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  I recently had the opportunity to share a bit about what goes on behind the curtains in the IVF lab— not just the science, but the intention, care, and responsibility that goes into every procedure. This piece is especially close to my heart because it highlights the human side of what we do as embryologists — the silent work that happens behind the scenes, the importance of lab consistency, and how every decision in the lab can impact someone’s dream of becoming a parent. If you’ve ever been curious about what happens beyond the consultation room, I invite you to read and share. 📖 https://lnkd.in/g_K9c9A4 hashtag # Embryology hashtag # IVF hashtag # WomensHealth hashtag # FertilityCare hashtag # LabToLife hashtag # DamiAtibaSogules hashtag # IVFlab hashtag # Embryologists hashtag # ART

  At this point, you and your partner have both completed your fertility assessments, the physician has probably concluded by now that the infertility experienced is either due to the male partner or female partner or both or frustratingly, no known cause could be identified 😖😖😖 Now are you considering IVF treatment to start your family? If so, you have probably heard about ovarian stimulation, a crucial step in the IVF process that involves stimulating the ovaries to produce multiple eggs for fertilization. In this article, we will take look at how ovarian stimulation works in IVF and what you can expect during this initial phase of your fertility journey (this does not apply in situation of donor egg gamete). So, what is ovarian stimulation? During IVF, the goal is to retrieve as many healthy eggs as possible from the ovaries. Ovarian stimulation is the process of using medications to encourage the ovaries to produce multiple mature eggs instead of the one egg that typical...

  Masquerade Disease--- A Woman’s Struggle Happy International Women’s Day!! #EmbraceEquity #2023 No doubt it is one of the most important days of the entire year, it is “International women’s day!!! This post is specially dedicated to all women across the world, “Being a woman itself is a superpower” In honor of the struggle women go through, this article focuses on a disease that affects women and girls with most silently agonizing through the pain considering the difficulty and limitations in the diagnosis of this disease. Given how good this disease is at hiding, we can accurately refer to it a masquerade disease--- Endometriosis. It is no wonder that March also happens to be “ Endometriosis Awareness Month” Background: A woman’s uterus (womb) is lined with tissues called endometrial tissue which make up the lining called endometrium. With each menstrual cycle, a new endometrium is grown in preparation for the implantation of a fertilized egg. In the absence of a fe...

Clinical definition-          WHO defines male factor infertility as the presence of ≥1 abnormalities in the semen analysis or the presence of inadequate sexual or ejaculatory function. Generally- -Male factor alone contributes up to 30% of cases of infertile couples and to an additional 30% to 40% in combination with other factors.  -approximately 2% of all men will exhibit suboptimal sperm parameters.          -Male infertility is one of important issues in men’s health as it could alter the man’s self-esteem.          -Occurs at a significant rate, yet public awareness of the problem is minimal.          -Ironically, when investigation of infertility is in question, testing and treatment begin down a singular route — the female partner. 😔😔😔😔          -Men are almost always the last one t...

  Infertility is a global health issue affecting millions of people of reproductive age worldwide. Infertility refers to the failure to achieve a pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse (Note: if the female partner is aged 35 years and above, then infertility refers to the failure to achieve a pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse) .   Let’s pause here, a lot of people miss this point--- “regular unprotected sexual intercourse” medically refers to sexual intercourse at least every other day without contraception. Another interesting fact is that infertility could be primary or secondary, meaning that some people who have achieved conception in the past can go on to experience infertility later on. So types of infertility include: ·           Primary infertility: is when pregnancy has never been achieved by a person. ·      ...