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“The Door for trying to conceive” Vol. 5

administrador — Mon, 06 Sep 2021 13:18:00 +0000

When we get injured, bleeding stops after a while, the wound is closed, and eventually, it becomes a scab and heals. “Platelets” contained in the blood play a role in this series of processes. And focusing on the function of platelets, PRP (Platelet-Rich Plasma) therapy has been adopted in the fields of cosmetic surgery and sports medicine as well as an infertility treatment for several years. It is a regenerative medicine that promotes the healing of various parts by treating the repairability of growth factors contained in platelets in one’s own blood and enhancing the “healing power” inherent in humans.

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“The Door for trying to conceive” Vol. 4

administrador — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 16:19:00 +0000

“It’s been about 6 months since I started trying to conceive, but I haven’t seen any signs of pregnancy yet…” “I don’t think I’m infertility because I have regular period but…” “When should I go to the infertility clinic?” Sometimes we get some questions like above. In general, “infertility” is defined as not being able to get pregnant after 1 year of unprotected sex or 6 months for over 35 years old. However, the period of one year is just a guide, and it may be necessary to take early treatments depending on the age and the condition of the uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and sperms.

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“The Door for trying to conceive” Vol. 3

Tianyi Wu — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 23:46:00 +0000

To Choose a fertility clinic is the first step to start the fertility treatment. We can collect a lot of Information from the Internet, advertisements and word-of-mouth easily, but it is harder than expected to find the best treatment and best doctor for us. “I went to the hospital, but something didn’t look right, and there were no results…” ” when I decided to transfer to another hospital, it had already been several years since I started treatment…” How do everyone decide on a hospital and clinic? Tomoko, the Japanese coordinator of Global Fertility and Genetics(GFG),provided the points of view about the points of choosing a clinic based on her own experience as before.

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“The Door for trying to conceive” Vol.2

Tianyi Wu — Thu, 03 Jun 2021 02:27:39 +0000

We often encountered “I don’t know” in infertility treatment. “I don’t know the cause of infertility”, ”I don’t know the cause of the negative result”, “I don’t know if the current treatment is right for me”, “I don’t know how much the treatment will cost”. To unravel those grooms is all about getting the right knowledge, your own experience, and the clinics and doctors you can trust. In this episode, our patients coordinator, Tomoko who continues to try to conceive will talk about what she gained and felt from her own infertility experience.

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“The Door for trying to conceive” Vol. 1

Tianyi Wu — Thu, 27 May 2021 22:21:33 +0000

In this era when one in six couples is said to be infertility, the medical technology and the attitude toward infertility continue to advance day by day. This column “The Door for trying to conceive” introduces the knowledge, treatment, trends of infertility and fertility. In the first episode, we would like to talk about “eggs” that affects the pregnancy or infertility.

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Increase your chances to conceive with a regular sleep schedule

administrador — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 10:00:00 +0000

Disorders in sleep routine are increasingly common and recognized as a detrimental factor in our well-being. These affect both women, affecting their reproductive cycle, and men, […]

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Reciprocal IVF, how does it work?

administrador — Tue, 10 Nov 2020 10:00:10 +0000

Thanks to the development of medical technology, it is possible to access Reciprocal In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), ideal for LGTBI couples to participate both biologically and emotionally in pregnancy.

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Fertility: stages of the menstrual cycle

administrador — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 10:00:00 +0000

A better understanding of the menstrual cycle helps to understand how the body prepares for pregnancy month by month. Therefore, we can adapt and improve the chances of conceiving a child, as we can detect any problems early.

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Risk factors in male fertility

administrador — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 10:00:03 +0000

Our lifestyle means that the number and quality of sperm has decreased worldwide in recent years, due to risk factors that alter the quality and volume of sperm, as well as the activity of sperm itself.

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How Endometriosis Affects Infertility

administrador — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000

If you experience pain before and during your periods as well as sometimes have pain when you urinate and have a bowel movement, you should consult your OB/GYN for the possibility of endometriosis – especially if you want to have children. Endometriosis affects about 11 % of women in the United States and over 176 million worldwide. Thirty to 50% of the women who have this condition experience fertility problems.

Endometriosis is a condition where the tissue, called endometrium, that normally grows only inside your uterus also grows as implants outside the uterus. The endometriosis implants can be present on your ovaries (often visualized as “chocolate cysts” by ultrasound), fallopian tubes and the lining of your pelvis and cause scar tissue in your reproductive organs that can impair fallopian tube function and patency.

Risks and Symptoms of Endometriosis

You may be thinking; don’t many women experience painful cramping with their periods? And the answer to that question is: yes. Most women experience period pain at some point in their life, especially before childbirth. And even though most women with endometriosis do experience pain and other symptoms during their periods, some don’t.

If you want to know if your painful periods are a symptom of endometriosis, consider these risk factors and other symptoms. Risk factors include:

Never having given birth
Starting your period at an early age
Heavy menstrual bleeding
Low body mass index
A family history of endometriosis

In addition to painful periods, other symptoms may include:

Chronic pain in your lower back and pelvis
Pain during sex
Painful bowel movements
Pain when urinating
Spotting or abnormal vaginal discharge between periods
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Infertility and Endometriosis

Endometriosis can definitively only diagnosed by surgery and pathology examination of removed endometriosis lesions. Often women first learn they have the condition when they have fertility problems. Some women with endometriosis just take longer to get pregnant than those without it and don’t require medical assistance. But for many who long for a child, fertility problems seem insurmountable and medical assistance is sought.

There are different ways that endometriosis can interfere with your efforts to get pregnant. Some of them include:

Obstruction and/or scarring of the fallopian tube, which keeps the egg and sperm from uniting
Distorted anatomy of the pelvic organs
Impaired egg quality
Impaired implantation of the fertilized egg, called an embryo.

Infertility Treatment Options for Endometriosis

The good news is that there are many ways the fertility specialists at Global Fertility & Genetics in New York can treat your condition and help you have a healthy baby. While there is no cure for endometriosis, there are treatment options to alleviate your symptoms, especially pain, and address your infertility issues.

Pain treatment options:

Hormone therapy for pain

Gonotropic-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist helps regulate the hormone responsible for ovulation and the growth of endometriosis. This hormone treatment temporarily puts your body into menopause while your endometriosis tissue shrinks, and is only taken temporarily. Once you stop and your period returns, you increase your chances of getting pregnant.

Surgery

Currently, the main indication for surgical removal of endometriosis is pain. Such surgery is usually performed laparoscopically, which is a minimally invasive procedure. For severe cases of endometriosis, the physician may need to perform open surgery through the abdomen, although this is rarely needed.

Infertility treatment options for endometriosis include:

Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART)

The fertility experts at Global Fertility & Genetics may suggest ART options such as in vitro fertilization (IVF). In IVF, the sperm and get are combined in a laboratory to create an embryo. The resulting embryo is then implanted into the woman’s uterus while she her endometrial lining is supported with administration of hormones.

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