While many patients with polycstic ovarian disease ( polycystic ovarian syndrome) PCOD will conceive with simpler treatment options, IVF still remains the fastest way of helping them to conceive quickly. However, IVF treatment for pati......

                                   It's a painful fact of life that IVF (In Vitro Fertilization) treatment involves giving the woman lots of infertility medications through injection. While most people are naturally needle-phobic, learning how to take these injections......

                                         Anovulation (not ovulating) is one of the common reasons of infertility. Normally, one of the ovaries releases a single mature egg every month, and this is called ovulation. Egg maturation and ovulation is stimulated by two hor......

                                           What is an ectopic pregnancy? An ectopic pregnancy is one which develops outside the uterus. Most ectopics are found in the fallopian tube and these are called tubal pregnancies. However, they can also occur at o......

One of the most amusing books I have read on infertility is : A Few Good Eggs : Two Chicks Dish on Overcoming the Insanity of Infertility by Julie Vargo and Maureen Regan. The book is targetted towards infertile women living in the US, and is written in the currently......

The main IVF hint is to pamper yourself! - or to get your husband to pamper you ! An IVF cycle is a very stressful thing and anything that helps you through it without harming a potential baby is okay! Decide ahead of time where and how you want to get n......

                                     As an IVF specialist, I often see infertile patients with complex and unusual problems. One of the most challenging problems to deal with is that of the patient with a poor endometrium or a thin uterine lining. Embryos need to impla......

The 2 week wait after the embryo transfer can be the longest 2 weeks in your life ! Here's a guide to making sense of your symptoms As any IVF patient will attest, the 2 week wait after the embryo transfer are the longest 15 days in your life. All the action and the ex......

                                             All women know that their menstrual cycles, ovulation, and fertility are interconnected. Unfortunately, they are very confused as to how and why, which is why myths and misconceptions about menstrual periods and infertility......

Chocolate cyst ovary - Meaning explained with ultrasound scans Since ultrasound scans have now become a routine part of the evaluation of infertile women, many infertile women will be found to have a chocolate cyst of the ovary ( also known as an endometrioma, endome......