Whether you know you want to start a family right away or in the next few years, it’s important to know the basics of your fertility as well as options to explore should you have any health concerns either in your family history or along your trying to conceive journey. There are also ways women looking […]

Según un estudio publicado en la revista Human Reproduction, la calidad del esperma del hombre en Occidente se ha reducido más de la mitad en los últimos 40 años. La astenozoospermia es una de las causas frecuentes de la infertilidad masculina. Consiste en una alteración de la calidad del esperma que se traduce en la […]

For any couple, trying to build a family can be an overwhelming process. When you’re in a same-sex female relationship, there are some added factors to navigate. If you’ve been asking yourself, “How can lesbian couples have a baby?”, this is the blog for you. Thanks to assisted reproductive technology, several resources and various choices, […]

Cuando se llega a las 12 semanas de embarazo se cumple el primer trimestre. En estas fechas, además de que el vientre comienza a agrandarse, se producen también una serie de cambios positivos en la mujer: Por lo general desaparecen las náuseas. La piel está más suave y radiante (aunque también puede aparecer acné). Los cambios en el bebé A las […]

Durante el embarazo se pueden realizar una serie de pruebas y estudios prenatales muy fiables que ayudan a controlar el estado de salud del bebé. Una de estas pruebas es el test genético prenatal no invasivo, el cual permite determinar la probabilidad de que el bebé sufra alguna alteración cromosómica. Posteriormente, la confirmación o no del diagnóstico […]

Mediante una sencilla extracción de sangre del brazo de la madre es posible analizar el ADN fetal en la sangre materna, sin ningún peligro para el bebé. El test no invasivo en sangre materna puede realizarse a partir de la semana 10 de embarazo y aporta unos datos de gran fiabilidad en relación a la probabilidad de […]

If there is a genetic condition present in your family, you may want to explore options to reduce the risk of passing the condition on to your baby. Therefore, your fertility doctor may bring up the option of PGD testing. However, many medical processes can leave people feeling uncertain and anxious. Below, we break down […]

If you’re having fertility treatment, you’ll want to make sure the chances of conception are as high as possible. As a result, a common question many women ask when undergoing IVF treatment is how doctors select the best embryo. Until recently, this was based on morphology – which simply put, is how the embryo looks under the […]

If you’re in a loving relationship with your partner, you might be thinking about having children. Although the obvious route might be adoption, many people want to experience pregnancy and have a biological child. But how do lesbian couples get pregnant? What are the options? There are in fact many treatment options and genetic tests […]

If you’re considering in vitro fertilization or egg freezing you may wonder what to expect after egg retrieval. Perhaps there’s a medical reason your doctor is suggesting fertility preservation, IVF or even embryo cryopreservation. Having your eggs retrieved may feel overwhelming, especially if you don’t know what to anticipate, how you’ll feel physically or what […]