biochemical pregnancy, is a very early pregnancy loss that doesn't compromise a woman's future fertility or her chances of succeeding in subsequent IVF cycles.
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Uncomfortable questions about fertility and assisted reproduction
Asking a couple when they are going to have children is always uncomfortable for them, since it is a subject that belongs to their privacy and intimacy. In addition, if the couple has fertility problems or has even had a previous miscarriage, such questions are especially painful.
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What does the baby look like in the 38th week of pregnancy?
The probable due date is two weeks away, but it is an estimate and it is not known exactly when the baby will be born. Therefore, a woman should be attentive to any symptoms or changes she feels in her body that indicate that the time of delivery has arrived.
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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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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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