National Infertility Awareness Week
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Education and resources from our trusted team of fertility experts.
Learn the truth about egg donation and fertility. Discover how the process works, what studies show, and why donating eggs does not impact your future ability to conceive.
Learn how egg donor legal agreements work, what they include, and how they protect both donors and intended parents. Expert guidance from Northern California Fertility Medical Center.
Birth control methods give people choice regarding when to begin building their families. Whereas birth control is a necessity for family planning, concerns arise regarding the side-effects of using birth control methods and how they may affect future fertility. Over the years, the birth control methods available have increased not only in variety, but in sophistication. When it comes to choosing a method, it can be overwhelming. Since the process of selecting the most suitable birth control method can be challenging, we have put together this article to help you understand different types of birth control better. As well, we shall discuss what their side effects are, and especially the different ways these methods impact a person’s fertility or their family building plans.
Learn how egg donor expenses and compensation are treated for tax purposes, and what intended parents and donors should know before filing.
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Endometriosis is a condition where tissue that usually lines the uterus begins to develop in places outside the uterus. This lining is called the endometrium, and is where the disease derives its name. What endometriosis creates in the body is widespread scar tissue and lesions, causing a person to experience a lot of discomfort and sometimes extreme pain. At this point, no cure has been found for endometriosis. What is available though options for both treatment and management of symptoms, which serve not only to alleviate the burden borne by the body, but also address infertility that can sometimes come about due to the disease. Endometriosis is a multifaceted condition that can sometimes be confusing to understand particularly because of the way symptoms present themselves. This article seeks to shed light on this condition by discussing the different types of endometriosis, what the typical symptoms of the condition are, the currently available treatment and management options for patients, and the impact endometriosis has on a person’s health and fertility.
It is vital to eat a healthy and well balanced diet when you are pregnant for the sake of both you and your developing child. The nutritional content of the food you consume should be of high priority, avoiding highly processed foods, raw meats as well as dairy products that are unpasteurized. Highly processed foods tend to be very low in nutritional value, while raw meats and unpasteurized dairy products tend to have microbes that could cause disease, affecting both mother and child negatively. Further, it is important to prepare your food properly before you eat it, especially with vegetables and fruit, a variety of which are eaten raw. Fruit and vegetables provide a very wide variety of nutrients, in particular vitamins and minerals. These are at the core of neurological and physical development of a fetus. Pineapple in particular has been found to have a variety of vitamins and minerals that are of benefit to both mother and child during pregnancy. Let us look into what these benefits are.
Fallopian tubes can become blocked due to a variety of reasons such as infections, surgical complications and diseases. Most times blocked tubes do not present any symptoms meaning that a person could have blocked tubes and not be aware. Typically, blocked fallopian tubes are discovered in the course of treatment for something else. In this article we shall be discussing what causes fallopian tubes to become blocked, how blockage is detected, and the treatments available for fallopian tube blockage.
Learn how egg donation affects your body, from hormone stimulation to egg retrieval and recovery. Understand short- and long-term effects with expert guidance from Northern California Fertility Medical Center.
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