Infertility
More than a third of infertility cases are caused by sperm disorders. Other causes of male infertility include genetic disorders, alcohol and drug misuse, testicular injury, side effects of illness, and sexually ... [... more]
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Family Health
Antibiotics for wounds Anti-oestrogen therapy doesn't work in male infertility Cat scratch disease update Do weight-reducing drugs work? Mythbusters: asparagus and beetroot Restless legs Effective treatment for ... [... more]
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Turner's Syndrome
The most common characteristics include being shorter in height than average and lacking the development of the ovaries leading to infertility. These almost always occur. The number of other features or ... [... more]
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Radiotherapy
Radiotherapy directed around the pelvic area normally exposes a woman's ovaries to radiation. This may start an early menopause in pre-menopausal women, and cause infertility (when you are unable to get pregnant). ... [... more]
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Infertility
Each year, around 24,000 infertile couples in the UK undergo IVF treatment, and about 8000 babies are conceived in this way. In IVF, fertilisation happens outside the body. The female partner takes fertility drugs to ... [... more]
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Follitropin Alfa (Gonal-F)
Follicle stimulating hormone is involved in the production and release of eggs from the ovary. This medicine is used in the management of female infertility and assisted reproduction. It is also used, along with ... [... more]
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Coeliac Disease (Gluten Allergy)
Complications of coeliac disease are rare. They include infertility in women, difficulties during pregnancy, autoimmune diseases (thyroid disease, diabetes and some types of liver disease), thinning of the bones ... [... more]
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Discharge (Penile)
Complications: spread up the urethra to the epididymis (sperm-storing tube connected to the testicles) is rare and infertility can be a rare late complication. Anal infection is common especially, but not only, when ... [... more]
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Follitropin Beta (Puregon)
Follicle stimulating hormone is involved in the production and release of eggs from the ovary. This medicine is used in the management of female infertility and assisted reproduction. Furthermore it can be used to ... [... more]
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Infertility And Assisted Conception
Ovulation raises the body temperature slightly, so for many years women were advised to take their temperature every morning to find out when they were ovulating. It is also possible to test a sample of urine for LH ... [... more]
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Alice D. Domar, Ph.D.
An esteemed Harvard Medical School doctor who has developed relaxation methods designed to reduce stress and heal the body now applies those techniques to the seven health issues that most commonly affect women: PMS, infertility, difficult ... [... more]
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Chlamydia
Left untreated, chlamydia can cause painful inflammation of the testicles in men, which can lead to infertility. In women, it can cause pelvic inflammatory disease resulting in problems with fertility. It can also ... [... more]
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