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Top 10 most commonly asked fertility questions
We answer your most common questions about how to get pregnant and what to do if you’re having problems … What can my partner and I do to improve our chances of conceiving? To maximise your chances of getting pregnant, have sex frequently throughout your monthly cycle, especially in the first half. ‘Sperm can live…
IVF Treatment
In vitro fertilisation (IVF) can be of benefit to many couples. In IVF, eggs are gathered from the woman’s ovaries and mixed with the man’s sperm outside the body, usually in a glass dish in a laboratory. ‘In vitro’ comes from the Latin and literally means ‘in glass’, a reference to the glass container where fertilisation takes place. (While…
male fertility
17th September 2008 Beer,wine, coffee and nuts all contain high levels of chemicals linked to male infertility,a study has found. The bar-room drinks and snacks are loaded with phytoestrogens- naturally-occurring plant compounds implicated in falling sperm counts. Instant coffee powder, Brazil nuts, peanuts, brown ale and red wine scored particularly highly for the chemicals, the analysis,…
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Tagged artificial chemicals, Brazil, Breast cancer, Cambridge, Cancer, Endocrine system, Endocrinology, Estrogens, Fertility, Gunter Kuhnle, heart disease, Infertility, Isoflavones, Lignan, low sperm count, Male infertility, Medical Research Council, Menopause, Nutrients, Phytoestrogens, Soybean
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Pregnant women should avoid perfumes
Pregnant women are being urged to stop using perfumes or scented creams after research suggested the products could cause unborn boys to suffer infertility or cancer in later life. It found the reproductive systems of male foetuses were damaged at as early as eight weeks’ gestation by chemicals found in cosmetics. Professor Richard Sharpe, who…
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Tagged artificial chemicals, Cancer, Cryptorchidism, Edinburgh University, Endocrine system, Fertility, Gender, Infertility, low sperm count, Medical Research Council's Human Sciences Unit, Pregnancy, Reproductive system, reproductive systems, Richard Sharpe, testicular cancer, Testosterone
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Male fertility is set in the womb
Male fertility problems are determined in the womb, research from the University of Edinburgh suggests. Common genital disorders, low sperm count and testicular cancer could all be linked to hormone levels early in pregnancy, studies in rats suggest. It was found that levels of male hormones, such as testosterone, in a critical “window” at 8-12…
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Tagged Common genital disorders, Cryptorchidism, disorders, Fertility preservation, Hypospadias, Infertility, low sperm count, Medical Research Council Human Reproductive Sciences Unit, Michelle Welsh, Reproductive system, Richard Sharpe, senior lecturer, Study leader, Testicle, testicular cancer, Testosterone, the Journal of Clinical Investigation, University of Edinburgh, University of Sheffield
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Fertility options – Clomiphene
The first step for many couples is a course of drugs to help stimulate and regularise ovulation. Clomiphene citrate (brand names are Clomid and Serophene) is a synthetic drug taken in tablet form, usually once a day between Days 2 and 6 of the woman’s cycle, with the aim of stimulating her ovaries into ovulation. The lowest dose given…
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Tagged Clomid, Clomiphene citrate, Fertility, Infertility, low sperm count, Pregnancy
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