It's been seven years since Jackie and her husband, Jeff, began fertility treatment. After a number of unsuccessful treatment cycles and two heartbreaking miscarriages, they were on the verge of giving up. Ja
The leading cause of infant morbidity and mortality among women who become pregnant through assisted reproductive technologies (ART) is multiple pregnancy (twins or triplets).
I am 20 years old and I have just been diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). What are my chances of becoming pregnant
A normal pregnancy lasts 40 weeks and baby is said to be born prematurely when he is born before 37 weeks of gestation. As a pediatrician working in the neonatal intensive care unit of the Sainte-Justine mother-child Hospital, in Montreal, I deal every day with the medical complications affecting babies born prematurely.
Twenty years ago a Danish scientist named Niels Skakkebaek presented ground-breaking data at a World Health Organization conference indicating that sperm counts in men had fallen by about half over the last 50 years
I had surgery for an undescended testicle when I was five years old. I am now 23 and I have heard that being born with this condition may impair one’s fertility. What are my risks of having difficulty conceiving?
The increasing use of in vitro fertilization (IVF) has fuelled concern as to its safety for the related children and their mothers.
The thyroid is a small gland, made up of two halves or lobes, which sits on the front of the neck. Its function is to take iodine, found in many foods, and convert it into thyroid hormones.
Since the birth of the first IVF baby, Louise Brown, in 1978, the use of IVF to help individuals and couples become parents has grown exponentially. In Canada and the US, approximately 1% of all births are the result of IVF or a combination of IVF and ICSI
Q: I had difficulty conceiving my two daughters. They are now aged 22 and 25 and both want children. Should I tell them not to wait too long?
To most of us, the image of a sperm donor is one we often see on television. A young man visits a sperm bank, is given a container in a brown paper bag, goes into a private room and comes out a few minutes later with a semen sample. So, why does it cost between $500.00 and $700.00 for an insemination dose (1/10 of a teaspoon) of about 10 million motile sperm cells when it takes only a few minutes to produce the sample? ...
Infertility affects many couples in Canada, with estimates of up to 15% of the reproductive-aged population. While infertility has many etiologies (causes), anatomical or structural factors account for approximately 15-20% of cases. Asherman’s Syndrome, also known as intrauterine adhesions (IUA), is recognized as an uncommon but causative factor in recurrent early pregnancy loss and infertility.
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Ultrasound seems to be everywhere you turn these days, and even more so once you decide to try starting a family. So what exactly is ultrasound?
We know that parenthood is one of the most desired goals in adulthood, and that most people have life plans that include children. However, since surprisingly few seek medical advice for fertility problems, one of our research goals was to understand this inconsistency.