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The impact of infertility on couples
At present, 17.5 % of couples worldwide are dealing with impact of infertility. In Spain, one in every five couples is struggling with fertility issues, and about 56 % of those one in five couples have started to undergo assisted reproduction treatment. ...
What is a chemical pregnancy?
A chemical or biochemical pregnancy is defined as an early pregnancy that is confirmed through a positive test for the hormone beta human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG), either in urine or blood, but which does not progress to the stage where the pregnancy can be...
Beta hCG (β-hCG): How To Interpret Your Pregnancy Test Result
Anyone who has undergone assisted reproduction treatment knows about this analysis that the doctor orders between 10 and 14 days following the embryo transfer. We are talking about the Beta hCG (β-hCG) analysis. In this post our intention is to explain what the β-hCG...
Pregnancy test after IVF: when is it most reliable?
Pregnancy test after IVF: when is it most reliable? One of the most common doubts our patients at URE Centro Gutenberg have is about the pregnancy test. In assisted reproduction treatment, whether the patient is undergoing artificial insemination or in vitro...
Low Beta hCG: what happens when the result isn’t around 100 mIU/ml
The moment all future mothers anxiously wait for following assisted reproduction treatment finally arrives, called the beta hcg wait. These days are tough, and after all the tests, injections and treatment, the wait feels even longer… But after all that waiting...
Intrauterine platelet-rich plasma in assisted reproduction treatment
Platelet-rich plasma, or PRP, is a medicine intended for human use which has been utilised clinically for many years in different medical specialties, particularly traumatology, dermatology and ophthalmology cases. Use of this technique in assisted...
Tips for coping with infertility at Christmas
Today we give you 4 psychological tips to face fertility situations in the best possible emotional state. These tips are brought to you by one of our best psychologists, an experienced professional in the sector.
What is scheduled sexual intercourse, or timed intercourse?
Programmed intercourse or directed sexual intercourse is one of the assisted reproduction treatments that we carry out at URE Centro Gutenberg.
Anti-müllerian hormone and ovarian reserve: why we order this test in assisted reproduction
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...
Embryo freezing: frequently asked questions about this assisted reproduction technique
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...