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Ways to Increase Male Fertility (Part 1)
Whether you are just starting to try and get pregnant, or you and your partner have been trying for a long time, making lifestyle changes to increase your own fertility is essential. While lifestyle...
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Ways to Increase Male Fertility (Part 2)
Whether you are just starting to try and get pregnant, or have been trying to conceive for a long time, acknowledging some bad habits and making appropriate changes to take care of yourself may help...
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Laparoscopy for Determining Infertility
Laparoscopy is a surgical procedure that involves making one or more tiny cuts in the abdomen so a doctor can insert a laparoscope and other specialized surgical instruments. A laparoscope is a very...
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What Occurs at a Fertility Evaluation?
The medical community defines infertility as a couple having difficulty achieving pregnancy after trying for one year. Many fertility specialists agree that an infertility evaluation can be started...
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Resolutions for the New Year
For women and men grappling with infertility, the start of the New Year may have signaled an optimistic, new beginning. On the other hand, ringing in 2013 may have served as a painful reminder that...
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Exercise & Infertility – What’s Too Much?
It is often the case that, as couples are making the decision to expand their families, they also decide to make personal commitments to improve their overall health. Many people presume that...
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Male Cancer Patients and Fertility
Advances in the treatment of cancer have led to extraordinary improvements in the long-term prognosis of patients. Unfortunately, a complication of these increasingly effective cancer therapies is...
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Therapy To Help Cope With Infertility
The question is this – how do you find someone who will be able to help YOU? There are many different reasons why you might seek a counselor; depending on the reason, you may need to find a therapist...
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Basic Information About Infertility Treatment
Most couples have a lot of questions and concerns about starting infertility treatment. Is it me? Is it my spouse? What will we need to do? What tests will the doctor request? Will we ever have a...
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Seeking Help From an Infertility Counselor
There are a variety of reasons for seeking infertility counseling from a mental health professional. It may be that your reproductive specialist recommends or requires you to see a counselor before...
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Several Factors May Impact Your Fertility
Are you trying to get pregnant and it’s taking longer than you thought it would? If so, you probably have some growing concerns about infertility. Could there be something preventing you from getting...
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Don’t Blame Yourself For Infertility
Infertility is tough to deal with, and there are certainly times when we tend to make things harder on ourselves than they need to be. Of course, we don’t do this intentionally, or even consciously;...
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Smoking Impacts Female Fertility
We have all heard through the media that smoking is unhealthy, so it probably comes as no surprise to hear that smoking can also impact a woman’s fertility… An incredible amount of research has been...
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The Importance of Sperm Count Testing
Semen analysis, otherwise known as sperm count testing, should be a part of every couple’s infertility evaluation. Because women often speak to their gynecologist first when having difficulty getting...
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Open Enrollment Season Is Here (Part 2)
Reviewing your health care options during open enrollment is especially important if you are considering a fertility evaluation or are planning to undergo fertility treatment in 2014. Consider the...
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Daily Caffeine Consumption and Fertility
The negative impacts of caffeine are well documented both in research papers and, of course, in the media; not all research, however, is in agreement regarding all of the effects of caffeine. Some...
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Reproductive Surgery For Women
Some women will have a difficult time conceiving due to problems in their reproductive system. Problems range from a congenital malformation (birth defect) of the uterus or absence of reproductive...
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Doctors Specializing in Fertility
As you start your medical journey through the world of infertility and treatments, you may work with several types of reproductive specialists along the way. The question is this… What is their...
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Can Acupuncture Aid in Fertility?
Acupuncture is a very popular form of alternative medicine that is sometimes used to improve fertility and even treat certain infertility issues. Of course, if you have never had an acupuncture...
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Letting Go of Pregnancy Jealousy
Do you know the Green-Eyed Jealousy Monster? She is definitely not a stranger to those who are fertility challenged. It is not uncommon to feel more than a little pregnancy jealousy over friends,...
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