Fertility

Preserve Fertility Freezing Eggs for Later Childbearing

In women, fertility begins to decline in their fourth decade of life. Fecundity is well publicised; therefore, some women delay time of childbearing in order to fulfil other personal goals such as education, employment and/or to overcome financial constraints. Relationship status has also been identified as a possible reason to preserve childbearing time. With the intention to share parenthood with a future partner, and defy the natural age-related fertility decline, some women have chosen to store their eggs.

Modern Medicine – Issue 2 2020

PCOS, Finding the Balance, Naturally!

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder in women during their reproductive years and the single most common cause of infertility in young women. The prevalence varies from 6% to 20%, depending on which diagnostic criteria are used.

Modern Medicine – Issue 1 2020

Ovulation InductionWhen and how to use it

Anovulatory infertility should prompt investigation and treatment of endocrinopathies. With monitoring, ovulation induction using oral or injectable medications results in good pregnancy rates and has a low risk of multiple pregnancies. Oligomenorrhoea or amenorrhoea are hallmark signs of anovulation. Identifying and correcting underlying endocrine disorders are the first steps in treating anovulation, before initiating targeted ovulation induction therapies. Referral of the patient to a fertility specialist is recommended for ovulation induction with gonadotropins or if other fertility factors exist.

Modern Medicine – Issue 5 2019

The Impact of Aging on Women’s Fertility

Infertility is common – approximately 10% to 15% of couples have difficulty conceiving a child. In young, healthy couples, the probability of conception in one reproductive cycle is typically 20% to 25% and in one year it is approximately 90%.1 An evaluation is commonly recommended after one year of unprotected intercourse without conception, the standard clinical definition of infertility. As women age, their fertility declines and the rate of miscarriages increases.

Modern Medicine – May/June 2018