Is the concept of male menopause just that: a concept? Or is male menopause something real and identifiable? British researchers decided to find out by assessing male testosterone levels, setting down a list of...
The Next Step After Clomid
When a woman undergoes treatment for infertility and the use of clomiphene citrate is ineffective, the next step may be to have medications injected on a daily basis to induce ovulation. Gonadotropins,...
Biology 101
In order to understand, at least a little, what happens when fertility drugs are used, we must get a picture of what happens when the fertilization process takes place within a woman's body. In very...
Wonder Drugs And New Procedures To Realize The Dream
Science and technology have opened new doors, and continue to do so, in the realm of fertility treatments. Wonder drugs and new procedures contribute to the anxiety...
When Clomid Fails
Once fertility treatments are the recommended route for conceiving a pregnancy, a woman who is experiencing ovulatory difficulty will likely begin treatment with Clomid, the most popular and successful of fertility drugs available. Should...
A woman who suffers from a sperm allergy, also referred to as semen allergy, may struggle to get pregnant. Sperm allergies have been linked to infertility in both men and women. In the case of...
Sperm or semen allergy is a rare condition, which, while not a direct cause of infertility (according to medical experts), can be a complicating factor in the efforts of some couples to get pregnant. Women...
Uterine fibroids are non-cancerous tumors which grow in the uterus. They can cause heavy, painful periods and general discomfort by pressing on the bladder, bowels or back. In some patients, large fibroids might cause infertility...