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Posts Tagged ‘Reproductive Health’
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
How do you know if a fertility specialist is right for you? It’s a good question to ask, especially given the fact that you’ll be discussing intimate lifestyle details with him or her on a regular basis.
Though the following list is not all-inclusive, it will give you a good starting point for determining if the fertility specialist you’re considering is the perfect one for your needs:
1. Does the Fertility Specialist Show You Respect?
Your experiences with your fertility specialist should be positive, and that starts with him or her showing you respect.
2. Do You Like the Fertility Specialist’s Office?
Does the office space seem clean to you? Do you feel comfortable there?
3. Does Your Fertility Specialist Make You Wait Inordinate Amounts of Time?
Though it’s not unusual for all physicians, including fertility specialists, to run behind from time to time, if you feel you’re constantly waiting… and waiting… and waiting… you may not be getting the service you deserve.
4. Does Your Fertility Specialist Take Your Questions Seriously? Does He/She Answer Them Promptly?
Have you ever had the experience of asking your fertility specialista question and receiving a rude or non-existent response? If so, you may want to consider switching to a reproductive health science professional who will treat your concerns seriously.
5. Does Your Partner Like the Fertility Specialist?
If you love your fertility specialist but your partner doesn’t, it may cause difficulty down the road. While this isn’t a definitely “deal breaker”, it’s absolutely something you need to consider.
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Thursday, August 12th, 2010
For many couples, hearing the word “infertility” brings forth assumptions of serious problems that cannot be easily remedied. However, for many people, infertility is only a temporary state and can be reversed, especially if the problem is one of irregular ovulation.
Many women do not realize that they are ovulating at inconsistent intervals. Regardless of the reasons for their problems, the end result is an inability to become pregnant due to sperm being unable to essentially “connect” with an egg.
Reproductive health science specialists will be able to determine if a woman is ovulating regularly; if not, she can try a number of different ways to get her body to a regular rhythm through a variety of means, including diet, exercise and medication.
Remember that infertility is only a symptom. Until the problem comes to the forefront, it’s just a diagnosis and shouldn’t cause immediate bells of alarm or worry.
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Tags: Assumptions, Bells, Causes Of Infertility, Couples, Diagnosis, Diet Exercise, Different Ways, Egg, End Result, Forefront, Health Science, Infertility, Intervals, Irregular Ovulation, Medication, Miracles, Reproductive Health, Rhythm, Science Specialists, Temporary State
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Monday, August 9th, 2010
As we’ve blogged about before, Quebec is now covering up to three rounds of IVF treatment for its citizens.
This IVF program, which is federally funded and the first of its kind in Canada, has received a great deal of press. It’s also generated interest from would-be participants, so much so that Quebec doctors and clinics who practice in the area of reproductive health science have been inundated with requests. (Note: The program officially started on August 1.)
Many in Quebec are concerned that the demand for this free IVF treatment outweighs what can be supplied at this point; however, the government feels that it will eventually be able to meet the needs of the Quebec citizens.
We’ll keep tabs on the outcomes of this program and deliver more news as it becomes available…
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Tags: August 1, Canada, Citizens, Doctors, Health Science, Ivf Program, IVF treatment, Miracles, Participants, Quebec, Reproductive Health, Tabs
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Friday, August 6th, 2010
Way back when, the term “fertility treatment” wasn’t in vogue.
Instead, children born via assisted reproductive technologies were often referred to in the media (and conversation) as “test tube babies.” Fast forward 30 years and infertility has become a household word (though a still misunderstood concept on many fronts, something this blog is dedicated to remedying through information.)
This past week, a momentous occurrence took place when the first American “test tube” baby, Elizabeth Carr (b. 1981), became a mom on Thursday, August 5.
Though Carr did not use any kind of fertility treatments to conceive (always the first question she seems to be asked!), her coming “full circle” emphasizes that reproductive health has grown to be mainstream in only a generation or two. Not only is this exciting from a social perspective, but it’s fascinating from a medical one as well.
We wish Carr the best as she begins her life as a mommy… and we thank her for continuing to share her world with everyone.
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Tags: American Baby, Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Baby Mom, blog, Fast Forward, Fertility Treatment, Fertility Treatments, Household Word, Infertility, Mainstream, Medical One, Miracles, Mommy, Occurrence, Reproductive Health, Social Perspective, Test Tube Babies, Test Tube Baby, Vogue
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Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
 Since the first “test tube baby” (a child named Louise Brown) was born in England in 1978, more than 3 million children have come into the world thanks to fertility treatments… and more are likely to become part of our society as reproductive health science procedures become even more refined.
There’s little doubt that fertility treatments have radically changed the way women and men feel about themselves, their relationships and their lives. Whereas before there was little hope for someone who couldn’t conceive, now there is a decent chance that, if nothing else, an answer can be found to his, her or their issue.
This type of paradigm shift in the way we think about conception and birth is powerful. It’s also stressful on some levels, as the decision to embark upon fertility treatments is a very personal journey that takes a lot of soul-searching.
Fortunately, the next generation (and the generation after that and so on) will likely experience less of the stigma of seeking fertility treatments than do some modern individuals and couples. As more education and information becomes available, the realities and understanding of procedures like IVF and egg donation will no doubt become less mysterious and more commonplace.
In the meantime, we feel privileged to be a part of the industry that’s brought happiness to so many people throughout the world for the past 30+ years.
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Tags: Decent Chance, Egg Donation, Fertility Treatments, First Test Tube Baby, Happiness, Health Science, IVF, Little Hope, Louise Brown, Miracles, Next Generation, No Doubt, Paradigm Shift, Personal Journey, Realities, Reproductive Health, Stigma, Test Tube Baby, Women And Men, World Thanks
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Monday, July 19th, 2010
Reuters has reported that a new test promises to predict how successful an IVF (in vitro fertilization) procedure is likely to be.
Using a special formula, researchers from America have determined a way to determine if IVF is likely to work for a female. This could be a huge breakthrough for women whose success is currently being predicted based on their chronological ages rather than including other factors.
As the article notes:
“[the team] decided to look at dozens of factors, including age but also looking at how well and how fast the embryos grow, a woman’s hormonal response to the treatment and the condition of her uterus when the embryo is implanted.”
Though the test isn’t available, one of the researchers, Dr. Yao, and his co-workers have started Univfy, a company that hopes to distribute a commercial version of the test.
If all goes well, couples and their reproductive health science professionals could have access to the test later in 2010.
Our question to you is whether you would pay for a test to determine how likely it was that IVF would work for you?
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Tags: Breakthrough, Co Workers, Couples, Dozens, embryo, Health Science Professionals, Hormonal Response, IVF, Miracles, New Test, Reproductive Health, Reuters, Success, Uterus, Vitro Fertilization Procedure, Yao
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Friday, July 9th, 2010
As we’ve blogged about before, Celine Dion recently announced that she was pregnant with twins after undergoing six rounds of IVF treatment.
A few days ago, 19-weeks pregnant Dion announced the gender of her twins, and it’s baby blue all the way! Two boys will be joining the family (mom, dad and 9-year-old big brother who was also conceived after fertility treatments) at the end of the year.
Reportedly, Dion is thrilled with the outcome of her IVF journey, which she has admitted in the past hasn’t been simple.
A Little Bit of Info about IVF…
IVFstands for in vitro fertilization, a medical process whereby a human egg (ova) is fertilized by a human sperm outside the womb. The fertilized egg is then transferred to the womb of the mother (or, in cases where a woman cannot carry a child to term because of complications, an approved surrogate.)
The rate of success during IVF varies widely depending on a number of factors, including the age of the mother, the ability of the reproductive health specialist, the health of the parents, etc. However, thanks to medical improvements, live birth rates continue to increase around the world.
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Tags: Baby Blue, Big Brother, Birth Rates, Celine Dion, Family Mom, Fertility Treatments, Few Days, Hasn, Health Specialist, Human Egg, Human Sperm, IVF treatment, Little Bit, Miracles, Mom Dad, Reproductive Health, Surrogate, Two Boys, Vitro Fertilization, womb
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Friday, June 25th, 2010
From India comes word that a 66-year-old woman who was previously childless has given birth to triplets. Because of her advanced age, she used IVF treatments in order to reach her dream of becoming a mother.
Though there are well-wishers from around the world who send nothing but good thoughts her way, there are others who believe having a child (not to mention triplets) at 66 has serious ethical concerns. This is compounded by the fact that a 72-year-old who gave birth to her first child about a year-and-a-half ago at age 70 is now dying.
At RSI, we spend a great deal of time analyzing all aspects of any woman or couple’s physical, psychological and emotional states before proceeding with IVF treatments. In our experience, there is definitely a fine line between when fertility treatments are warranted and when the time has passed for such measures.
This is one of the reasons we encourage women and men dealing with infertility (or what they believe to be infertility) to connect with us sooner rather than later. We’ll give sound advice not dictated by intentions to get media attention… and we’ll always be straightforward with recommendations. It’s what we do as ethical physicians in the reproductive health science field.
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Tags: Becoming A Mother, Emotional States, Ethical Concerns, Fertility Treatments, Good Thoughts, Health Science, Infertility, IVF treatments, Measures, Media Attention, Miracles, Mom, Old Woman, Physicians, Reproductive Health, Science Field, Sound Advice, Triplets, Well Wishers, Women And Men
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Saturday, May 15th, 2010
Straight from the latest in reproductive health science come stories that say ultrasound may someday be the key to contraception for men.
Tests have been performed at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and have preliminarily shown that a single treatment of ultrasound (focused on a man’s testicles) could provide up to six months of contraception.
Thus far, it would also appear that the contraception is easily reversible, meaning the effect wouldn’t be long-term in terms of affecting male fertility. (Of course, it’s always important to know that in the early stages of any study, a claim like this is only a hypothesis.)
To find out more about this innovative (and low cost) method of potential birth control for men around the globe, you can read the official press release from UNC here.
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Tags: Birth Control, Birth Control For Men, Carolina Chapel Hill, Contraception, Globe, Health Science, Hypothesis, Male Fertility, Miracles, North Carolina Chapel, North Carolina Chapel Hill, Press Release, Reproductive Health, Six Months, Testicles, Ultrasound, Unc, University Of North Carolina, University Of North Carolina Chapel Hill
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Friday, April 30th, 2010
Asherman’s Syndrome isn’t a commonly discussed condition… yet. Lately, it’s been getting a lot of press because doctors have connected it to infertility, a problem faced by millions of individuals around the globe.
Asherman’s affects women, not men, and is described as:
“…an acquired uterine condition, characterized by the formation of adhesions (scar tissue) inside the uterus…” (From http://www.ashermans.org/)
With proper treatment, many women are able to reproduce naturally; however, nothing can be done without a diagnosis.
If you’ve been experiencing infertilityand know (or suspect) you have Asherman’s Syndrome, contact a reproductive health specialist for a more in-depth analysis.
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Tags: Asherman S Syndrome, Contact, Diagnosis, Doctors, Globe, Health Specialist, Infertility, Miracles, Reproductive Health, Scar Tissue, Uterus
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