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Progesterone and its Role in Pregnancy

Progesterone is a hormone produced by the ovaries and later, if pregnancy occurs, by the placenta. Progesterone is essential to achieve and maintain a healthy pregnancy. In the second half…

Timing Natural Conception

There are only a limited number of days during a woman’s menstrual cycle when sexual intercourse might result in pregnancy. The duration of this fertile period depends on the life…

Recurrent Implantation Failure: Why Me?

Implantation of the embryos depends upon on a well-developing embryo and a synchronous healthy endometrium. It seems deceptively simple. However, for such success to manifest, a highly-organized and amazingly intricate…

Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy After Infertility Therapy

I’ve waited so long to become pregnant and have been through so much. Now that I finally am, I’m as sick as a dog. Why is this happening to me?…

Uterine Fibroids and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss

Uterine fibroids are associated with miscarriages and may be a cause of recurrent pregnancy loss. A recent study from the United Kingdom (Human Reproduction 26:3274;2011) found that the intrauterine cavity was distorted…

At Home Fertility Testing: Keeping the Ball in Your Court and Scoring!

The intention of any screening test is to provide fast, cost-effective and reliable tests that require little intervention. In the billion-dollar industry of home fertility assessment the hat can be…

At Home Fertility Monitoring: “Chance favors the prepared (mind)”-Louis Pasteur

Defining that short window that the ovulated egg is available to receive the sperm (12-24 hours) is imperative. However, the physical discomfort (Mittleschermz) that is associated with ovulation is experienced…

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