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 […]
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FOODS THAT CAUSE HORMONAL IMBALANCE
WHAT IS HORMONAL IMBALANCE? Hormones are your body’s chemical messengers. Produced in the endocrine glands, these powerful chemicals travel around your bloodstream telling tissues and organs what to do. They help control many of your body’s major processes, including metabolism and reproduction. When you have a hormonal imbalance, you have too much or too little […]
CONNECTION BETWEEN UTERINE FIBROID AND INFERTILITY
CONNECTION BETWEEN UTERINE FIBROID AND INFERTILITY If you’ve recently received a uterine fibroid diagnosis, you may be worried that this condition could prevent future pregnancies. It’s important to understand that many women with fibroids successfully conceive and go on to have healthy pregnancies. However, it’s true that uterine fibroids can sometimes affect your fertility. Fortunately, the […]
HOW DOES PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE (PID) CAUSES INFERTILITY?
HOW DOES PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE (PID) CAUSES INFERTILITY? Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an infection of the reproductive organs, occurring when bacteria travels through cervix to the uterus and fallopian tubes. PID can cause infertility, ectopic pregnancy, chronic pelvic pain, tubal or ovarian abscesses, adhesions, peritonitis (infection of a silk-like lining that covers the abdominal […]
THE 5 HORMONAL IMBALANCE SYMPTOMS IN MEN
WHAT IS HORMONAL IMBALANCE? Hormonal imbalances occur when there is too much or too little of a hormone in the bloodstream. Because of their essential role in the body, even small hormonal imbalances can cause side effects throughout the body. Hormones are chemicals that are produced by glands in the endocrine system. There are five key symptoms that commonly indicate a hormonal […]
WHAT IS AZOOSPERMIA?
WHAT IS AZOOSPERMIA? The simplest way to define it is that it’s a case of observing no sperm following examination of a semen sample. When azoospermia is discovered, and it impacts as many as 15% of men, the chances of fertility become very low indeed. Therefore, if you were to find that your chances of procreation were […]
AZOOSPERMIA & GENERAL MALE INFERTILITY
AZOOSPERMIA & GENERAL MALE INFERTILITY WHAT IS MALE INFERTILITY? Male infertility refers to a male’s inability to cause pregnancy in a fertile female. In humans it accounts for 40–50% of infertility. It affects approximately 7% of all men. Male infertility is commonly due to deficiencies in the semen, and semen quality is used as a surrogate measure of male fecundity. WHAT IS AZOOSPERMIA? Azoospermia is […]
BLOCKED FALLOPIAN TUBES, ECTOPIC PREGNANCY AND IT’S COMPLICATIONS
BLOCKED FALLOPIAN TUBES, ECTOPIC PREGNANCY AND IT’S COMPLICATIONS FALLOPIAN TUBES – are the tubal structures that connect a woman’s ovaries to her uterus. Fully functional fallopian tubes are extremely important to a woman’s ability to become pregnant and are where sperm and eggs initially meet before an embryo later travels to attach to the uterus. […]
TUBAL DISEASE
WHAT IS TUBAL DISEASE? Tubal disease is a common cause of female infertility. A woman’s fallopian tubes may become blocked from endometriosis, prior pelvic surgery or infection, or unexplained reasons. A hysterosalpingogram, or HSG, is commonly used to screen for tubal abnormalities. TYPES OF TUBAL DISEASE HYDROSALPINX Hydrosalpinx is a condition in which the fallopian tubes are […]
WHAT IS TUBAL FACTOR INFERTILITY?
TUBAL FACTOR INFERTILITY The female reproductive system gets complete with the ovaries and fallopian tubes. Fallopian tubes are two threads like tubes on both sides of the uterus which provide the way to the mature egg reach from the ovaries to the uterus. When any hindrance stops the egg to travel from the ovaries to […]