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CLEVELAND — You’ve heard of the Nicotine patch, patches for pain medication, patches to prevent sea sickness. Now University Hospitals is enrolling women in a clinical trial testing a fertility patch that uses electrical stimulation to help get the hormone in the body. Dr. James Liu is Chair of UH’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. [...]
According to the article Home Fertility Test Lets Couple’s Know Their Odds, June 26 2007 : “Fertell comes with two tests: a motile sperm test for men, and a hormone test for women.The sperm test works this way: Semen is deposited into a collection container, sits for 30 minutes, then is forced through a chamber [...]
Taken from MSNBC.com June 13, 2007 “Not your typical vacation itinerary, but one that ’s becoming increasingly popular among American women struggling with infertility issues and overwhelmed by the cost of IVF in the United States. By traveling abroad for fertility procedures, women can pay thousands of dollars less than what they’d spend at home.” [...]
Does acupuncture help boost fertility? Jennifer Aniston thinks so (and we do too). According to Kiddicare.com: “Hollywood actress Jennifer Aniston has reportedly turned to acupuncture in a bid to improve her chances of conceiving, according to new celebrity rumours. Acupuncture is said to stimulate the energy pathways of the body using very fine needles and [...]
From KaneCountyChronicle.com “When a woman gets treatment for in vitro [fertilization], she’s giving up her fertility, her womanhood, to a team … and not really getting in touch with her own body,” Mercier said. “I teach them how to get in touch with their own fertility signs.” In practice since 1999, Mercier has focused on [...]
According to an article found in The Times of India: “Laboratory studies conducted at Queen’s University Belfast, UK suggest that taking the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra may adversely affect sperm function and possibly male fertility. Exposure to Viagra…. caused a premature acrosome reaction. Acrosomes are structures that cover the head of the sperm and contain [...]
This article explains how exercise can both help or hurt your fertility. “ If you are having troubles conceiving or are thinking about getting pregnant, it is important to be aware of how exercise can influence your fertility. Though most of us never think about it, exercise is actually a key factor in many cases [...]
The British Fertility Society is recommending women with a body mass index of 36 and over should not be allowed access to fertility treatment. While it certainly sounds like discrimination, the point of not allowing obese women to receive the fertility treatment is that they would have more of a fertility boost by losing weight [...]
Environmental Toxins and Infertility in Men According to the May 2003 issue of Epidemiology, researchers analyzed the urine of 168 men for eight different phthalate compounds and also tested their sperm for shape, motility and count. The results showed an association between phthalates (monobutyl and monobenzyl) in the urine and low sperm counts. Past research [...]
Source: www.PRWeb.com Dr Judy Ford has released a new E-Book “Making Love and Babies”. Her work with couples has shown that more than 50% of infertile couples have infrequent sex. Her book explores the reasons and helps couples to address the various issues. Adelaide, South Australia (PRWEB) — An e-book “Making Love and Babies” written [...]