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Guys – Increase Your Sperm Count, Improve Morphology & Motility – Naturally
Over the past several years, there have been huge technical advances in the treatment of infertility. Even the most infertile couples can now become pregnant and give birth due to Assisted Reproductive Technology procedures such as in vitro fertilization. But, even [...]
It’s not uncommon for the guy to feel a little left out of the mix during the IVF process. Look at the IVF process as a whole. Your wife or partner will be the one who has to go through the most testing, take all of the medications including the dreaded injections and has [...]
Guys – Increase Your Sperm Count, Improve Morphology & Motility – Naturally
Guys don’t often think about infertility until they get married and decide to have children. It’s just not in our DNA to sit there and worry if we have enough sperm and if they are healthy enough to fertilize an egg. [...]
Are you an individual or couple experiencing infertility and are currently looking for affordable fertility treatments? There are many forms of fertility treatments available but finding the one that has the highest rate of success differs from individual to individual.
Many people do the initial IVF research only to find out how expensive it is [...]
We have finally made through the 2 week wait for our frozen embryo transfer that was recently done. Wendi and I went to the doctor this morning to do her blood draw to check her HCG levels. The HCG number needs to be at 50 or higher. We will get a phone call sometime today. [...]
If you’ve been told by your doctor or fertility specialist that your best chances of getting pregnant are from IVF, don’t worry, you are not alone. IVF is much more common today than it was 20 years ago. When couples are told that IVF might be their only option or best option of getting pregnant, [...]
Not much new going on today. Mike and I are going to a class tonight on Fertility Foods at the clinic that I get acupuncture from. I am anxious to see what they have to say. I really wish that I had begun the acupuncture when we began this whole fertility process, but hey, better [...]
A hot topic within the IVF community is the risk of high order multiples when utilizing IVF as a means to become pregnant. High order multiples are definitely one of the primary risk factors when doing IVF but these risks can be limited when using good judgement and working with a reputable IVF clinic.
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This is most likely the #1 burning question for people going through in vitro fertilization (IVF). Most of us realize that IVF might not be successful on the first try. It might not work on the second try. Sometimes…the third time is a charm but it still does not work as planned. The one thing [...]
After going through an unsuccessful IVF cycle, there are many things that run through your head that are hard to grasp. That being said, one of the hardest parts of IVF and fertility treatments in general is playing the waiting game. It’s hard enough going through the physical demands but when you are forced [...]
For those of us who have to go through the stress of IVF and infertility, it’s hard to take in what happened last week when a California woman gave birth to octuplets…after already having 6 other children and despite being a single mom and unemployed. Most of us who have gone through or are going [...]
Guys – Increase Your Sperm Count, Improve Morphology & Motility – Naturally
Read Part 1: Our Infertility Journey – Where It All Began
Read Part 2: Our Honeymoon – Babymaking time…Or Not?
July 2008
Today was Mike’s day…the official semen analysis test. We arrived at the lab both anxious [...]
It’s frustrating enough when you find out that that you have fertility issues and that IVF is your best shot at having a baby but when you go through your first IVF cycle and it turns out negative, it’s a whole different story. We (including my wife and I) need to realize that having a [...]
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