Are you or someone you love trying to get pregnant or having infertility? Understanding Infertility – The Basic Infertility means not getting pregnant after a year of regular, unprotected sex. The man, the woman, or both, may have a fertility problem. In women over 35 years old, infertility means not getting pregnant after six months […]

FIBROIDS AND FERTILITY What are fibroids? Uterine fibroids are benign (noncancerous) tumors of muscle tissue in the uterus. They are also called myomas or leiomyomas. Fibroids occur when a single muscle cell in the wall of the uterus multiplies and grows to form a noncancerous tumor. Fibroids can change the shape or size of the […]

WHAT IS OLIGOSPERMIA? Oligospermia is a medical condition found in men, which is characterised by a low sperm count in their semen. To impregnate a woman, a healthy amount of sperm in a man’s semen is usually necessary. If the sperm count is less than 15 million sperm per millilitre (mL), then the condition is […]

Fibroids can drastically alter a woman’s quality of life. For example, a very large fibroid can expand the uterus to the size of a second-trimester pregnancy and press against the bowel or bladder, causing constipation or frequent urination.  Fibroids are also occasionally associated with infertility, miscarriage, and premature labor. But the most common complaint is […]

WHAT IS AZOOSPERMIA? Men with no sperm in their semen have a condition called azoospermia. The average man has 100–300 million sperm in his semen, but if there is no sperm, it can be difficult for couples to get pregnant. THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF AZOOSPERMIA: Obstructive Azoospermia Non-Obstructive Azoospermia We can diagnose azoospermia by […]

DEFINITION OF LOW SPERM COUNT Low sperm count means that the fluid (semen) you ejaculate during an orgasm contains fewer sperm than normal. A low sperm count is also called oligospermia (ol-ih-go-SPUR-me-uh). A complete absence of sperm is called azoospermia. Your sperm count is considered lower than normal if you have fewer than 15 million […]

MAIN CAUSES OF LOW SPERM COUNT A man has several numbers that serve as indicators of good health: cholesterol, blood pressure and weight/BMI to name a few. What most people refer to as a sperm count is actually a sperm concentration, as it represents the number of sperm present in one milliliter (mL) of semen. […]

WHAT IS HYDROSALPINX? A hydrosalpinx is the medical name for a fallopian tube that has become filled with fluid due to injury or infection. The fallopian tubes normally function to catch an egg each month as it is released from the ovary; the tubes are the meeting place for egg and sperm and the mechanism […]