The proportion of women who delay pregnancy by intention has increased greatly in the past few decades across the world. Even in our country, the number of mid-life pregnancies has increased in recent times! There is a significant jump in pregnancies in women of age 40 and above, while those
The normal duration of a woman’s menstrual cycle is 28 days, but it can change between individuals. Irregular menstruation is when the duration of the cycle is more than 35 days. Part of the menstrual cycle in which the endometrium sheds the lining of the uterus is called period or
Fallopian tubes are female reproductive organs that link ovaries and uterus. Every month during ovulation, roughly during the mid-part of the menstrual cycle, fallopian tubes carry an egg from an ovary to the uterus. If an egg is fertilized by sperm, it travels through the tube to the uterus for
Low sperm count refers to semen (ejaculating fluid) containing fewer sperm than normal. This condition is also called oligospermia, whereas a complete absence of sperm is called azoospermia. One’s sperm count is said to be below normal limit if the count is fewer than 15 million sperm per milliliter of
A good number of reasons can be attributed to a couples’ infertility, but all are not medically linked. Certain lifestyle choices can also lead to infertility just as much, if not more, than medical maladies. It is important for would-be parents to follow a healthy lifestyle while trying to conceive.
ECTOPIC PREGNANCY From fertilization to delivery, pregnancy involves a number of stages in a woman’s body. One of the stages is the egg that is being fertilized travels to the uterus to attach itself. As for ectopic pregnancy, the fertilized egg does not reach uterus, instead it gets attached to
With new developments in the screening methods, it is now possible to detect risks for genetic mutations and chromosomal abnormalities in fetuses at very early stages. First Trimester Screening is a comparatively new evaluation option that combines a maternal blood test and nuchal translucency ultrasound to identify risk for specific
We know the fact that infertility causes high levels of stress but does stress cause infertility is still not evident. While at present there is no conclusive data which proves the link between Stress and Infertility, there are enough inferences that we can make which points to the strong link.