You go to a fertility specialist to find out why you haven’t gotten pregnant after months of trying. But when the tests results come back, everything’s normal. Your doctor says you have “unexplained infertility.” What’s that, and what do you do next?
You’re ready to add to your family and let a new baby change your life forever. Making some positive lifestyle changes — by breaking some bad habits — can help you get to that joyful day even sooner.
You’re not ready to be a mother yourself, but the idea of helping a couple who hasn’t been able to have a baby fills you with joy. You’d love to donate your eggs, but wonder if it’s the right time, or if you even qualify.
If you’re among the one out of every 10 women in the United States who has polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), you may worry that you’ll never become pregnant naturally. But many cases of PCOS improve with easy-to-implement lifestyle changes.
Your ovaries contained 1-2 million eggs when you were born, so you think they’ll be there when you’re ready to conceive. But by the time you hit puberty, the number’s down to 300,000, and it plummets from there.
You’re in the middle of fertility treatments, but it’s time for holiday travel, too. No need to cancel your travel plans or postpone your treatments though. Use these tips to make traveling easier.
You’re ready to have a baby. But you may need to work on yourself first, because if you’re not at a healthy weight, conceiving may be difficult.
Women with PCOS often have trouble conceiving and successfully carrying a pregnancy to term. At Columbia Fertility Associates, we can help you get pregnant and manage the symptoms and complications of PCOS.
Stiff, aching, painful joints don’t have to be part of the aging process. There are therapies available that don’t involve surgery or drugs, but that can keep your joints moving smoothly.
Few things are more difficult than learning that you and your partner can’t get pregnant. About half the time, the man has a problem that contributes to infertility, but several treatments are available to help you have a healthy baby.
