There are many different reasons why a couple may have difficulties conceiving naturally. Aside from several illnesses and pathologies that can be the cause, we’ve also found that there are certain habits that have adverse effects on fertility and which you should...
It is clear that assisted reproduction techniques have revolutionised reproductive medicine, as demonstrated by both the Nobel Prize awarded to Robert Edwards for the birth of the world’s first test‑tube baby in 1978, as well as the more than 8 million children...
Today at our fertility clinic in Spain we want to talk to you about menopause and, more specifically, premature menopause. About how it affects women and infertility, and what assisted reproduction treatments exist in these cases. As you already know, a female’s...
Vitrification is a rapid freezing technique for eggs and embryos. It involves subjecting them to a sudden drop in temperature, to negative 196 degrees Celsius, in a liquid nitrogen tank. With this freezing technique no damage is caused to the egg or the cells of the...
Preservation of fertility is a topic of growing concern for an increasing number of women in our society. For this reason, in this article our intention is to raise awareness among our youngest readers, as there are unfortunately still many women who do not understand...
Artificial insemination is one of the assisted reproduction treatments we perform at our fertility clinic in Spain. It is a minimally invasive treatment we recommend to patients with unexplained infertility, meaning patients whose fertility test results have come back...
The biggest challenge for an in vitro fertilisation (IVF) laboratory is selecting the embryo which has the greatest potential to result in a pregnancy. That’s why today we want to explain how embryo classification works in assisted reproduction, beginning by...
We’re not going to beat around the bush. It’s important for you to understand that a female’s age directly affects her fertility. However, it is evident that postponing motherhood until an older age is becoming increasingly frequent in our society. At our fertility...
From a psychosocial point of view, learning to manage emotions is one of the keys to facing infertility in a healthy way. Emotions build in intensity over the course of Assisted Reproduction Treatments (ART), especially when the desired outcome of getting pregnant...
A hysteroscopy is one of the tests we use in assisted reproduction clinics to examine the uterine cavity and diagnose fertility issues when necessary. Maybe you’ve heard of this diagnostic test but you’re not quite sure what it involves. That’s why in this article we...
Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) is a technique used in addition to In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) in couples at risk of passing on chromosome or genetic abnormalities to their offspring, among other causes. It involves carrying out sophisticated genetic...
What is an egg cell? Eggs are sex cells, or the female gametes, which carry the genetic material a woman will pass on to her children. At first glance, eggs are large, spherical cells that are produced approximately every 28 days in the female’s ovary. And as you...
Being psychologically prepared to cope with fertility treatment is essential. This is an unknown journey for which we have to prepare our body, mind and also emotions so that we can effectively deal with the key moments throughout treatment. Knowing how to manage...
