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Friday, February 25th, 2011
It is understandable that individuals who fought cancer and are in remission want to go on and lead their normal lives. For those in the childbearing years, this could very likely include starting a family at some point. Unfortunately, though, the odds are high for female infertility in individuals who have undergone chemotherapy. Why do we only mention women, you may ask. Because women are born with their ovaries containing all the eggs they will ever have in their lives, where as men’s sperm is continually replenished throughout their reproductive lives. Thus, chemotherapy is much more likely to spread to and effect a woman’s ovaries than to have a long-lasting effect on a man’s sperm.
Luckily, there are so many options for a woman who wants to have children these days. If you have not yet undergone chemotherapy, but know that you will, talk to your doctor about the state of your health and whether a procedure of removing some of your eggs to have them frozen for future use would be something you could withstand prior to your chemotherapy treatments. If not, or if you have already undergone chemotherapy and now find that you are facing infertility, there are still plenty of options for you! You could look into egg donation and IVF or perhaps surrogacy. A study is also currently in the works in Melbourne, Australia, testing the effectiveness of goserelin in protecting the ovaries of the women to whom it has been administered prior to their chemotherapy treatments. Please feel free to contact us at RSI for a consultation or if you have any questions.
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Tags: Cancer, Chemotherapy, Chemotherapy Treatments, Childbearing Years, Consultation, Egg Donation, Eggs, female infertility, Goserelin, health, Infertility, IVF, Lead, Melbourne Australia, Odds, Ovaries, Reproductive Science, Rsi, sperm, surrogacy
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Tuesday, December 28th, 2010
If you have an appointment lined up with a fertility specialist, it’s important for you to prepare in advance.
Often, by the time you get in front of the fertility specialist, your emotions begin to overwhelm your thought process. Though this is totally natural, it can also lead to forgetfulness.
To combat this possibility, always come to your fertility appointments prepared with a list of questions. To help you get started, we’ve put together the following queries:
- How long have you been a fertility specialist?
- What types of assisted reproductive techniques do you handle?
- Can you explain each type of assisted reproductive technique you offer to patients?
- What are the pros and cons of each type of assisted reproductive technique?
- What if I want to discontinue treatment at some point?
- What kind of a time commitment should I expect with each assisted reproductive technique?
- What lifestyle changes will I have to make with each assisted reproductive technique?
- Are there any fertility treatment related clinical trials that I might be a candidate to join?
- What if I have a problem and need to contact you or a member of your team?
- How many rounds of assisted reproductive techniques do most women in my situation undergo?
- What is your clinic’s success rate?
- Can I speak with some of your former/current patients?
Remember that this is your opportunity to gather all the information you want and need. Take a pen and paper with you and be assertive. You’ll be glad you did.
Tags: Appointment, Appointments, Assisted Reproductive Technique, Assisted Reproductive Techniques, Clinical Trials, Contact, emotions, fertility specialist, Fertility Treatment, Forgetfulness, Lead, Lifestyle Changes, Opportunity, Pen And Paper, Pros And Cons, Queries, Success Rate, Thought Process, Time Commitment
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Monday, November 29th, 2010
Scientists in Brazil have come across an interesting finding. During their research involving teen boys with varicocele, a widening of the veins located in the scrotum, they realized that those boys were quite possibly more apt to have trouble getting their future partners pregnant.
The reason for the likely infertility is two-fold:
1. Variocele can lead to lowered quality of sperm.
2. Variocele can lead to shrinking of the testicles.
Current Brazilian studies indicate that about 15% of males over the ages of 15 have varicocele. Additionally, research from Brazil has concluded that about 1/3 of men experiencing infertility have some form of varicocele and about 4/5 of men experiencing secondary infertility (e.g., those who have fathered a child at least once before) have a form of the testicular condition.
As a result, Brazilian physicians and scientists are suggesting that teens with varicocele undergo surgery to remedy the mostly-harmless testicular condition in order to preserve their fertility. Of course, this is a subject best handled in families, as any surgery brings with it potential complications. Still, it’s an interesting development and one that could lead to children for men with varicocele who might not have been able to father a child without medical intervention.
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Tags: Brazil, Brazilian Studies, Current, Fertility Problems, Infertility, Lead, medical intervention, Miracles, Physicians, Rsi, Scientists, Scrotum, Secondary Infertility, Teen Boys, Testicles, Varicocele, Variocele, Veins
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Monday, June 28th, 2010
If you’re a woman in Ohio and you’ve just signed on with an employer, you might want to hesitate before starting IVF treatments. That’s because the Ohio Supreme Court ruled last week (in a 5-1 vote) that employers are within their rights to fire a relatively newly hired female who becomes pregnant.
Though many would sound the alarm that this ruling is discriminatory, the Court decided that it’s up to a company to figure out if maternity leave (or leave for pregnancy-related concerns) constitutes a firing.
From the Court’s point of view, if an employee is generally not allowed to take an extended leave of absence (as would occur with a pregnancy) until a certain time has passed (say, a year), then the pregnant employee could be terminated.
It’s a strange conundrum. On the one hand, the Court’s ruling could be seen as protecting the interests of employers. On the other hand, it gives women who want to become pregnant a reason to pause before seeking fertility treatments and medical attention for infertility lest they become jobless.
We’d love to know your thoughts on the matter… Both employees and employers are encouraged to chime in.
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Friday, January 22nd, 2010
There’s nothing wrong with working up a good sweat, eating healthy foods and taking care of your body. But sometimes too much of a good thing can lead to fertility issues.
If you’re a recreational athlete who has whittled her body fat down too far, you may be compromising your ability to conceive naturally. Typically when a woman’s body fat percentage dips below approximately 18% (some sources go a little lower), periods typically cease or become highly irregular due to dropping estrogen levels. And that, in turn, leads to fertility problems.
Though this doesn’t mean that you have to drastically change your exercise regimen, it may mean that you have to be more conscious of the types of foods you’re eating, especially if your body fat percentage is very low. Even adding 100 calories per day and cutting back your intense exercise by an hour or more a week could make a significant difference over time.*
* As always, it’s important to check with your family physician and/or reproductive science specialist before altering your routine.
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Tags: Back Exercise, Body Fat Percentage, Calories Per Day, Dips, Eating Healthy Foods, Estrogen Levels, Exercise Regimen, Family Physician, Fertility Issues, Fertility Problems, Intense Exercise, Lead, Miracles, Periods, Recreational Athlete, Reproductive Science, Science Specialist, Sweat, Woman Body, Workout
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