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When Fertility Drugs Aren't Enough The journey to parenthood can sometimes be fraught with challenges and obstacles, some of which are easier than others to overcome. If pregnancy can be achieved with the use of ovulatory...

Critics Abound Cryopreservation, the act of freezing sperm, eggs, or embryos as a means of preservation has been around for quite a while. That doesn't mean that cryopreservation isn't without its critics. Some criticize the freezing of embryos and...

Life-threatening Illness In vitro fertilization (IVF) can be a miraculous boon to couples who long for a child, but the procedure is not without its risks. A small number of women undergoing treatment with this procedure, some...

Artificial insemination is one form of assisted reproduction technology that a couple trying to conceive may opt for in order to improve the chances of getting pregnant. Intratubal insemination (ITI) is one of four types of artificial insemination options available alongside...

In addition to sperm donation, another type of assisted reproduction treatment that is effective in the treatment of male infertility is surgical sperm retrieval (SSR). This treatment is generally recommended in instances when a very low sperm count...

One type of assisted reproductive technology (ART) that individuals are also turning to when fertility problems are causing difficulty in getting pregnant is zygote intrafallopian transfer (ZIFT). ZIFT is a type of ART procedure that can...

For couples having difficulty getting pregnant, one infertility treatment that can help treat a variety of infertility problems, including both female infertility and male infertility, is gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT). GIFT is a type...

Why Use Donor Sperm? Many infants are conceived and brought into the world through the wonders of assisted reproduction technology (ART). If not for ART, there are many couples who would never know the joy of pregnancy...