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March 27, 2017

Pregnancy symptoms before a missed period

Symptoms of Pregnancy: Quick Browsing Breast Swelling Nausea Increased Urination Fatigue & Drowsiness Food Cravings Light Bleeding Strange Taste Headache Uterine Cramps Mood Changes For some women, early signs and symptoms of pregnancy begin in the first few weeks after conception. 9 + 1 Pregnancy Symptoms Before the...

May 23, 2016

Obesity & Infertility - a challenging combination

Obesity & infertility often go hand in hand. Obesity reduces fertility and it is known that a high body mass index (BMI) reduces pregnancy rates in IVF. This is why many reproductive specialists refuse to treat obese women until BMI is back to...

December 23, 2015

Mitochondrial DNA donation: learn all about the new embryological technique in IVF

Many women who have difficulty having children have started looking online for mitochondrial DNA donation. The UK is the first country in the world to recently legalise mitochondrial DNA donation to prevent the transmission of mitochondrial diseases from mother to child, as the UK parliament recently passed a...

December 23, 2015

Learn all about the new embryological techniques in IVF

New embryological techniques that have been applied in recent years have helped many doctors a lot and have greatly increased the success rates. Through these techniques doctors are trying to reduce the number of embryos transferred to the uterus, without this having a negative impact on the rates...

December 23, 2015

Vaginal & Penile Yeast Infections – Symptoms | What to Watch For

What is mycosis - vaginal fungi? Fungal infections in our genitals are caused by the candida fungus (Candida Albicans). Candida fungus lives under normal conditions on our skin or in our gut as a saprophyte and does not cause problems. However, it can under changes in local conditions as we will mention more...

November 12, 2015

Flying During Pregnancy

Is it safe to travel by plane during pregnancy? For all practical purposes, the answer to this question is yes. However, some concerns have arisen about exposure to cosmic radiation, as well as the dehydration and thrombosis that can occur during...

September 30, 2015

When is a couple considered infertile and which tests are necessary?

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May 22, 2015

New Embryological Techniques in IVF

In recent years in the field of assisted reproduction, there has been a marked trend to reduce the number of embryos transferred to the uterus, without this having a negative impact on the success rates of the method. This could only be achieved by increasing the rate of implantation of an embryo, i.e. by...

February 16, 2015

Ανδρική υπογονιμότητα-ας επικρατήσει ο καλύτερος…

Ο Παναγιώτης Πολύζος, μαιευτήρας γυναικολόγος και ειδικός αναπαραγωγής, μας εξηγεί με ποιες σύγχρονες μεθόδους και γιατί γίνεται η επιλογή σπερματοζωαρίων στην εξωσωματική γονιμοποίηση. Η μορφολογία του σπέρματος φαίνεται να παίζει πολύ σημαντικό ρόλο, όχι μόνο στην καλή ποιότητα των εμβρύων που προκύπτουν σε μία προσπάθεια εξωσωματικής γονιμοποίησης, αλλά και στον...

October 16, 2014

Which medications are not allowed during conception?

The simple answer is to stop all unnecessary medication before attempting to get pregnant, but of course this is not always possible. Some drugs that you should definitely avoid because they can harm the foetus include isotretinoin, better known as Accutane (for acne), Coumadin (an anticoagulant used for...

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