Sometimes women may go through a common pregnancy experience, though, with one exception. They are not with a child and haven’t been since the symptoms started. Fortunately, such a phenomenon is quite rare. Women start suspecting pregnancy based on such symptoms as morning sickness, swollen breasts, mood swings, fatigue, and even a growing belly. Yet, … Read more
Scientific research on the incidence of male factor infertility revealed that 40 – 50% of couples struggle to become parents due to male reproductive system problems. For this reason, male fertility testing has become a common practice in recent years. In this post, we’ll talk in detail about the types of male fertility testing, possible … Read more
Is it said that an average woman has a menstrual cycle of 28 days with a normal error of 1-3 days. For example, one month it is 28 days and the next month the bleeding starts a day or two later making it 30 days. But women’s periods are far more individual than that. Irregular … Read more
The time for pregnancy is rarely perfect. When a woman is young, she might want to build a stable career first, gain some life experience and realize herself as a valuable specialist. Later in life, age-related changes in the body start appearing, making the woman think about the safety of an advanced maternal age pregnancy … Read more
An estimated 700 000 women in the United States use tubal ligation as a contraception method. If taken globally, this figure reaches 219 million, which makes 24% of the population of childbearing age. Therefore, it’s absolutely clear that tubal sterilization is currently the most popular birth control method.Women choose it as it allows them to … Read more
Many women can go through several chemical pregnancies during their lifetime without even knowing that they’ve miscarried.Let’s have an in-depth look at how you can recognize this kind of miscarriage, what may cause it, and how to work through it. What Is a Chemical Pregnancy? A chemical pregnancy is an early miscarriage. A chemical pregnancy … Read more
Donor insemination is a kind of infertility treatment in which the donor’s semen is placed into a woman’s cervix or uterus. Sometimes, the donor sperm can be applied to fertilize a prepared egg in vitro. Being just artificial insemination, this is a simple procedure that requires, though, some understanding of the process and knowledge of … Read more
There is a long-circulated belief that you are not fertile and, therefore, cannot get pregnant on your period. Many couples use a contraceptive method called the calendar method when you evaluate your fertility window based on your menstrual bleeding. Nevertheless, you can always get pregnant if you have had unprotected sex, and the reasons for … Read more
Becoming pregnant can increase the risk of blood clot formation. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention state that women can develop a blood clot during pregnancy five times more often than outside this state. Such a high risk preserves throughout the pregnancy and three months after delivery. While this condition may be dangerous, there … Read more