THE FERTILITY CHANNEL

Today we are continuing our series on conditions that can cause infertility, and in our last episode we discussed endometriosis. So what if you have been diagnosed with endometriosis, but are not ready to be pregnant? Well any assessment and management of your endometriosis should also address your fertility and reproductive intent. This will usually involve an assessment of your ovarian reserve, which is most simply done by with a blood test called an AMH, an assessment of

In this episode, we are starting on conditions that can cause infertility, and the first of these is endometriosis. Endometriosis is a condition where tissue similar to the lining of the uterus or womb, called the endometrium, grows outside of the uterus. Most commonly this is in the pelvis. The endometrium is the area of the uterus that responds to hormones and is shed every month, so when this is in places where it’s not meant to be, you can imagine that this can cause prob

In the last two episodes we discussed when and where you should seek help, today we are going to talk about some of the reasons you might have problems falling pregnant. As we have discussed previously, the first question is do you actually have a problem? If you are under the age of 35 and you stopped contraception more than 12 months ago or if you are over the age of 35 and have been trying to fall pregnant for more than 6 months, you may have a problem. If you or your part