MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'fertility infertility'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:26:54 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036615&cid=t_438210_167_f&fid=36994&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnutrition-news.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F07%2Fpcos-poly-cystic-ovary-syndrome.html PCOS - UKNutritionists have many strategies for getting to the bottom of some the causes of infertility. Poly Cystic Ovary Syndrome or PCOS is an increasingly common culprit in infertility problems but it's not just fertility that can concern patients but a host of other health problems too.Ask an experienced, qualified, insured clinical nutritionist about the solutions they have to help deal with PCOS , the symptoms and how to enhance the choices offered by your doctor.Email Nutritionists London or Nutritionist New Forest  for a free video on PCOS case studies or contact  leading UK nutritionist Yvonne Bishop-WestonNutritionists London (Source: Healthy Eating and Nutrition News) Healthy Eating and Nutrition News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036615 Sat, 16 Jul 2011 11:54:00 +0100 5036615 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5118934&cid=t_438210_136_f&fid=39027&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cancerlifeandme.com%2F2011%2F03%2Fblood-isnt-always-thicker%2F About four years ago, I went to a doctor appointment that, until now, only my wife knew about. It was a visit to a urologist. The subject of the meeting was to evaluate my fertility. My wife and I were recently married, and so naturally the idea of children came about eventually. I dreamed of having my own kids someday. But, I also tried avoiding any conversations about procreating. This is because I highly suspected I might be infertile due to the chemo/radiation treatments I had received, yet I didn’t want it to be official. I wanted to keep hope alive through denial and avoidance. But the question kept bugging me: Can I have kids? And then I thought about what it was doing to my wife, the uncertainty. We needed to either accept bad news and move on, or realize good news and begin ... Cancer, life, and me blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5118934 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:00:56 +0100 5118934 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4653516&cid=t_438210_136_f&fid=39027&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cancerlifeandme.com%2F2011%2F03%2Fblood-isnt-always-thicker%2F About four years ago, I went to a doctor appointment that, until now, only my wife knew about. It was a visit to a urologist. The subject of the meeting was to evaluate my fertility. My wife and I were recently married, and so naturally the idea of children came about eventually. I dreamed of having my Continue reading Blood isn’t always thicker… (Source: Cancer, life, and me) Cancer, life, and me blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4653516 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:00:56 +0100 4653516 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4636513&cid=t_438210_112_f&fid=34971&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.drmalpani.com%2F2011%2F03%2Fhow-couples-reduce-their-own-fertility.html Infertile couples are often willing to move heaven and earth in order to have a baby. However, I find to my dismay that a lot of them do things which actually end up reducing their fertility !1. They use lubricants while having sex which kill the sperm . Having "baby making sex" on demand is not much fun for either husband or wife - and it's quite common to have to use lubricants in order to be able to achieve intravaginal penetration. However, many couples will use lubricants such as K-Y jelly or saliva - both of which can kill the sperm ! If you do need to use a lubricant, please use a sperm friendly lubricant. The easiest one to buy ( and the cheapest one) is liquid paraffin. It' easy available OTC at a chemist - just look under the laxatives !2. Timing sex. Most couples know that the w... The Patient's Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4636513 Sun, 13 Mar 2011 13:58:00 +0100 4636513 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4512446&cid=t_438210_112_f&fid=34971&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorandpatient.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F02%2Fwhy-do-my-sperm-counts-vary-so-much.html One of the most frustrating problems for infertile men is the fact that their sperm counts seem to vary all the time. On some days it is 5 million per ml; on others it drops to 2 million per ml; while on good days it goes upto 10 million per ml ! It's like the Sensex; as volatile; as hard to predict ; impossible to control; and variations in the sperm count cause as much stress as dips in the Sensex !Remember that the testes are sperm production factories which produce billions of sperm daily. The efficiency of this factory is affected by many variables, many of which we still cannot identify ! Even in a normal healthy fertile man, sperm counts fluctuate all the time - and can vary all the way from 10 million per ml to 80 million per ml !What makes a bad situation worse is the fact that ma... The Patient's Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4512446 Thu, 24 Feb 2011 03:23:00 +0100 4512446 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4304942&cid=t_438210_112_f&fid=34971&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorandpatient.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F01%2Fnew-cartoon-video-older-woman-and.html Along with watching the video, you can now also read the transcript - it's just below the video ! (Source: The Patient's Doctor) The Patient's Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4304942 Mon, 03 Jan 2011 14:09:00 +0100 4304942 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4288580&cid=t_438210_112_f&fid=34971&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorandpatient.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F12%2Fhow-do-infections-cause-male.html The most common cause of azoospermia in India was previously smallpox. This infection injured the epididymis, leading to ductal obstruction. Fortunately, this particular disease is now of historical importance only, as it has been wiped out. Tuberculosis also harms the epididymis, causing azoospermia. Nevertheless, making the correct medical diagnosis of tuberculous epididymitis can be quite difficult, since it is often a silent as well as indolent disease. Gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis along with other STDs ( sexually transmitted diseases) might also create chaos with the man's genital system; leading to irreparable injury to its epithelium (inner lining).Mumps may also cause orchitis (inflammation of the testis) - particularly when this impacts younger males. This may result in signific... The Patient's Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4288580 Sun, 26 Dec 2010 04:39:00 +0100 4288580 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3891828&cid=t_438210_167_f&fid=36994&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnutrition-news.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F08%2F1-in-96-chance-of-getting-pregnant-says.html The average couple has sex 96 times to get pregnant a new study has revealed.It takes a woman just six months to conceive her first child, but is having to ‘do the deed’ over four times a week. The poll of 3000 mothers was commissioned by family planning brand First Response which also revealed that two thirds of women conceived much quicker than they expected.One in 10 women have been so eager to get pregnant they have called their husband home from work when they were ovulating. And a further, pushy 10 per cent said they then jumped on their other half as soon as he walked through the door.Despite this, 70 per cent of those polled said they wanted their baby to be conceived during a loving and spontaneous sex session rather than going through the mechanics. In order to woo their othe... Healthy Eating and Nutrition News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3891828 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:04:00 +0100 3891828 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3443650&cid=t_438210_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Fself-help-test-drive-can-rain-really-brainwash%2F This is the fourth post in a five-part series by contributor Carole Braden about her experiences with relaxation CDs from Centerpointe Research Institute. Find part three of her series here. The “solution” – as every piece of correspondence from the Centerpointe Institute calls these latest Holosync additions to my iTunes library – did not deliver instant and gratifying transformation. Nope. I would like to report that, within four short weeks of strapping myself into my regulation stereo headphones, I found myself utterly footloose and fancy-free with a sweet little bun baking in my (obviously miscalibrated) oven, but that wasn’t the case. Instead, in addition to being certifiably unpregnant, I became, well, bothered. Per the instructions, I’d begun listening to “The Div... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3443650 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 18:01:09 +0100 3443650 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1909253&cid=t_438210_177_f&fid=38132&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyinfertilityblog.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F08%2F26%2Fmy-fertility-reading-diet-is-now-over%2F It amazes me how much we all read as we make our way through fertility challenges. At the beginning I read masses of information about how to optimize chances of conception. And then I read masses about reproductive technologies and what to expect. I even went offline (gasp!) and got books from the local library. And then I just stopped. I figured I’d consumed as much information as I could and I just had to think about something besides fertility for awhile. In the few days after I had surgery to remove an ectopic pregnancy I was feeling so lost and sad that I turned back to online resources. I joined a support group and read about others experiences. I read about the odds of having another ectopic pregnancy. I consumed information like when I first realized conceiving wasn’t ... My (in)fertility blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1909253 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:33:12 +0100 1909253 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1909254&cid=t_438210_177_f&fid=38132&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyinfertilityblog.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F08%2F22%2Fno-im-not-pregnant-yet%2F It has been months since I’ve posted here on this blog. Life got crazy and busy and I ran out of energy for writing. But today I logged into my account and noticed this comment: love your sense of humor. I am hoping you have been able to concieve. Please blog an update if you are indeed successful. Thank you rom an unknown older woman who ran across your post with the google question, “how long can sperm survive. Maybe because it’s Friday or maybe because for the first time in months I’m hormone free (more on that later) but I felt like writing a post. So here it is. The post to say I’m still here and I’m still not pregnant. Since March I’ve done another 2 IUIs and finally in June we decided it was time to try IVF. It worked and for one short week I wa... My (in)fertility blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1909254 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:26:57 +0100 1909254 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1603376&cid=t_438210_134_f&fid=36049&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FDiabetesNotes%2F%7E3%2F330810009%2F Male fertility and diabetes… Scientists told the 24th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology that diabetes in men has a direct affect on infertility. The large increase in the amount of diagnosed diabetics led to this research. This will have large implications for many of couples that are struggling with infertility and the worries that correlate with such problems. Just how did the scientists come to this conclusion when years in past sperm looked no different under the microscope? They had to look further… “But when we looked for DNA damage, we saw a very different picture,” said Dr. Mallidis, adding that this is not part of a routine semen analysis. “Sperm RNA was significantly altered, and many of the changes we obs... Diabetes Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1603376 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:11:06 +0100 1603376 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1909255&cid=t_438210_177_f&fid=38132&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyinfertilityblog.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F03%2F05%2Fbaby-making-according-to-the-calendar%2F This month we’re kicking it old skool style and trying to conceive the old-fashioned way. You know…getting between the sheets in our own bed for a little tumble without a needle, speculum, or catheter in sight. I’ve recovered from the laprascopy but the timing didn’t work to make this a “clinic month” so we’re left to our own devices. Back when we started this whole baby-making endeavour we had sex every other day between days 7 and 17 of my cycle. Now I know I don’t ovulate until day 14 at the earliest so I figured we didn’t need to start the ‘planned’ meet-ups until day 10. But turns out we ended up having some fun on the weekend anyway So last night hubby gives me the “wink wink nudge nudge” signal and yet ag... My (in)fertility blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1909255 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:17:23 +0100 1909255 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1046004&cid=t_438210_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2F189098391%2F In conjunction with the current poll on breastfeeding and the return of a woman’s menstrual cycle, I thought I would list some resources on the subject. The Kellymom.com breastfeeding and fertility page talks about using breastfeeding to prevent pregnancy, the transition to full fertility, and whether or not a mother needs to wean to get pregnant (hint: the answer generally is no). La Leche League offers several articles on breastfeeding and fertility, including one on whether or not it is normal not to have a period when breastfeeding. I haven’t read these books, but La Leche League recommends Breastfeeding and Natural Child Spacing: How Ecological Breastfeeding Spaces Babies by Sheila Kippley and Your Fertility Signals: Using Them to Achieve or Avoid Pregnancy Naturally by Me... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1046004 Fri, 23 Nov 2007 02:08:41 +0100 1046004 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1034706&cid=t_438210_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2F186496061%2F A Breastfeeding 1-2-3 reader suggested a great question for this next poll. She wanted to know when most breastfeeding women get their periods back after giving birth. (This would be a good question for mothers who are breastfeeding adopted newborns too but I think it might confuse the issue with different hormone changes and levels of milk supply, so if you are an adoptive mother, please do share your experience in the comments!) Most women enjoy amenorrhea for a while, but it can be really frustrating for mothers who have not experienced a return of their menstrual cycles by the time they are ready to try to conceive again. So, when did you get your period back? Do you think you ovulated before you got your first period (I ask because it relates to the Lactational Amenorrhea Method of b... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1034706 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 02:21:00 +0100 1034706 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1030175&cid=t_438210_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F185308688%2F I am honored to have Gabrielle Sedor from Fertility Notes guest posting today. I am a newcomer to the field of autism services. But then again, I am not. I have worked in the field of intellectual disabilities (or, mental retardation, as some still call it) for almost ten years. As autism started making headlines on a daily basis (CDC Reports 1 in 150 Children Are on the Autism Spectrum; Vaccines Ties to Autism, or Are They?; New Autism Charity Founded….) the association where I work decided to query our members to see what kind of experience they had providing services to people living with autism. Over 90% of them told us they had been doing it for years. We were totally taken by surprise. But we shouldn’t have been. In the absence of an autism service system in Pennsylvani... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1030175 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:03:58 +0100 1030175