Infertility Treatments - What are Your Options?
Take a look around. They are everywhere, it seems as if everyone has one; a child that is. Everyone but you. Your biological clock is ticking away and the time for having children is growing thin. You do not have to let your clock was anymore minutes because there is a solution to infertility. There are several female infertility centers open today. These centers can help pinpoint what is wrong with you and draw up a solution. These centers also offer many treatment options that will make you fertile. Read more
Infertility - Fertilization Techniques
In the procedure called In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), a woman’s egg is removed surgically from one of her ovaries and fertilized in a glass dish (”test tube”). This fertilized egg is later placed back in her uterus. This method was originally designed for women who have an obstruction of both fallopian tubes but have at least one normally functioning and surgically accessible ovary or in some other situations that cannot be corrected. These conditions exist in about five to ten percent of infertile women. Read more
Endometriosis: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
Endometriosis is the growth of cells similar to those that form the inside of the uterus (endometrial cells), but in a location outside of the uterus. Endometrial cells are the same cells that are shed each month during menstruation. Endometriosis is a common health problem in women. In women with this problem, tissue that looks and acts like the lining of the uterus grows outside of the uterus in other areas. These areas can be called growths, tumors, implants, lesions, or nodulesIt facilitates collaboration and information sharing between women with endometriosis. Endometriosis is estimated to affect over one million women (estimates range from 3% to 18% of women) in the United States. Read more