Embryo Donor Program Health Feed

There are three stages of caring for an expecting mother: prenatal, intranatal, postnatal care. This is essential to ensure smooth pregnancy and labour and to keep the mother healthy after giving birth. This care is a combined effort between the doctor and the expectant couple. Here are a few things to keep in mind if you are expecting an addition to your family.

Prenatal care from the moment you realize that you are pregnant, a woman must start taking extra care of her body. This reduc...more

What is IVF?

IVF stands for In Vitro Fertilization and is a method of artificial insemination that dramatically increases the chances of pregnancy. It is one of the assisted reproductive technologies methods used as fertility treatment across the world where other methods have had drastic results.

In simpler terms, a man's sperm is inserted in a woman's egg using controlled laboratory environment to proceed with fertilization. These embryos are then carefully put back into the ...more

Assisted reproductive technology is a treatment method for couples, who can t conceive naturally, to have a child. Assisted reproductive technology is also known as assisted reproductive treatment (ART) and covers a number of treatment options. Depending on the nature of infertility issue, the category of treatment will be suggested.

Some of the treatment options-

IVF:

IVF or in vitro fertilization as a type of assisted reproductive technology that is put into use in a...more

Hair are an indispensable part of one s aura and personality. To have thick and voluminous hair adds so much to one s beauty. It defines one s image and confidence. Baldness, losing and thinning of hair is of great concern for both men and women. In a stressful and competitive world like ours, people start losing hair at very young age. This is often attributed to our lifestyle, environmental pollution, inadequate sleep, excessive smoking and drinking. Losing hair is depressing as it is a sign o...more

Thalassemia is a genetic (i.e., passed from parents to children through genes) blood disorder. People with Thalassemia disease are not able to make enough hemoglobin, which causes severe anemia. Hemoglobin is found in red blood cells and carries oxygen to all parts of the body. When there is not enough hemoglobin in the red blood cells, oxygen cannot get to all parts of the body. Organs then become starved for oxygen and are unable to function properly.

There are two types of Thalassemi...more

We are now routinely seeing regenerative technologies emerge in a wide variety of medical and surgical specialties. Orthopedic surgery, the treatment and prevention of muscle, bone and joint ailments, is certainly on the regeneration cutting edge.

The knee is one of the largest joints in the human body. When healthy, it performs remarkably. When damaged, the cushion (cartilage) can have focal potholes, areas of damage called chondral defects, or it can have areas of wear and thinning ...more

Common Summer Orthopaedic Injuries-

Tennis_elbow (tendinitis of the elbow)-
You don t have to play tennis to suffer this injury, inflamed and painful tendons located on the outer side of the elbow. It s a repetitive use condition, so it makes sense that cases flare up when warm weather encourages more outdoor athletic activity.

Pitcher s elbow-
Pitcher s elbow involves the UCL or ulnar collateral ligament, which usually keeps our elbow stable as we perform overhead thro...more

Every woman desires to experience the sweetness of motherhood but unfortunately, some fail to get it. It is because either they have low fertility or because they have developed a disease or disorder like endometriosis and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) due to which they fail to conceive.

Endometriosis is always associated with infertility to get relief from the troublesome problem. Endometriosis is conditions which lead the womb cells (endometrial cells) to develop in other parts of ...more

स्टेम सेल ऐसी कोशिकाएं होती हैं, जिनमें बॉडी के किसी भी ऑर्गन को सेल्स के रूप में विकसित करने की क्षमता मिलती है. साथ ही ये अन्य किसी भी प्रकार की कोशिकाओं में बदल सकती है. इन कोशिकाओं का स्वस्थ कोशिकाओं को विकसित करने के लिए इस्तेमाल किया जाता है. स्टेम सेल कोशिकाओं के खोज की आधारशीला वर्ष 1960 में कनाडा के दो वैज्ञानिकों अर्नस्ट. ए. मुकलॉक और जेम्स.ई.टिल ने रखी थी. इनके प्रयोग के बाद ही स्टेम सेल कोशिका के प्रयोग को बल मिला. स्टेम सेल को वैज्ञानिक प्रयोग के लिए स्नोत के आधार पर स्टेम सेल को भ्...more

You should contact a nearby sperm bank.
And get your semen tested. If they will find it suitable they will take it.