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What Genetic Diseases Can PGD Test for?
PGD is a reproductive technology that is used to prevent the transfer to the uterus of embryos with chromosomal or genetic disorders, which could result in recurrent miscarriages or the birth of children with severe diseases.
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What is the price of assisted reproduction treatments?
The costs of assisted reproduction treatments may vary depending on the fertility clinic where they are performed, the techniques used and the special needs of each patient.
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Testicular Trauma: Cause for Male Infertility?
Even though a kick in the testicles may be painful, it's not one of the main causes of sterility in men, which are: hormonal factors, testicular factors and problems when ejaculating.
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Sperm Infections: orchitis, epididymitis and prostatitis
The presence of leukocytes in the sperm is a symptom of an infection that may cause male sterility, which may be temporary. The infection must be treated, so that sterility doesn’t become irreversible.
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Ovarian stimulation protocols - process, medications and symptoms
Controlled ovarian stimulation is a phase of IVF or IUI treatment whose objective is to achieve an adequate number of eggs and thus increase the chances of pregnancy. For this purpose, it is necessary for the patient to be administered hormonal medication at a dose and for a duration determined by the specialist.
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Urinary Tract Infections & Sexual Intercourse
Urinary tract infections are a pathology with a high prevalence in women, especially in the case of cystitis. It is also important to know that sexual intercourse does not transmit urinary tract infections, but it can favour their appearance.
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IMSI in IVF - differences to ICSI, advantages and disadvantages
IMSI consists of an improved technique of the classic ICSI in which spermatozoa are morphologically selected to be microinjected. Therefore, IMSI is especially indicated in males with severe teratozoospermia, as well as fertilization failure, implantation failure, etc.
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Azoospermia - Can a Man Actually Have Zero Sperm Count?
In secretory azoospermia and obstructive azoospermia, the number of spermatozoa found in the ejaculate is zero. This alteration of the semen can only be detected by a seminogram or spermogram, since it does not cause any apparent symptoms in the male.
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Advanced sperm analysis: evaluating the total motile sperm count
The TMSC semen analysis is a male fertility test to determine the concentration of progressive motile sperm in a semen sample.
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What vitamins should be taken during pregnancy?
Pregnant women should have a varied diet and eat a balanced diet. In this way, they will have a guaranteed extra supply of minerals and vitamins, so as not to suffer any deficiency that could affect their health or that of the baby. However, sometimes vitamin supplements for pregnant women may be necessary.
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Feeding and nutrition of the mother during lactation
During breastfeeding, it is important that the mother follows a healthy and varied diet to get all the necessary nutrients that will pass to the baby through the milk. In addition, the consumption of certain foods such as artichokes or garlic can alter the taste of breast milk and cause rejection in the baby.
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What Are Uterine Fibroids? - Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Fibroids are benign tumors in the myometrium, the muscular layer of the uterus. They are also known as fibroids, fibromyomas and leiomyomas. The cause of myomatosis is unknown, but they are related to estrogen levels. After menopause, fibroids shrink in size, although they do not disappear.
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