If you're planning on starting a family, you need to take action early to ensure a happy, healthy pregnancy and delivery. Following some commonsense guidelines helps assure both mom and baby are at their best. By Deborah Thompson |
If you want to stay thin, go low-fat. But if you want to get pregnant, ice cream might be a better choice than that fat-free yogurt. By Christina Elston |
Dads are busy people and they may not pay close attention to the routine health screenings that can make a big difference in detecting and preventing serious illness. By Christina Elston |
Being pregnant is a dream come true for many women and yet it is only a dream for some women. Infertility..... has led many women to depression. Infertility in women and men has been increasing over the recent years. By Natasa Shepherd |
This is a dreaded word that can affect most couples in an instant. It is a word that brings with it sadness and devastation. Yes, it is infertility. Most couples who are actively wanting to get pregnant often get so discouraged that they are willing to buy products like chlomid and other ovulation enhancing drugs that can produce multiple eggs to drop. |
When couples are having difficulty conceiving on their own, many turn to surrogacy. Surrogacy is a viable option for having a child when it seems that other avenues are closed. By Maeve Rich |
Egg donation is one of the many ways that couples who previously would have been out of options are able to have a child. In this fertility treatment, a couple uses eggs from a donor and combines them with either the prospective father's sperm or donor sperm. By Maeve Rich |
IUI, also commonly referred to as artificial insemination, occurs when sperm from the prospective father is washed (meaning the strongest of the sperm is condensed into a small amount of fluid) and placed directly into the prospective mother's uterus. By Maeve Rich |
Choosing an infertility specialist can be a challenge. You'll want to find an infertility specialist who is qualified, can help with your particular fertility problem and is not cost prohibitive. By Diane Fitzpatrick |