How to Get Pregnant After Tubal Ligation

June 13, 2010

If you want to get pregnant but have had tubal ligation, the situation is far from hopeless.
Sometimes women get their tubes tied, and then changes in their lives mean that they regret this action and want to have a baby.
There are basically two ways to go if you have had your tubes tied and want [...]

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Male Infertility and a Link to Prostate Cancer

June 13, 2010

If you have been trying to conceive for a year or longer, you may be dealing with male infertility, and might be interested to hear about a possible link between male infertility and prostate cancer.
A new study has shown that male infertility might increase the risk of prostate cancer.
According to Dr. Thomas J. Walsh, who [...]

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Frequently Asked Questions About Male Infertility

June 12, 2010

Couples who have been trying to get pregnant for twelve months or longer without success may be dealing with infertility issues, either male infertility or female infertility.

Is Female Infertility More Common Than Male Infertility?
Contrary to much popular belief which assumes that infertility is primarily a female problem, the fact is that in couples with infertility, [...]

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Frequently Asked Questions About Subfertility

June 12, 2010

If you have been trying to conceive for a year or longer without success, you might be dealing with subfertility.
What is Subfertility?
Subfertility is a term that is basically used to describe any prolonged length of time of failure to conceive when trying, or reduced fertility. Some people in the medical profession use the terms sub [...]

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Smoking and Infertility

June 10, 2010

If you are trying to get pregnant and are a smoker, you might want to look at some of the reasons for quitting, such as the links between infertility and smoking.
This no smoking policy should apply equally to men and women.
From the 2004 Surgeon General’s Report titled The Health Consequences of Smoking, in the chapter [...]

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Are You Dealing With Secondary Infertility?

June 7, 2010

If you are trying to get pregnant after already successfully having had one or more children, and not having any luck this time, you may be dealing with Secondary Infertility.
What is Secondary Infertility?
In short, Secondary Infertility refers to those people who have conceived at least once before, but are having difficulties getting pregnant again.
What Causes [...]

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The Psychological Effects of Infertility

June 6, 2010

If you have been trying to get pregnant for longer than a year and have been told you are dealing with infertility issues, you might be interested in learning about some of the psychological effects of this diagnosis.
Infertility carries a lot of emotional baggage along with it, and forewarned is supposed to be forearmed. So, [...]

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Infertility: What is Needed?

June 3, 2010

If you are trying to get pregnant, you may find this interesting:
After the birth of eight babies last year to a California woman who had received In Vitro Fertilization, as well as recent cases where embryos have been placed in the wrong women or outright stolen, many people are calling for government regulation of ART, [...]

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Researchers at Yale University Develop a Test to Identify Best Sperm

May 31, 2010

This may be of interest to you if you have been trying to get pregnant for a while without success.
According to a study published in the June/July issue of the Journal of Andrology, researchers have developed a test that will choose male sperm with the best DNA integrity in an effort to improve male fertility.
The [...]

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Clomid and Infertility: The Things You Need to Know

May 30, 2010

If you have been trying to conceive for a year or longer without success, you may be facing infertility issues, and at some point, treatment with the fertility drug Clomid may be your next step to try and get pregnant.
Clomid has been successful in helping many couples achieve pregnancy and have a healthy baby.
However, it [...]

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