Articles in the Fertility Category
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Don’t know what to ask the Doctors at the Fertility cafe? Why not see what other women have been asking Dr. Cedars?
Dr. Cedars was on Oprah in May of 2002. Click the “After the Show” link to see video of various women asking Dr. Cedars questions.
On the Oprah page, you can find additional information about the link between age and fertility. I personally love the common misconception page.
I was stunned to read your lifestyle (diet and excercise) are not important factors in your egg’s health. Genetics seem to be …
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According to the WHO, over 150 million people worldwide now have diabetes. The surge is in Type II diabetes, which afflicts adults over 30. Diabetes is one of three major new diseases that hardly existed 100 years ago: diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.
In the May 3rd issue of Human Reproduction, Queen’s University researcher’s show a link between diabetes and low sperm quality. There was no significant difference in sperm concentration, appearance, or mobility. There was a small reduction in sperm volume. But the most significant affect was a higher DNA …
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Oocyte cryopreservation. This is the fancy term for egg freezing. An oocyte is an immature ovum.
In the April 20th issue of Science, the increased usage of oocyte cryopreservation is discussed. Frozen oocytes is the future. Why? Unlike frozen embryos, there isn’t the ethical dilemna. It’s an unfertilized egg, no one considers that life yet. Frozen embryos have successfully been thawed and implanted via IVF. There have been about 300,000 frozen embryo births. However, frozen egg births are only account for about 300.
Back to the freeze. So why can’t we …

