Ms Shipra Krishna explains how one can prevent infertility. I think there are some ways that one can try to prevent infertility to a certain extent. We are all well aware that some lifestyle factors can affect both male fertility and female fertility.
5 facts you should know about Varicocele Varicocele is common condition experienced by almost one in six men. It results from the distension of the veins in the scrotal sac. What causes Varicocele? In most cases, we never know the exact cause for varicocele. But, it can be first identified at puberty. Largely, it [...]
Ms Shipra Krishna tells you how long you have to wait for results from your fertility test. Female fertility tests involve a blood test and ultrasound scan. The results of most of the blood tests are available after a few days. Whereas the ultrasound scan results are pretty much available soon after the ultrasound scan has been done.
Five Facts to Know About Varicocele and Male Infertility Varicocele is a common clinical diagnosis in men who get to fertility clinics for fertility tests or treatments. Couples are anxious about its cause and also impact on male fertility. Despite being a common diagnosis, it is important to consider each couple on a case [...]
10 Commonly Asked Questions about IVF and Insemination I recently was invited as a guest speaker for an ‘Ask a Consultant’ session at a patient support group meeting in London. It was such an interesting and interactive session. I decided to share some of the questions that are often asked by the patients related to [...]
Ms Shipra Krishna explains to you how fertility treatments work. The four main broad reasons of infertility are: ovulation detects, tubal factor infertility, male factor infertility, unexplained nature infertility
Ms Shipra Krishna talks about the impact of stress on infertility. It is not known through build design study that stress can delay the time it takes for the couples to conceive. Although until today, no study has yet directly linked stress as a cause of infertility, we widely believe that stress is associated with infertility in many ways.
What Fertility Preservation Options do Men Have before Starting Cancer Treatment? The cancer survival rates nowadays are much better as compared to a decade ago. The survival rates even for childhood cancers are increasing. It is important that patients are aware of their fertility preservation options. If you have not completed your family, then [...]
What fertility preservation options do I have before starting cancer treatment? Recently, fertility specialists and scientists in the UK achieved another milestone. They reported the first successful birth of a healthy baby from the transplanted ovarian tissue in a cancer survivor. The woman had a part of her ovary frozen before starting her cancer [...]
Do Fertility Treatments Increase the Risk of Breast Cancer? In 1978, the first IVF baby was born. Since then millions of babies have been born from fertility treatments worldwide. At first, these treatments were done using the natural cycle approach. As these treatments evolved to improve the success rates, fertility drugs such as stimulation injections [...]
