A surprisingly common reason for the inability to have a child in today's modern world is infrequent sex. Now, this may seem surprising in this day and age when you expect everyone to be so sexually aware. However, people living in large metropolises are so stressed out......

One would expect that the leaders of the Indian medical associations and the medical councils would serve as wise elders. They would stand up for doctors, and represent the public face of doctors to society. They would be the voice of the medical profession, so that th......

Most IVF clinics prefer treating patients who are coming to them for their first IVF cycle , because these are patients who have the highest chance of getting pregnant. Most clinics don't like treating patients who have failed an IVF cycle earlier, because the very fact......

The most frustrating problem in IVF today is that of failed implantation. While we have become very good at creating top-quality embryos in the lab and transferring them into the uterus, we still cannot ensure they will implant. This is because implantation is a biologi......

This is one of the commonest questions patients ask, but it's actually not a very helpful question for many reasons. 1. While clinics can share their success rate. remember that this percentage figure applies to a group of patients they have treated in the past, and t......

After an IVF cycle fails, the first question patients ask is - What do we do differently the next time ? The answer to this question depends upon analysing the failed cycle systematically. After all, in order to move forwards, we first need to look backwards, so we can......

Many doctors routinely do a laparoscopy and hysteroscopy for all infertile women. They justify this by saying it's a simple diagnostic procedure, which will allow them to confirm that there is no anatomical problem. They also say it's "minor surgery", which just invol......

Infertility presents a number of unusual challenges for doctors.  It is caused by a medical problem -  for example, blocked fallopian tubes,  or a low sperm out - and this means we can offer medical treatment for it, but the truth is that childlessness is a social label......

I just received this email from a young 31 year old woman. " I have an exciting job in a bank, and want to pursue by career. I am married, but want to postpone having a child for the next 3-4 years, as I am on a the fast track to cracking the glass ceiling. However, my......

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