There are lots of questions we ask ourselves when we start trying to conceive. But, without a doubt, there is one question that is asked more than any other and which we continue to ask ourselves when the months start to go by and we still haven’t been able to...
A uterine myoma is the most frequent benign tumour in the female reproductive system. It would be very rare for a uterine myoma to become malignant. A myoma is a tumour made of smooth muscle cells and is also known as a fibroma, leiomyoma or fibromyoma. Females are...
The endometrium is the membrane that covers the innermost part of the uterus. On occasion, part of the endometrial tissue may grow in an excessive or irregular way, leading to something we call endometrial polyps. This is what we’d like to talk to you about in this...
Each year the Department of Health in Spain, with data from the Spanish Fertility Society, publishes the results of all the fertility clinics in Spain that perform assisted reproduction techniques. This data mainly includes results from the two most common...
Practically all couples who come to our fertility clinic in Spain looking to conceive are aware that certain habits are harmful to fertility. Almost all patients know that they need to take folic acid when they are trying to get pregnant. What most people don’t know,...
You’ve likely always heard about the importance of taking folic acid before and during pregnancy. But… do you really know why? At our fertility clinic in Spain we have realised that many patients have questions about taking this vitamin during pregnancy. But the...
The demands of society nowadays mean that pregnancy at the age of 40 is becoming increasingly more frequent. In today’s day and age, maternity forms part of our mid to long-term goals. However, we don’t have a good grasp on the reality of our reproductive functioning...
Male infertility affects at least three out of every ten couples who turn to assisted reproduction clinics. This, among other reasons, is why both members of the couple must always be evaluated for fertility issues. The male’s situation must always begin with...
Sperm quality has declined significantly over the past twenty years, a fact that has been confirmed by recent studies. Tobacco, alcohol and drug consumption, being overweight, exposure to toxic substances, air pollution, stress… these are all the main causes of...
As specialists in reproduction and infertility, every day at our fertility clinic in Spain we find ourselves in situations with patients in which we feel like we’ve arrived too late. Unfortunately, we do not always have the tools to make all couples’ dreams of...
When we talk about female fertility there is a very important term that all women should be aware of during their routine gynaecological check-up: this term is ovarian reserve. We use this terminology to quantify the number of eggs a woman has at a certain time in her...
The embryo freezing by vitrification, or ultra‑rapid freezing, is one of the assisted reproduction techniques we perform at URE Centro Gutenberg. It’s a very useful procedure as it allows us to preserve the embryos that aren’t going to be transferred in the same...
Egg donation is one of the assisted reproduction treatments (ART) we perform at URE Centro Gutenberg and is also a type of treatment that raises several questions we would like to answer in this article. Egg donation makes it possible for women who cannot get pregnant...
