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Recurrent pregnancy loss. What to do when spontaneous miscarriage becomes a pattern
A spontaneous miscarriages is one of the most common complications of pregnancy and occurs in 10 to 15% of clinical pregnancies (pregnancies which we’ve initially been able to visualise on an ultrasound). Miscarriages can occur whether the pregnancy was conceived...
Can I get pregnant if I have Polycystic ovarian syndrome?
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine condition in women of childbearing age; in addition to making conception more difficult, it can also be related to women’s health problems from the time the begin developing in their mother’s uterus and...
The egg retrieval process, step by step
There are going to be many important moments throughout the course of your in Vitro Fertilisation treatment. One of them is the egg retrieval, the procedure during which your doctor will collect eggs from your ovaries to be used in the IVF laboratory in order to make...
Pregnancy after the age of 40, is possible?
If you have already turned 40 and are considering motherhood… the answer is yes: pregnancy after the age of 40 is possible. Is it difficult? Yes. But it’s not impossible, and with the right treatments you can conceive. The likelihood of getting pregnant naturally at...
Ovarian stimulation in assisted reproduction
We answer your most frequently asked questions! It is completely normal to feel confused about certain concepts related to assisted reproduction treatment. One of these is the ovarian stimulation which is a process that tends to make our patients worry and have lots...
I can’t get pregnant. What should I do?
You have decided it is time to grow your family so you start trying to conceive. The months go by but you haven’t gotten pregnant yet. So you think: I can’t get pregnant. What should I do? It is true that some women manage to conceive relatively quickly, but this is...
Secondary infertility: when a second pregnancy doesn’t come
Today we want to talk to you about something that is not uncommon at URE Centro Gutenberg. Something we see happen in more than one couple or single mother that come to our fertility clinic in Spain for treatment. Let us set the stage: you have already had one child...
Overweight and obesity: an obstacle in the way of becoming parents?
It’s a reality that overweight and obesity are increasingly more common in developed countries. These conditions are also associated with many health issues. Obesity is the result of the interaction of several factors, mainly those of genetic, metabolic,...
The male factor represents 35% of primary infertility cases
When we talk about primary infertility we are referring to couples who have not been able to conceive after a year of having sexual intercourse without using birth control methods. This period of time, in fact, is shorter for women over 37 years of age ( six months)...
How to plan IVF treatment from abroad
One of the main questions we receive when a patient is planning on undergoing in vitro fertilisation treatment in another country is how long they’ll need to be away from home. The other question, obviously, is what country and what assisted reproduction clinic to go...