Endometriosis

Endometriosis is a disease involving the endometrium (lining of the uterus). Endometriosis causes the endometrium to be found outside the uterus.  This causes the woman to suffer from painful menstruation and infertility. Endometriosis can be treated by operation that results in fertility, even if it does not completely cure the woman of endometriosis.

Depressing Fertility News

My friend Jan told me today that her and her husband had finally conceived and were just ending their first trimentst when she had a miscarriage. It had taken them 5 years and then now back to the drawing board.  Actually there is some good in all of theis, beacuse not it becomes for of a pregnancy issue than a conception issue.  I know they’ll make it through.

Fertility Fairness

I often wonder why some people are able to conceive and others aren’t.  Did I do something horrible in my earlier years to warrent my childless status. I am not jealous of others, but sometimes it’s hard to see all the children with their parents and then us with just our dog.  Oh well, I guess we’ll keep at it.

PCOS

PCOS or Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome is one of the most common non ovulation oriented infertility disorders.  PCOS involves cysts that grow on the ovaries preventing them from producing normal eggs.  Although there is no cure for PCOS there is a lot of things that women with PCOS can do to conceive. Clomid, ovarian drilling, and  gonadotropins are just some of the known treatments for PCOS.

Fertility Friction

Infertility can cause a couple a lot of stress. Many feelings of not being able to fulfill the other’s desires. Many couples suffer intense marital problems due to infertility. Although these things are beyond simple advice I believe that simple advice could help immensely. The most important advice I can give is to remember that both are in it together. Neither one is slighting the other and the entire issue of infertility is a team situation and so the team needs to work together to end it. I hope that helps!

Being Happy With My Fertility Situation

Many times I feel down about my fertility situation, yet I know that all is not lost and that at any moment there is always a potential for conception. The most important thing for me to do is to remain happy and focused reversing my infertility.

Fertility Calculator

Most couples have fertility issues because they just don’t know when the right time to try to conceive is.  To help with this, there is a simple method called a fertility calculator.  A fertility calculator counts approximately 14 days before your menstruation and narrows in on 4 days of optimized fertility based around your ovilation date.  This sholuld be tried first before any further infertility treatments.

Fertility Perspectives

I have often wondered what it is like to have a child of my own.  After all I see my friends and other members of my family with one or me kids and myself with none.  I wonder what it must be like to push you kid in a stroller or to fed them in the morning and kiss them at night before they go to sleep.  To all you parents out thee cherish what you have.

Surrogacy Story

I found this interesting video on surrogacy. It sort of puts a face on the whole thing. I for one need that since we have considered this in the past.

Infertility Causes

There are many infertility causes. Some infertility causes are ovulation oriented and others are more foundational, developing from problems with the reproductive organs themselves.

Ovulation based infertility causes are the most common and also the easiest to treat. Usually ovulation based infertility is the result of hormonal issues and can be reversed by introducing the correct hormone.

Infertility causes stemming from the organs themselves and can be harder to treat. Some are treatable through operations and others aren’t, yet the couple is aided to conceive through IVF or another assisted reproduction method. Sometimes the infertility cause is so foundational the couple cannot conceive at all or at least not without a surrogate.