Thanks to medical advancements and innovations, many fertility treatments have been devised nowadays to help infertile couples expand their family. Whether the cause of infertility is a male or female factors, age, genetic disorders, or serious health issues of the parents, assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) such as IVF, ICSI, and IUI can help the couples conceive.
Surrogacy is a fertility treatment in which a woman with a healthy reproduction system agrees to carry and give birth to another couple’s child. Finding a suitable gestational surrogate and conducting a legal contract with her can be tedious and challenging, not to mention its high base compensation and extra expenses.
Using donor eggs in IVF is the ultimate solution for women who cannot have a baby with their eggs. Some factors make infertile couples turn to donor eggs. Although IVF with a donor egg has a lower rate of miscarriage and development of Down Syndrome than other methods, it can still have some risks and side effects for both the egg donor and the recipient.
Cyst removal is one of the most important major surgeries. Therefore, it is recommended that patients take enough rest after the surgery and give their body time to recover. Although, the recovery time varies in every patient, it takes around 12 weeks for the body to heal completely after ovarian cyst surgery.
Hydrocele is a fluid sac which surrounds and oppress the testicles and lowers the bloods circulation in the testes. Although hydrocele is usually painless and cause no health-related consequences, sometimes it can lead to sexual dysfunction and infertility; therefore, it needs to be treated as soon as it is diagnosed.
In vitro fertilization is an assisted reproductive technology in which the egg and sperm are fertilized in the laboratory and the resulting embryo is transferred into the mother’s uterus. Since IVF is a costly and complicated treatment, many patients travel abroad to get it at a more affordable price.
PCOS treatment requires precise examinations to determine the severity of the disease. It is mainly caused by hereditary and genetic background rather than lifestyle and environmental factors. This condition occurs due to a disturbance in the growth and maturation of follicles containing eggs.
The function of the testes is to make sperm (male sex cells) and produce male hormones such as testosterone. Testicles are very sensitive to temperature and may seriously be damaged or probably lose their efficiency permanently in case of being exposed to high temperature or even body temperature (37 degrees Celsius).
As women age, they naturally experience menopause and its symptoms. Menopause usually occurs in the early 50s and indicates the end of menstrual cycles as well as the inability to get pregnant. The menopause process may begin prematurely in some women, due to various factors such as ovary removal, chemotherapy, and hormonal problems.
Varicocele occurs when the one-way valves in the veins do not function properly and cause blood to flow backward into the testicle due to the dilation of testicular veins and scrotal cord. The blood entering the testicles contains respiratory waste products. Therefore, varicocele can cause increased waste products in the testicle, increased testicular temperature, and sperm disorders in men.