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Medical ReferenceRelated to Infertility & Reproduction

41. Irregular Periods and Getting Pregnant
    
    WebMD explains the causes of infertility and offers tips for getting pregnant.
    
42. Infertility Drugs
    
    WebMD provides a list of some common drugs used to treat infertility.
    
43. Infertility & Reproduction Guide - Semen Analysis
    
    A semen analysis measures the amount of semen a man produces and determines the number and quality of sperm in the semen sample. A semen analysis is usually one of the first tests done to help determine whether a man has a problem fathering a child
    
44. GIFT and ZIFT
    
    WebMD explains GIFT and ZIFT, two alternatives to in vitro fertilization, including their success rates and costs.
    
45. Infertility and Reproduction acTopic Centers - What Happens
    
    You can be considered infertile if you have not been able to conceive after 1 year of sex without using birth control. However, some people who have an infertility diagnosis do go on to become pregnant.
    
46. Infertility and Reproduction acTopic Centers - What Increases Your Risk
    
    Infertility has many causes that involve either the woman's, the man's, or both partners' reproductive systems. Some factors that increase your risk of infertility are within your control; others are not.
    
47. Infertility and Reproduction acTopic Centers - Topic Overview
    
    When considering a surgical infertility treatment,ask: About your doctor's experience with microsurgical techniques. Surgery to correct infertility in both men and women often requires specialized training and experience. Whether problems can be corrected during laparoscopy. Some problems with a woman's reproductive tract can be corrected during laparoscopic testing on an outpatient basis. ...
    
48. Infertility and Reproduction acTopic Centers - Topic Overview
    
    Looking for a cause of infertility can be a brief process,or can become a financially,emotionally,and physically demanding succession of tests and procedures. Before you start infertility testing,take some time together to talk about how far each of you is willing to go. Consider: How you feel about undergoing invasive testing if initial sperm and blood tests find no infertility cause. ...
    
49. Insemination Procedures for Infertility
    
    An insemination procedure uses a thin, flexible tube (catheter) to put sperm into the woman's reproductive tract. For some couples with infertility problems, insemination can improve the chances of pregnancy.Donor sperm are used if the male partner is sterile, has an extremely low sperm count, or carries a risk of genetic disease. A woman planning to conceive without a male partner can also use ..
    
50. Infertility and Reproduction acTopic Centers - Topic Overview
    
    Multifetal pregnancy reduction (MFPR) is a procedure used to reduce the number of fetuses in a multiple pregnancy,usually to two. When a pregnancy involves three or more fetuses (high-order pregnancy),the risks of miscarriage,stillbirth,and lifelong disability increase with each additional fetus. Assisted reproductive technology (ART) and fertility drugs have greatly increased the number of ...