My Infertility Journey: Uterine Polyp Removal Surgery (Part 23)
Between scheduling the surgery and getting it, I asked no less than four (and possibly more) other people whether I would have the option to choose a different anesthesia, and they all said yes.Keyword...
View ArticleMy Infertility Journey: Red Raspberry Leaf Extract (Part 52)
When I decided to go the natural/semi-natural way of getting pregnant one more time before going "all the way" with IVF, one of the things I wanted to try was a product I found.Keyword Tags: in vitro...
View ArticleIVF: Who Gets the Pre-Embryos After Divorce?
By: Susan L. Pollet, Esq.For many individuals, giving birth to a child, the fulfillment of a life dream, is difficult to achieve. With advancements in reproductive technology, infertile couples are...
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Hawaii Considers Expanding Insurance Coverage for Infertility Treatment
In Hawaii, state law requires insurers to cover the cost of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) but only to a select few. State legislators are considering proposed upgrades to the legislation so that...
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New Method Gives Hope to Infertile Women
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine created a new technique that helps infertile women produce eggs. Using this technique, doctors at the St. Marianna University School of...
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Post-Cancer Ovarian Tissue Transplant Delivers New Hope
Cancer. The word alone strikes fear in just about everyone. When it’s ovarian cancer that will surely affect a woman’s fertility before she has the family she wants, there’s a great deal of grief and...
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Infertility Guide: Why Can't We Get Pregnant?
Large Image: About one in 7 couples (15%) have infertility, difficulties getting pregnant, which affects approximately over 7 million men and women in the United States and at least 50 million...
View ArticleMy Infertility Journey: Compassionate Care and Other Assistance
The medicines for IVF are many and expensive. However, there are assistance programs to help you get some of them. One of the better known programs is called Compassionate Care. It offers 25, 50, 75,...
View ArticleMy Infertility Journey: Funding IVF (Part 9)
Deciding to go the IVF route was undoubtedly the best way to go at this point. Paying for it was a whole other thing. Unfortunately, it isn't covered by most insurance policies and I haven't found a...
View ArticleMy Infertility Journey: My IVF Fundraiser (Part 11)
My IVF fundraiser was going pretty well. I was promoting it once a week on Facebook and I had several friends who were promoting it on their own Facebook pages, too. One of my friends even acted as my...
View ArticleNew Way to Detect Genetic Defects in Egg Cells
Infertility can devastate some couples, but advancements in IFV have been able to give many families the children they’ve always wanted.Keyword Tags: infertilityin vitro fertilization (IVF)genetic...
View ArticleICSI Fertility Treatments and Birth Defects
Struggling with infertility when you desperately want a child can be devastating. It’s even been known to tear families apart. Many couples choose to explore alternative fertility options when they’re...
View ArticleMy Infertility Journey: Birth Control
After getting the blood drawn, we went back to the car, and thank God I remembered I was supposed to get a prescription for birth control pills while I was there.Keyword Tags: in vitro fertilization...
View ArticleMy Infertility Journey: Alternatives
It seemed like I was on the road to IVF, and I was eager to do it. However, the sudden declaration that I would have to pay thousands of dollars in medications that weren't covered by the package price...
View ArticleMy Infertility Journey: The Medication Dance
Two days after I faxed in my Compassionate Care forms, I got a call from the fertility clinic saying I'd been approved for a 75 percent discount on Gonal-F and Cetrotide. It wasn't the 100 percent...
View ArticleMy Infertility Journey: Moving Forward
I've found it's always best to trust one's intuition. It rarely leads you astray. I've had strong feelings before about whether or not I should do something, and they've always proven to be correct....
View ArticleMy Infertility Journey: Emotional Baggage
With the holidays coming up, I knew there was going to likely be some kind of get-together with my step-sons. This was a real problem for me because I was still very resentful of their lack of support...
View ArticleAisha Tyler Opens Up About Infertility Struggle
For many women, the path to motherhood is simple: sperm meets egg and fertilization occurs; the zygote divides, followed by implantation. However, for approximately 6.1 million women - 10% of the...
View ArticleAspirin Won't Improve Pregnancy Chances in IVF
There is no evidence to guide the use of aspirin for women undergoing in vitro fertilization. Aspirin is often prescribed for women undergoing in vitro fertilization to help improve their chances of...
View ArticleAssisted Reproductive Technology Could Lead to More Male Babies
Research published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, suggests certain forms of assisted reproductive technology could lead to a male / female imbalance. According to...
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