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Diabetes and Male Fertility: What It Changes
Diabetes and Male Fertility: What It ChangesIVFPulse Editorial in FertilityFertility
Exercise and Yoga for Sperm Health: Only One Has Numbers
Exercise and Yoga for Sperm Health: Only One Has NumbersIVFPulse Editorial in FertilityFertility
Sperm Epigenetics: What Is Actually Established
Sperm Epigenetics: What Is Actually EstablishedIVFPulse Editorial in FertilityFertility
Heat and Sperm Count: Which Sources Matter, and When It Recovers
Heat and Sperm Count: Which Sources Matter, and When It RecoversIVFPulse Editorial in FertilityWeeks of extra heat around the testes lower sperm count, and in the experiments that stopped the heat, counts came back within two to six months. Whether heat at home, such as…Fertility
L-Carnitine and Sperm: What the Trials Found
L-Carnitine and Sperm: What the Trials FoundIVFPulse Editorial in FertilityFertility
What Is Oligospermia?
What Is Oligospermia?IVFPulse Editorial in FertilityFertility
What Causes Low Sperm Count?
What Causes Low Sperm Count?IVFPulse Editorial in FertilityFertility
Testicular Pain and Fertility: Should You Worry?
Testicular Pain and Fertility: Should You Worry?IVFPulse Editorial in FertilityFertility
Personal Fertility Plans for Every Couple
Personal Fertility Plans for Every CoupleIVFPulse Editorial in FertilityA plan worth the name says three things: what is being excluded, what happens next if it is, and when the plan gets reviewed. Among 346 couples using timed intercourse, 81% had…Fertility
Sex After Failed Conception Attempts
Sex After Failed Conception AttemptsIVFPulse Editorial in FertilityESHRE's 2015 guideline records that women report lower sexual satisfaction after the pregnancy test than before the cycle started, and that 1 to 2 in 10 women have clinically…Fertility
Inflammation and Fertility: What Is Worth Testing and What Is NotIVFPulse Editorial in FertilitySpecific inflammatory conditions genuinely reduce fertility and are treatable. General inflammatory marker panels — CRP, cytokines, immune profiles — are not recommended for…Fertility
Fertility and Birth Control History
Fertility and Birth Control HistoryIVFPulse Editorial in FertilityFertility
IVF Add-Ons: What's Worth It?
IVF Add-Ons: What's Worth It?IVFPulse Editorial in IVFIVF
When Periods Return After Stopping Birth Control
When Periods Return After Stopping Birth ControlIVFPulse Editorial in FertilityFertility
The 2-Week Wait: Managing Anxiety
The 2-Week Wait: Managing AnxietyIVFPulse Editorial in Mental HealthMental Health
Fertility Preservation for Cancer Patients
Fertility Preservation for Cancer PatientsIVFPulse Editorial in FertilityFertility
Cervical Insufficiency and Recurrent Miscarriage
Cervical Insufficiency and Recurrent MiscarriageIVFPulse Editorial in FertilityFertility
Is Mobile Radiation Harmful to Sperm?
Is Mobile Radiation Harmful to Sperm?IVFPulse Editorial in FertilityFertility
Myths About Male Infertility Debunked
Myths About Male Infertility DebunkedIVFPulse Editorial in FertilityFertility
Hysteroscopy in Infertility WorkupIVFPulse Editorial in FertilityFertility