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Archive for the ‘infertility treatments’ Category

July 18th, 2008

Freebie Friday Bonus! Free “In the Know” Booklet from FertilityLifeLines

To make up for those Fridays when you checked only to find Freebie Friday was on a little vacation, I have not 1 but 2 Freebie Fridays today!
FertilityLifeLines.com is offering a FREE 48-page booklet entitled, In the Know: What No One Tells You About Fertility
The 48-page girlfriend-to-girlfriend booklet was created to address this gap […]

By Gabrielle -- 1 comment

July 17th, 2008

How Flight-Friendly are Fertility Meds?

The strangest thing happened the other day. My co-worker and I made a proposal for she and I to attend a conference clear on the other side of the country. And our boss said yes! We were speechless. And then excited.
And now I’m a little nervous.

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Why? If things continue to move […]

By Gabrielle -- 4 comments

July 17th, 2008

But You Have a Beautiful Uterus…

Thank you so much for your well wishes! Please keep wishing a little longer - transfer is delayed just a few more days.
Sorry for the lapse in posting. I’ve been feeling a little woozy (and sleepy and bloated and crampy) since my doctor decided to ramp up my estrogen intake. My lining measured a measly […]

By Gabrielle -- 5 comments

July 16th, 2008

IVF Does Not Increase Risk of Developmental Disorders

 One of the first questions we asked when exploring Assisted Reproductive Techniques (ART) was, “does anything we are discussing increase the odds of birth defects or any sort of physical or mental disability?” Not that we would close our hearts to a child with a disability or medical condition, but we wanted to know what […]

By Gabrielle -- 0 comments

July 12th, 2008

At Least One Good Thing About Hormones

Despite comments from fertiles that assume otherwise, trying to conceive (and being unsuccessful so far) really isn’t that much fun.
But I’m a glass-half-full kind of girl. Let’s talk about some of the peaks on this roller coaster ride.
I’ve already mentioned the glow that my skin takes on in the estrogen-filled days leading up to a […]

By Gabrielle -- 4 comments

July 9th, 2008

Self-Screening Tool Introduced to Diagnose Endometriosis Early, Help Preserve Fertility

School girls in Australia will help the Canberra Endometriosis Clinic test out a new self-screening tool that is meant to help diagnose the disease early in women and minimize its impact on their lives.
The idea for a checklist came to Melissa Parkman and gynecologist Anne Sneddon after they studied menstrual disorders among more than 1000 females […]

By Gabrielle -- 3 comments

July 8th, 2008

ESHRE Conference Offers More IVF Findings

Today’s Telegraph reports more interesting facts and findings from the 24th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Barcelona, Spain.
One study focused on declining success rates of ICSI after the 3rd attempt:

Almost all women who would have become pregnant through a type of IVF (intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection […]

By Gabrielle -- 1 comment

July 7th, 2008

A Fertile Week for Fertility News

The annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology began this Sunday in Spain and will last until Wednesday. That’s nearly a full week of professionals getting together in Barcelona to think about the thing that many of us think about all the time - how to get us pregnant.
A Reuters […]

By Gabrielle -- 0 comments

July 7th, 2008

Which Comes First, Chicken or the Egg? Stress or Infertility?

You know that I am trying to embrace a mind-body connection during this cycle. I’ve been talking about prana and Qi. I am guessing some of my real life friends are scratching their heads thinking, “what’s gotten into her?”
Well, if I ask myself truthfully, I guess I trust my mind more than my body. I […]

By Gabrielle -- 0 comments

July 3rd, 2008

Chinese Herbs to Enhance Your Fertility

Earlier this week, Fertility Notes reader Brandi mentioned that she was beginning to take some Chinese herbs for fertility at the recommendation of her acupuncturist. I humbly admit this is an area I know nothing about.
It’s tough to find information online about Chinese herbs separate from places that want your business or companies trying to […]

By Gabrielle -- 2 comments