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Male Fertility
Often when couples are having difficulty conceiving we look to a woman’s fertility, but male infertility actually affects around a third of all infertile couples. Fortunately, most causes are easily diagnosed and most can be treated or overcome to help a couple conceive. If you are trying to conceive you generally have a 20% chance of becoming pregnant each month. Some couples become pregnant quickly whereas others take some time. It is important to remember that around 85-90% of couples will…
The facts about fertility and pre-pregnancy health
Presented by Dr Frank Quinn, IVF Australia This talk from a leading IVF Australia fertility (https://www.pbcexpo.com.au/parenting-insights/tag/fertility) specialist will give you the facts about fertility, and explore the best way to approach pre-pregnancy health. Typically in our late teens and twenties we focus on contraception, but when the time comes to turn our thoughts to conception, there are a large number of myths about how to fall pregnant. This Bupa Parenting Insights talk is given…
Advice and Resources for Disabled Parents
By Ashley Taylor, disabledparents.org People with disabilities come in all different shapes, sizes, ages, and backgrounds. Regardless of whether you’ve been disabled since birth or have acquired your disability over time, it doesn’t have to mean you can’t live a happy, healthy, joyful life. Although it might require some extra planning and perhaps some home modifications, it is certainly possible for disabled individuals to achieve their dream of becoming parents. If you have a disability and…
My Journey with Endometriosis and Infertility
Finally I have everything I have ever wanted and worked for and yet deep down I think I am dying. Which is exactly what I say to my Dr when I sit down in tears in her surgery. Riddled with anxiety and armed with diseases from Dr Google I tell her my symptoms and in no time she has told me I’m not dying, banned me from Dr Google, and sent me off for tests promising we will get to the bottom of things. The next step is an appointment with a gynaecologist. At that stage, besides my 2 yearly pap…
Will cervical abnormalities affect my future pregnancy?
You’ve got the results back from your Pap smear and it says you have abnormal cervical cells. No doubt you’re flooded with lots of questions and emotions: Do I have cancer? Is it treatable? Will it affect me falling pregnant? Can I carry a baby to full term? It’s important to know that an abnormal Pap smear result does not mean you have cancer. It means there has been a change in some of the cells in the cervix and they no longer look ‘normal’. Many of these cases are either easily treatable or…
