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Anti-Müllerian Hormone (AMH): Know the age of your ovary
What is Anti-Müllerian hormone? It is a protein that plays a key role in sexual differentiation during the foetal stage. In males, it is produced by a specific type of testicular cell (Sertoli cells). In […]
What are ovarian follicles? Number, growth and other characteristics
What are ovarian follicles? To start with, let’s state what follicles are not. Follicles are not oocytes (eggs). Many patients confuse these terms, believing that follicle equals oocyte. The female gamete is the egg, and […]
Endometrial polyps: what are they, how are they formed and what are the symptoms and treatment?
What are endometrial or uterine polyps? Endometrial polyps are cell formations that project from the endometrial cavity. They are a common gynaecological pathology experienced by 20% of women. They appear most commonly in women aged […]
What is ovarian reserve? What role does it play in fertility?
What is ovarian reserve? Ovarian reserve can be defined as the number of ova in a woman’s ovaries at any given point during her childbearing years. In the case of men, spermatozoa production remains constant […]
Blastocyst embryo: What it is, advantages, types and classification according to its quality
What is a blastocyst A blastocyst is a 5/6 day embryo with a complex cell structure consisting of approximately 200 cells. The blastocyst stage is the stage of development prior to the implantation of the […]
Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome
Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome is a complication of ovarian stimulation needed for in vitro fertilization. This complication can become very severe but is also very rare, being reduced lately to less than 1% since effective strategies […]
What is Endometriosis?? Endometriosis is a benign, inflammatory, chronic and incurable disease that affects the health and fertility of nearly 180 million women worldwide. To get a global idea, it affects 1 in 10 women […]
Normal and abnormal embryo division
For as long as we can remember, we assume that we belong to certain standards. These standards are set based on the average population, just as children in pediatric check-ups are assessed by a percentile of height and weight. As […]
How to be a parent after vasectomy?
Vasectomy acts as an obstructive azoospermia which means it achieves the absence of spermatozoa and spermatogenic cells in the sperm and urine after ejaculation, due to a bilateral obstruction of the seminal ducts. It is […]
What you should (or should not) eat in order to give birth to a healthy child
We are what we eat. This classic of all classics is particularly important from the time when we try to get pregnant and for the 9 months that a pregnancy lasts because the quality of our […]