IVF involves four main steps: the induction of ovulation, the extraction of the ovule, fertilization and the transfer of the embryo. Before starting treatment it is important to be well informed concerning all of the steps and also to follow a series of recommendations in order to be prepared physically and mentally.  This can increase

  Hippocrates was the first to determine the duration of gestation to be 280 days, 40 weeks or 10 lunar months. Subsequently, Carus and Naegele, in 1978, confirmed this to be true. Although, there is great variability in its duration due to individual factors, the most common is that birth is triggered at any time between

One of the most important decisions to make after having been trying to get pregnant for a while is deciding to look into assisted fertility clinics. With a clear goal of becoming parents, one has nonetheless many questions needing answers. How to choose the right clinic? What do we need to value before making a

  There are many women who, once diagnosed with this disease or after having overcome it, wonder if it is possible to be a mother after cancer, since cancer treatments can affect fertility. Hereinafter, we tell you if cancer and pregnancy are compatible. Cancer and pregnancy "Should I have children after having had cancer?" Or "Is a pregnancy

Egg donation is an assisted fertility treatment used in those cases where pregnancy cannot be achieved with one’s eggs. It is currently one of the most popular fertility treatments. Nonetheless the emotional, psychological and even ethical implications might take a toll on some patients. Which are the concerns generated by an IVF with egg donation? In the

With a fertility treatment the egg is fertilized with a spermatozoid in a laboratory, to be more specific, inside an incubator that replicates the internal conditions of the uterus while controlling parameters like pressure and temperature. Embryos are kept in the incubator between 3 to 5 days before they are transferred to the maternal uterus. When

Uterine fibroids are quite common. Studies have shown that between two to four out of 10 women will develop fibroids at some point in their life, especially in their thirties and more frequently in their forties. Fibroids are benign tumors created out of muscle tissue and we can see one or more at the same time.

What are the fallopian tubes? The fallopian tubes are muscular conducts with an approximate length between 10 and 12 cm connecting ovaries with the uterus. Their main function is to make fecundation possible, as they allow one or more oocytes to travel along the uterine cavities to find the spermatozoids. In order to achieve fecundation, the tubes