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The physical, emotional and financial strains of infertility treatments can
often cascade into depression and anxiety.
"Some infertility patients get really beaten down by everything they
endure," says Cleveland Clinic infertility specialist... |
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What is diagnostic laparoscopy?
Diagnostic laparoscopy is a surgical procedure doctors use to view a woman's
reproductive organs. A laparoscope, a thin viewing tube similar to a telescope, is passed
through a small incision (cut) in the abdomen. Using t... |
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What is follicle stimulating hormone?
Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) is a substance produced by the brain,
specifically from the anterior pituitary gland. In women, FSH stimulates the
maturation of follicles (eggs) and hormone production in the ov... |
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In vitro fertilization (IVF), sometimes called "test tube baby," is
a process that was first successful in England in 1978. Initially IVF was used
to treat only infertility caused by blocked falllopian tubes. Today, IVF has
evolved to being an... |
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What is infertility?
Infertility is the inability to conceive after a year of unprotected
intercourse. Infertility affects 15 percent of the population, or about one of
every six or seven couples.
What causes infertility?
Infertility can be caused... |
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The stressful nature of infertility has long been recognized. In earlier years, the
focus was on whether psychological stress or psychopathology prevented conception,
particularly for women. With advances in the technological assessment of fertility's
o... |
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How is endometriosis treated with surgery?
Endometriosis in its early stages can be treated at the time of diagnosis. Endometriosis
is diagnosed using a surgical procedure called laparoscopy. During laparoscopy, a thin
viewing tube (called a laparoscope... |
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