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Natural Cycle IVF

The desire to write this article appeared after, at the end of my consultations, I had heard half of my patients ask, in a breathy voice and in a careful manner, my opini

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Ovulation stimulation and ovarian cancer

One in 7 heterosexual couples is expected to face this problem, whose solution can involve the use of agents for ovulation stimulation in ovulation induction, inseminatio

Infertility · Pregnancy

The Postcoital Test

We have decided to start writing a series of short articles about the most horrendous, sometimes even ludicrous prescriptions that prolong a patient’s examination and tre

Men's health

A spermogram for those who need to know

A spermogram, or an ejaculate analysis, is one of the most important investigations enabling to assess male fertility. However, the accuracy of such assessment depends on

Women's health · Men's health

What is «child-free»?

Throughout his/her practice, a fertility specialist often encounters patients who are sort of a reflection of the “child-free” concept.

Pregnancy

Hospitalization and Pregnancy

The creation of a multitude of Departments of Pregnancy Pathology became, in their time, one of the specific features of Russian Obstetrics. Even today, each gynecology h

Infertility

Genetic factors in male infertility

Male infertility can be caused by a whole range of reasons. Out of these, up to 30% of all cases are associated, according to some assessments, with genetic factors inclu

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IMSI. Everything you need to know about it.

IMSI is ICSI of morphologically selected sperm cells. In fact, IMSI is basically ICSI but with a higher magnification of a microscope and a somewhat different optic syste

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Old friends are the best friends

It occurred to us that we should talk about the good old medication that every woman has taken at least once in a lifetime. We will tell you about folic acid.

Men's health

Varicocele and male infertility

Varicocele is a common male disease characterized by venous dilation in a testicle and the spermatic cord. The detection frequency of varicocele in males comprises about

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How to choose the worthiest one?

Embryology has at its disposal a multitude of modern methods for oocyte selection, immature oocyte maturation, egg cell fertilization, sperm cell selection, embryo cultiv

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Attention! Donors!

In the recent years, normal values for semen have been redefined a few times. This has been done not because they chose to or because they wanted to flatter men but becau

Women's health

Uterine cicatrix. Risk assessment

In this survey, we would like to share the existing information on uterine cicatrices, the risks of rupture of such uteri, the choice of a delivery method after caesarean

Women's health · Infertility

Overweight is not about beauty!

The reason behind my writing this article was the annual forum “Mother and Child”. This time, however, as I perceived it, the issues of overweight and obesity were looked

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The programme with oocyte donor stimulation

A couple or a patient chooses a specific woman, whereafter we reserve her for this very couple/patient and choose a tentative date for the beginning of stimulation.

Preservation of fertility

The ovarian kaleidoscope and the new molecular bases of folliculogenesis

In 1999, a web-site was launched in the USA summarizing available data on gene expression in the human ovarian tissue. This project was called the "Ovarian Kaleidoscope".

Men's health · IVF · Infertility

The MAR Test: What is it?

Another very interesting investigation that is very often carried out within the framework of a semen analysis is the MAR – test (MIXED AGGLUTINATION REACTION).

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