Stress and Infertility Not always is stress detrimental to our well-being. A little dose of stress can help us respond positively to life’s challenges, making us stay focused, active and protect us from any physical or perceived danger to our existence. But when it becomes overwhelming and takes control of one’s life dispositions, then it can…
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WHEN TO OFFER IVF by Dr Lateef Akinola
WHEN TO OFFER IVF by Dr Lateef Akinola @fertilityassyst Infertility is often associated with unacceptable level of personal stigma, personal stress that could manifest physically, and directed towards others at home, work and within or outside the family. It is a common clinical condition worldwide, with 10% to 15% of couples affected, that is,…
Is serum AMH a pregnancy predictor?
Is serum AMH a pregnancy predictor? This study reiterated an already established fact that serum AMH test is a useful predictor of a woman’s egg reserve but not an absolute predictor of whether she will get pregnant or not either spontaneously or following IVF treatment. Therefore, a low AMH result should not be used as…
Balancing fertility and cancer treatments
Balancing fertility and cancer treatments: Fertility preservation. .. useful options to consider if…you are considering cancer treatments that will be toxic and will destroy the eggs, ovaries (in girls/women) and sperm, testes (in boys/men) like chemotherapy and/ or radiotherapy. To ensure future fertility such patients can have eggs, sperms and/or parts of or the whole…
Fibroid and Infertility
At Fertility Assyst we have an effective outpatient diagnostic and operative hysteroscopy/ laparoscopy services that reduces patients’ waiting times to fertility treatment access, provide continuity of service, a one-stop gynaecological / fertility treatment options that maximizes patients’ satisfaction.
Make haste while your fertility sun shines
The proportion of women delaying childbirth until they are in their late thirties and early forties is on the increase. This group of women delays childbirth often for career development, economic empowerment and/or unintentional delays while searching for the ‘right’ man. Though all of these are laudable and worth the sweats, however, they can lead…