Fertility

There are stories that, despite being hard, end in a happy ending, such as Alex Powel, who at 15 was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma, a cancer for which he had to start receiving urgent chemotherapy. At that age, a teenager rarely considers having a child, but on the advice of his father's wife, he froze his sperm, survived cancer and 23 years later became a father.

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There are many factors that influence women's fertility and almost all of them are related to a healthy lifestyle. Among the worst habits for sexual and reproductive health is the use of drugs, which has a very negative impact, causing fertility reduction. From the known effects of tobacco or alcohol to others more unknown (fortunately, less common) of illegal or hard drugs, we will review the effects that these substances have when it comes to achieving pregnancy and how, if there is finally conception, They also have a negative effect on the health of the fetus.

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Myths about sexuality and contraception have always existed, but it is hard to believe that in a developed society like ours there are still so many misconceptions about it. This may be due to poor sexual education in the family and in schools, to which "word of mouth" joins. That is, when children and young people are not "explained anything", they are informed through friends or friends and go to the Internet without requiring reliable sources, falling into forums that are more like a patio of neighbors than a doctor's office or family planning.

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There are several things we can do in order to increase male fertility, starting with healthy living habits. Among them is not the use of drugs, and there have been several studies that relate this use to higher rates of infertility. Now, a new study confirms that the use of marijuana can damage semen.

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Endometriosis is a disease that affects 15% of Spanish women of childbearing age whose diagnosis is generally too late. Hence it is known as the silent disease, because it takes an average of five to ten years since the first symptoms are detected. Today, March 14, World Endometriosis Day is celebrated, a good opportunity to talk about this disease that involves a lot of pain and compromises the fertility of women.

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When you have already decided that your life and that of your partner are ready to conceive a baby, a range of possibilities opens up in which, or you suddenly become pregnant and when you least expect it, or the road begins to look like a Little long when time passes and nothing happens. When I told you about the ovulation tests and my experience with them, I told you that my case was the second and that, although it finally happened naturally, I did get some fertility tests.

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Now that it seemed that the debate between tit and bottle was calming down and the parties had reached a certain understanding and mutual respect a new point of discussion arises. And if life is not complicated enough, if motherhood does not require the full strength of a woman, even an entire tribe, we complicate the existence with what I personally believe is a confrontation that will not reach Nowhere.

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When a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer the concern is very great, both to overcome the disease, as in most cases of women who have no children, the possibility of being a mother one day. Some years ago it was unthinkable. The diagnosis came from the hand of frustration for not being able to conceive in the future due to the aggressiveness of the treatment, but today it is possible to be a mother after breast cancer: in Spain, four women with cancer have managed to become mothers after preserving their fertility in the Valencian Institute of Infertility (IVI).

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They had been trying to have an unsuccessful baby for more than eight years when, after several treatments, they chose to try an in vitro fertilization. Such was the desire to be parents finally, after such a long time, that any minimal success would have been equally exciting. However, everything went well, so much so that she, Ashley Gardner of Utah, did not get pregnant with a baby, but four.

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It seems simple that of fertilization. A lonely sperm reaches a huge egg after a dangerous journey, the theory is clear and we all know it, more or less. We know where the ovule is and how they have to reach the sperm, it is simple and above all, very pleasant. But, in this cycle of life there can always be buts, things can get complicated and that expected fertilization may take a little longer than expected to arrive.

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The implants of medical solutions under the skin have been used for a long time. On the one hand there are pacemakers, which tell the heart, constantly, when insulin pumps must beat, on the other, they can release a continuous dose of insulin or specific doses at specific times at the subcutaneous tissue, and on the other On the other hand, we find a chip that is now under study, which under the skin, is administering medication for women with osteoporosis.

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When a couple receives the news that they cannot have children, their world seems to collapse. In addition to the frustration they feel from doors inside, the pressure that is generated by the environment is added. Family and friends, and even strangers, ask "when is the baby?" when inside is living an ordeal.

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We all know that in the world of motherhood, pregnancy and education of children everyone thinks, and it is not something that seems wrong to me, the problem is that not everything that is told is true and if we add our tendency to believe ourselves what certain people tell us for the mere fact of being who they are and without having to prove anything.

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High cholesterol levels can affect people's health in many ways, and new research has shown that male and female fertility can be reduced if high cholesterol exists. Therefore, if you are looking for pregnancy you have to keep cholesterol at bay. And also obesity, which is often related to poor diet that increases cholesterol levels at the same time.

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Since the first pregnancy due to in vitro fertilization occurred in Spain 30 years ago, assisted reproduction techniques have advanced significantly, however experts say that they have not been able to reduce twin pregnancies. Yes, the triplets and triplets pregnancies have been reduced, according to Dr. Pere Barri of the Quirón Dexeus University Hospital, but not the multiple pregnancies of two babies.

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