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Laparoscopy and Infertility

Laparoscopic Surgery, also called Key hole surgery, is a minimally invasive procedure in which small incisions are made to place a telescopic camera system into the abdomen. It allows your doctor to see the abdominal organs, sometimes make repairs, and biopsy suspicious growths or cysts. There are several advantages to

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Diabetes and Female Infertility

According to WHO estimates, more than 180 million people worldwide have diabetes. And this number is likely to be doubled by 2030. Type 1 diabetes which mostly affects young population, is growing at an alarming rate of 3% each year. Like Diabetes affecting male fertility, it has been found to

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Diabetes and Male Infertility

Diabetes is a worldwide epidemic which requires consistent monitoring of diet, exercise and other lifestyle habits. While there is much awareness about the impact of diabetes on cardiovascular, ophthalmologic, renal and neurological health, there is not much awareness about its impact on fertility. Diabetes is not known to cause any

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Embryo Freezing (Embryo Cryopreservation) and its benefits

Embryo Freezing or Cryopreservation is generally performed as a component of infertility treatments like In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI). During a standard IVF or ICSI treatment cycle, hormones are used to stimulate the development of multiple eggs in a women’s ovary. These eggs are then processed

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Causes of Male Infertility

To understand Male Infertility, we must first understand what is Infertility. If a couple is not able to conceive a child even though they had frequent unprotected sexual intercourse for a year or longer, they are considered to be Infertile. It is estimated that about one in five infertile couples,

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Obesity and Infertility

WHO definition of Obesity and Infertility According to World Health Organization (WHO), if the body mass index (BMI) equals to or is greater than 25kg/m2, it is considered as Overweight and if the BMI equals to or is greater than 30kg/m2, it is considered as Obesity. Infertility, according to WHO,

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Uterine Fibroids

Uterine Fibroids, also known as leiomyomas, myomas or fibromas, are the most common benign tumors of the uterus. Most women have no symptoms. They range in size from very tiny to some of them being so large that they push the bladder or the ribs. Some are single fibroids and

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Endometriosis – An Overview

Uterus in a women’s body is lined from inside with tissues called endometrium. During the regular menstrual cycles, these tissues build up, break down and shed blood which comes out of the vagina. In endometriosis, the endometrium lines outside the uterus and at times attach to other organs like ovaries,

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