Fertility News

Trigger Shot For IVF & Egg Maturation

The aim of the trigger shot in IVF treatment is to send egg cells into a reproductive division called meiosis and yield mature oocytes.

Designer babies have become a reality through introducing the desired genetic material into the embryo or into the sperm and/or egg.

Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) is a concentrated blood product that is rich in platelets having natural healing and regenerative properties.

Stem cell for male infertility is an advanced and promising era. These are precursor cells which can be grown into germ cells in men.

A semen culture test is usually carried out before an In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) or an IntraUterine Insemination (IUI) procedure.

Testicular tissue cryopreservation include a large quantity of cells retrieved from testes of male which contain mature and immature sperms.

Physicians believe that the urge to become pregnant is the most common cause of pseudocyesis or phantom pregnancy.

You can undergo IUI treatment even if you or your partner is seropositive, but with certain measures before IUI for HIV positive couple.

Lupus and infertility are connected due to various causes like primary ovarian failure in female and testicular damage in male.

Prolactinoma is a non cancerous tumor of the pituitary gland and is the most common cause of high prolactin hormone in women.

Beetroot is preferred over potatoes during pregnancy due to its high dietary fibre, folate and calcium content.

Consumption of omega-3 fatty acids alleviates menstrual pain, promotes brain health during pregnancy, and reduces breast cancer in women.

Taking birth control pills is one of the most preferred birth control methods among women as they are three times safer than condoms.

Working pregnant women should avoid prolonged working hours, shift work, lifting, standing and heavy physical workload.

Sweet potato during pregnancy effectively reduces insulin resistance and fasting glucose levels in gestational diabetes.