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What is ovulation and how it helps in getting pregnant ?

Pregnancy occurs when an egg meets up with a sperm. Sperms are microscopic cells that live in the testicles of man and eggs lives in the ovaries of the female. Every month, reproductive organs of female body prepare for pregnancy. The ovaries and uterus of the female body, creates the environment for the release of an egg, to meet with sperm. The process of releasing an egg is called ovulation. Ovulation is the process that helps in getting pregnant. What is Ovulation? Every month if a lady has a regular menstrual cycle an egg is released from the ovary, on the 12-15 day of the cycle and this is termed as ovulation. During each menstrual cycle, reproductive hormones stimulate the ovaries. A few immature eggs called oocytes grow and respond to the triggering hormones. Usually, only one egg is released every month. In the case of two eggs, conceiving the non-identical twins becomes easier. During the age of puberty, an approx amount of 300,000 eggs are stored in the ovary. ...

What are the factors that cause Male Infertility?

Infertility affects approximately 15% of couples worldwide. One-third factors for infertility are contributed by the female partners, and other one-third factors because of the male partner and the remaining one third remain unexplained. All attributes have their equal share in contributing to the couple being infertile. Fertility of a man depends on both the quality and quantity of the sperm. If a man ejaculates less number of sperms or if the quality of ejaculated sperm is poor, it poses a problem in conceiving by the couple. Many people have a myth in their minds that infertility causes because of the women’s inability but male partner also contributes to the couples being infertile. But do you know what causes infertility in men? Read further to know the factors that cause male infertility. Here are the factors which are responsible for infertility in males: 1. Varicocele: If the veins around a male’s testicles get swelled, the condition is referred to as Varicocele. ...

Is female only responsible for infertility or the Male has a role too ?

Giving birth to a child is not only a women’s key responsibility. Not only from her eggs, a zygote will be fertilized into an embryo. When man’s sperm meets an egg, the process of fertilization takes place. And the woman gets pregnant. If giving birth is resulted by both man and woman, why do we always blame a woman to be the reason behind infertility? What is infertility? Every couple wants to start a family at some point of point in their life. A little kid can be the reason of bundle of joys and happiness in a home. So, couples try harder to conceive a baby and wish to have a successful delivery. But many couples face difficulty in conceiving a baby or giving birth to a child. This situation of being incapable of delivering a baby is termed as “infertility”. Do you know what could be the reasons for infertility? Who is responsible for infertility? Is it the only woman who contributes to infertility? The answer is NO. Man’s ability to produce and eject sperm is eq...

How Stress can lead to infertility?

It is actually true that obsessing and worrying about the inability to get pregnant can make it more difficult. There are women in the world who get pregnant easily even if they have unhealthy eating habits and think of exercise as a waste of time. But there are those women as well who wait for their home pregnancy kits to change color for months and years. What could be the reason that some women can conceive easily, while some having healthy lifestyle wait for years? Stress could be one of the reasons. A recent research revealed that females with high levels of alpha-amylase, an enzyme related to stress, might have difficulties in getting pregnant. During the research process, 274 women gave saliva samples over six menstrual cycles which disclosed that highest enzyme levels during the first cycle were 12 percent less likely to get pregnant as compared to women who had lowest enzyme levels. So, let’s figure out how women could overcome stress factor to live a healthy and pea...