All newly married couples should have individualized fertility planning counseling

Couples planning for a baby should have personalized fertility planning counseling to learn about the options for conception. Couples well in advance, say shortly after their marriage should be counseled on achieving a healthy weight and having an active lifestyle. They should also be counseled on the process, health factors and the financial costs of …

Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI)

Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) ICSI or Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection. During the traditional IVF procedure, around 50,000 to 100,000 motile sperms are placed for each egg in the media for in vitro fertilization. with the hope that one of the sperm will enter and fertilize the egg by itself. However, with ICSI-IVF, the embryologist takes a …

Endometriosis & Infertility

Endometriosis & Infertility Endometriosis is the condition when endometrial tissue is found outside the uterine cavity, maybe in the ovaries and tubes and at times even on the gall bladder or intestines. This tissue may irritate structures that it touches, causes pain and even adhesions to the surrounding organs. How to tell if someone has …