It is now clear that the older the candidate mother is, the greater the chances of miscarriage due mainly to abnormalities in the chromosomal content of the eggs. These chances are estimated at 50% in the age group 40-44 and up to 90 % in women over 45. However, we all might know a woman…
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Even though no one can predict the time of menopause, the average age that it occurs is around 52 years. But before this point, there is a period of 10 years where a significant decline in fertility and therefore egg quantity and quality is noticed, that period in Anglo-Saxon literature is called “Oopause”.
At the…
It is really important for a couple to understand what are the normal chances of conceiving and even more importantly how long it takes for a normal, fertile couple to conceive.
As infertility we describe the situation in which a couple experiences repetitive failure to conceive, after intercourse with sufficient frequency in each cycle, meaning…
DNA Fragmentation, is a form of sperm damage and is a phenomenon associated with poor sperm fertilizing ability and the subsequent potentially problematic development of pregnancy. There is certainly a correlation between DNA fragmentation and a man's ability to fertilize his partner's eggs.
Simply it’ s quantification and laboratory detection is still in very early…
1) Vaginal issues
Rarely a couple might be unable to complete intercourse due to vaginismus. In such cases, adequate psychological support or even intrauterine insemination (IUI) with sedation may lead to the desired result.
2) Cervical issues
Cervixes that have undergone a Loop Electro-Excision Procedure or Cold-Knife Conization or that are surrounded by inflammatory vaginal environment can either…
In order for conception to occur and for the miracle of life to begin, the fertilization of an egg by a sperm is required.
The spermatozoa are produced in each man's testicles and after passing through the seminal vesicles, they are led to two tiny structures, the sperm cysts that are located behind the prostate…