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If you are a smoker and are trying to get pregnant, stop smoking now. Quitting may be one of the best things you can do for your health and for your fertility. Fact 1: Cigarette smoking can cause infertility. Smokers are more likely to have fertility problems than nonsmokers. If you smoke for many years, […]

The endometrium is the tissue that lines the inside of the uterine cavity. Endometriosis is an abnormal condition where some endometrial tissue has spread elsewhere outside the uterus – such as to the ovaries (chocolate cysts), pelvic cavity, intestines, ligaments, bladder, rectum etc. Endometriosis may be symptomatic or asymptomatic. It causes pain in some women […]

 Fertility, simply defined, is the natural capacity to produce an offspring. There are various factors which affect the fertility of both men and women. Such factors include diet, specific diseases, genetics, and lifestyle. Of these factors, lifestyle has become a major concern these days as obesity and associated conditions are on the rise due to […]

A frequently debated topic, does alcohol consumption have an effect on male and female fertility? We’ve listed out what studies conducted have deduced: If a couple is trying to conceive, it is best that they avoid alcohol consumption to increases their chances. On an average, women who consumed less than 5 drinks a week had […]

  The adrenal gland is made of two functional units, the medulla which produces catecholamines and cortex which produces mineralocorticoids, (aldosterone and corticosterone), glucocorticoids (cortisol) and androgens. For fertility, the cortex is the most important as it releases androgens. Androgens include DHEA (the precursor to estrogen), testosterone, androstenedione. Testosterone being the most recognized of all the androgens. Some […]

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a complex condition in which a woman’s ovary has small fluid filled cysts in 2 to 9mm size range causing sex hormones androgen, estrogen and progesterone out of balance. This leads to abnormal menstrual pattern, abnormal carbohydrate metabolism, obesity, abnormal growth of hair, acne,  infertility, etc. The condition affects about […]

Poor ovarian reserve is a clinical condition in which the ovaries contain less number of oocytes (eggs) as expected for that particular age of a woman. Women are born with 1 to 2 million oocytes in their ovaries which rapidly declines, reaching 5 lakh oocytes at puberty. Out of these, only about 400 oocytes ovulate […]

Assisted Hatching is an advanced technique of IVF (In Vitro Fertilization) that greatly improve the chances of embryo implantation. In India, many couples are affected by infertility issues and one of the causes is the inability of the embryo to complete the process of hatching. Why is Assisted Hatching required? In normal conception, before the […]