http://www.infertilityrelief.com Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:06:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For a condition that afflicts something like 5 million American women, Endometriosis is not very well understood by the medical community.  There is pretty solid agreement that a strong link exists between moderate to severe cases of endometriosis and infertility.  Many women have mild cases and suffer no ill effects ... http://www.infertilityrelief.com/endometriosis-and-infertility/ Admittedly we do not have the exact number of reasons for infertility.  However, we have summarized the most common culprits (and some that are not so common), so by the time you’re done here there won’t be very many that you haven’t at least heard mentioned. It might be tempting to ... http://www.infertilityrelief.com/reasons-for-infertility/ Is it any wonder that infertility and stress are commonly spoken together in the same breath?  The two work together, each as a cause and as a result of the other.  If you have spent upwards of a year trying to get pregnant without success, those doubts start to creep ... http://www.infertilityrelief.com/infertility-stress/ If you are having difficulty getting pregnant, there is a good chance that progesterone infertility is involved.  This important hormone is a central part of a woman’s reproductive system, and if it is in short supply things will not work as intended.  It serves a number of functions in causing ... http://www.infertilityrelief.com/progesterone-infertility/ Every year millions of couples learn that they have a problem with infertility and are launched into a very significant personal crisis.  In the US alone somewhere around 9 million people are affected; it is estimated that roughly 10% of the relevant population is facing this condition.  The emotional toll ... http://www.infertilityrelief.com/infertility-cost/ Background One of the primary sources of infertility problems in women is Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome or PCOS.  Although perhaps not completely understood, it appears to be closely related to excessive production of insulin by the body.  In some cases the response is for the woman to produce unusually high levels of ... http://www.infertilityrelief.com/pcos-and-infertility/ Introduction As will be evident below, we could also call this page “Signs of Potential Infertility.” A substantial number of women are affected by infertility to one degree or another, as are a smaller percentage of men.  Many have no idea it is a problem until they are trying to get pregnant, ... http://www.infertilityrelief.com/signs-of-infertility/ The art and science of acupuncture has been with us for centuries, having been originally developed in Eastern cultures.  Acupuncture includes all aspects of relieving pain and achieving medicinal benefits by skillfully inserting fine needles into specific places on the body.  Among other results, the process generally affects the patient’s ... http://www.infertilityrelief.com/acupuncture-and-infertility/ Learning that you are dealing with some (unknown) type of fertility disorder can be heartbreaking, with dreams of holding your baby infant a vision now in jeopardy.  The good news is that there often are a number of options before you, made possible by modern medicine.  The bad news is ... http://www.infertilityrelief.com/infertility-insurance/ Couples who are going through infertility problems often feel alone in their struggle.  They see other people with their babies and wonder why it’s not them.  They forget that there are other people in the world that are going through the same things they are going through. There are about 7.3 ... http://www.infertilityrelief.com/infertility-statistics/