Health-fitness
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When Your Dreams of Motherhood Are Destroyed
In March, a fertility clinic in Cleveland ruined more than 4,000 frozen eggs and embryos. This is the story of the women whose hopes of motherhood were lost that day.
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What Role Can Genetic Testing Play in IVF and Egg Freezing?
Before trying to conceive couples can undergo carrier screening to see if they have an mutations in their DNA that could lead to a health issue for their baby. They can also test eggs or embryos created during IVF for chromosomal abnormalities and more.
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What Kind of Testing Will My Fertility Specialist Conduct?
If you're having trouble conceiving naturally and make an appointment with a fertility specialist, he or she may order the following blood and/or urine tests to check several different hormones and determine what might be stopping you from conceiving.
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Can Men Cause Fertility Issues?
Issues with the male reproductive system actually contributes to as much as 50 percent of fertility struggles. Read on for some of the ailments that can affect sperm quality and motility, as well as other hormonal and anatomical problems that might prevent a couple from getting pregnant.
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Why Can't I Get Pregnant?
There are numerous medical conditions that can lead to fertility issues in women. Some of them include ovulation disorders, endometriosis, and, yes, maternal age. Read on about more causes and how they impact pregnancy here.
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My Long, Messy, Beautifully Complicated Path to Adopting My Son
Claire Gibson expected to have a big family, but infertility had other plans. Here, she shares her adoption story.
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Why Women Reeling From Miscarriage Are Turning to the Web
Guilt. Powerlessness. Failure. Many women who have miscarried are intimately familiar with these emotions and bear a secret shame. But more and more, women who have suffered pregnancy loss are opening up online.
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How to Stay Sane While Struggling to Get Pregnant
We've got you (and the torturous Two Week Wait) covered.
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The Wild World of IVF, Explained
Everything you need to know before your first shot of hormones.
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What Is the Process Like for Freezing Your Eggs?
Since the quality and number of eggs a woman has goes down with age, increasingly, women are electing to freeze their eggs when they are young. A fertility expert breaks down what that process is like, and how successful you can expect it to be when you choose to thaw the eggs.
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How Does Surrogacy Work and What Does It Cost?
Surrogacy has become more mainstream, thanks to celebrities like Kim Kardashian West, but the process remains mysterious. Here a fertility expert breaks down the surrogacy process as well as the related costs.
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I'm Having Trouble Getting Pregnant—Should I Undergo Genetic Testing?
Certain ethnic populations are at higher risk for some genetic diseases—and could pass them on to their children. Couples trying to conceive can undergo carrier screening to determine if these illnesses are in their DNA. Embryos created via IVF can also be genetically tested.
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What Are the Chances IVF Works?
IVF is one of the most common and most successful fertility treatment methods. Still there are a lot of factors that play into whether you'll have a baby at the end of the process, including maternal age, genetic testing, and number of embryos transferred.
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How Much Does IVF Cost?
Fertility treatments can cost a lot more than most women are willing to spend out of pocket. Find out the average pricing, here, as well as how to determine insurance laws where you live and which programs offer financing options, including for military families.
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5 Women Get Candid About Why They Chose to Carry Someone Else’s Child
It’s no small feat.
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What Is IVF and How Long Does It Take?
IVF is one of the most common and most successful fertility treatments available. Here, a fertility doctor breaks down exactly what happens during each step of the process, from egg retrieval to fertilization and embryo transfer.
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What's the Difference Between IVF and IUI?
In vitro fertilization (IVF) and intrauterine insemination (IUI), or artificial insemination, sound similar, and they are both successful methods of treating infertility. But there process and use cases are very different.
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What Are the Treatments for Infertility?
If you've been having trouble getting pregnant naturally, there are several different procedures your fertility doctor might recommend, including ovulation induction, IVF, and more.
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How Long After a Miscarriage Can I Start Trying Again?
After a miscarriage, you may feel the age to start trying to conceive again right away. But there are a couple of things you should wait to happen naturally before you do so.
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Why Did I Have a Miscarriage?
Despite persistent group-think to the contrary, miscarriage is incredibly common. And it isn't caused by exercise, flying, or other lifestyle choices. The main reason a pregnancy ends early? A chromosomal issue. Read on to learn more.
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How Long Should It Take to Conceive Naturally?
We asked a fertility doctor how many months you should spend trying to conceive naturally before seeing a reproductive specialist. His answer: It depends on your age and medial history. Read more details here.
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I Want to Get Pregnant—Where Do I Start?
We talked to a fertility expert to find out when exactly you should start having sex to optimize your chances of getting pregnant naturally based on your ovulation (with tips on how to track it!).
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Sleeping With Your Charger Next to Your Bed Can Be Incredibly Dangerous
Check the locations of your chargers at home right now.
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Undercover Colors' Date Rape Drug Test Tells You in 60 Seconds If Your Drink Was Drugged
So we tried it out.
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Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop Forced to Pay $145k for Unscientific Claims About Its Vaginal Eggs
Perhaps don't put them in your yonni.
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How Pippa Middleton Is Using Ballet To Stay Fit During Pregnancy
"I'm determined not to break into a penguin-style waddle."
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How to Master Your Never-Ending To-Do List
Our resident psychiatrist Samantha Boardman offers tips for tackling tasks so you have time for what you really want.
