How smoking affects female and male fertility?
People who smoke take more time to get pregnant than non-smokers. Second-hand is nearly as harmful as smoking and women who are presented to Second-hand smoke take more time to consider than women who are most certainly not. The synthetic elements in cigarettes can harm eggs and sperm which influences a future kid’s health. Here […]
Vaginal Itching – Causes and Relief
Itching of the vagina, which in scientific terms is known as Vaginitis, is a common problem and nothing to be shy of or worried. Everyone must have faced some sort of itching or inflammation that results in pain and discharge. It could be due to a slight change in the vaginal bacteria. The normal PH […]
What Your Cervical Mucus is Trying to Tell You About Your Fertility?
The cervix is a cylindrically shaped neck of a tissue that connects the vagina and the uterus.[SB1] In simple terms, it is the gateway between the vagina and the uterus. It is made up of fibromuscular tissue. The importance of the cervix during childbirth especially is the fact that it is the cervix that dilates […]
How Much of a Delay in Your Period is Still Considered Normal?
Most often swamped by busy schedules, women tend to be quite forgetful about the exact dates of their periods and tracking of the menstrual cycles. A day or two of delay in your period is completely normal and such it is quite rare that they tend to occur exactly on the expected date at all […]
Male Infertility : Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
Infertility is diagnosed when one fails to conceive after a period of a year or more of unprotected sexual intercourse. Normally women above the ages of 35 who haven’t been able to conceive after trying for 6 months or so or not able to carry pregnancy for full term are diagnosed for infertility. However, the […]
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
Maintenance of body hygiene is one of the most important factors. It is easy to maintain hygiene externally but internal infections can be tricky. One such infection is the Pelvic Inflammatory Disease or PID. PID is an infection of the female reproductive organs, most often contracted through a sexually transmitted bacteria which spreads from the […]
Erectile Dysfunction: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Options
It is a known fact that the primary process responsible for conception is an erection. Sexual arousal leads to the release of chemicals, which in turn increases the blood flow to the erection chambers in the penis. These chambers are made of spongy muscle tissue that trap the blood, thereby increasing blood pressure that leads […]
Gonorrhea Herpes
Unsafe and unprotected sexual contact often leads to the risk of contracting Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) or Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs). There are about 20 known types of STDs and Gonorrhea Herpes is one among the STDs that commonly affects youngsters between the ages of 15-24 years. STDs in general are known to be caused […]
Sperm and Embryo Freezing: Preserving Fertility Options
Life begins at conception, with the formation of an embryo – with the fusion of an egg and a sperm. This process although seemingly natural is not easy at all times. Several conditions, internal to the human body as well as external might result in nonproduction or affect the quality of eggs and sperms produced […]
Why repeated IVF failure happens?
Facing one or more unsuccessful cycles of IVF is devastating and frustrating. When a couple fails to achieve pregnancy following several cycles of IVF after using three good embryos are known to be going through a recurrent or repeated implantation failure. There lots of myths and misconceptions associated with IVF. Before discussing the actual cause […]
