Laparoscopy and hysteroscopy are often an integral part in the investigation of potential infertility causes of a couple or a woman. They are both minimally invasive surgical methods and are performed under general anesthesia or light intoxication.
Briefly, during the laparoscopy, the female abdomen is checked, with the help of a camera (laparoscope) that is…
A high-risk pregnancy is defined as one in which the mother and/or the fetus are at greater risk of complications, compared to pregnancies that develop normally. This may be due to aggravating factors or conditions that exist before or appear during the pregnancy.
Pre-pregnancy factors
Mother's age: Younger than 17 years or older than 40…
Chronic endometritis is a chronic inflammation in the uterus that is usually asymptomatic and of polymicrobial etiology. It is a clinical situation that has been ignored and almost missing for many years by the scientific literature, since its scientific documentation and diagnosis has to be based on specific findings of characteristic histopathological markers or microbiological…
Obesity
Exceeding the ideal body weight has been associated with a 30% reduction in fertility potential, both in natural conception and in IVF. Obesity is also thought to have an aggravating effect during pregnancy as it is related to an increased risk of gestational diabetes, preeclampsia and other complications during pregnancy.
An accurate way to…
The use of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is a procedure that has been widely used in medicine for many years, particularly by orthopedics to treat chronic erosive conditions such as chronic arthritis or to enhance the healing of a wound in cosmetic procedures. In 2006 it was successfully used in a case of ovarian tissue transplantation…