Posts Tagged ‘IVF’
Can I do IVF if I am HIV positive?
Yes, HIV positive individuals can undergo IVF treatment. HIV is still the serious condition it was when first identified decades ago. But medical science has come a long way since then, and today’s HIV positive individuals can live normal, fulfilling lives like everybody else. This includes having the opportunity to fall pregnant and give birth…
Read More5 Reasons You’re An Excellent IVF Treatment Candidate
Did you know that almost 1 in 7 couples experience infertility? That’s what they call it when you’ve been trying for a baby without luck for over a year. Here’s a side note shocker: in up to a third of these cases, male infertility plays a role. Regardless of where the hurdle may be on…
Read More“Egg donation: The ultimate gift”
“After years of not being able to fall pregnant more South African women are turning to egg donation IVF to become mothers. Dominique Oosthuizen explores how through egg donation women struggling to fall pregnant can have children. Receiving the gift of life Slowly the eggs (oocytes) are extracted through the vagina of the donor with…
Read More“Lie back and think of the beach to get pregnant”
Lying back and thinking about the beach – or wherever else one finds relaxing – can increase the chance of getting pregnant, claim researchers. Researchers found that women who actively took part in stress management therapy, including visualisation techniques like imagining being on a beach, significantly increased their chances of pregnancy Researchers found that…
Read More5 tips to improve IVF success
5 tips to improve IVF success Eating avocados and foods high in monounsaturated fat can triple the success of your in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment. But is there anything else you can do to improve your IVF success? A new study carried out by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health found that eating…
Read MoreSingle hormone shot can replace daily doses in IVF
Women preparing for fertility treatment typically get a series of daily, sometimes uncomfortable hormone shots to kick their ovaries into over-drive — but a new review of previous studies suggests one long-acting shot may work just as well. For in vitro fertilization, extra follicle-stimulating hormone, or FSH, is used to trigger the ovaries to grow…
Read MoreUK moves to extend free IVF to women up to 42, same-sex couples, cancer patients
Advocates for infertility patients say Ontario should follow the lead of Britain, where a powerful health advisory agency recommended on Tuesday that the U.K. extend free fertility treatments to women up until the age of 42 and to same-sex couples. In Ontario couples struggling with infertility continue to pay for costly treatments and there is…
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