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It is often difficult to diagnose ovarian cancer in its early stages because the symptoms are similar to those of other conditions. Anyone who experiences unexplained abdominal symptoms that last for more than 2 weeks should see a doctor. Ovarian Cancer can also be challenging to detect early because the ovaries are small and located deep

The average menstrual cycle is 28 days long but can vary from 24 to 38 days. If a menstrual cycle is shorter, a person can have a period more than once a month. While occasional changes in the menstrual cycle are not unusual, frequently experiencing two periods in a month may indicate an underlying issue.

  Magnesium is the fourth most abundant mineral in the body, and women with PCOS aren’t getting enough of it. According to a study in the Journal of Gynecology and Endocrinology, women with PCOS are 19 times more likely to have a Magnesium deficiency. Magnesium plays a role as a co-factor in some major processes in the

The endometrium is the inner lining of the uterus. Each month, the endometrium thickens and renews itself, preparing for pregnancy. If pregnancy doesn’t occur, the endometrium sheds in a process known as menstruation. If conception takes place, the embryo implants into the endometrium. Conditions that involve the endometrium and may impact your fertility: Too thin or too thick

How Ovulation Works, Signs of Ovulation, and What You Need to Know to Conceive What does ovulation mean? When will you be ovulating? And what does it have to do with getting pregnant? If you’re new to trying to get pregnant, or you’re just trying to understand the Female reproductive system a little better, you may have basic

To all outward appearances, Louise Brown looked exactly the same as thousands of other babies when her blinking, slightly quizzical gaze met newspaper readers on the morning of 27 July, 1978. But as the first child born using the technique of in-vitro fertilisation (IVF), she was utterly unique in the history of humankind. Forty years

EXCLUSIVE AUSTRALIAN scientists have pioneered a breakthrough in IVF treatment that is seeing a 46.7 per cent increase in the number of viable high-grade embryos per cycle. The cutting edge process allows embryos to grow in a petri-dish undisturbed for five to six days mirroring the journey in the mother’s fallopian tubes prior to implantation

A CAREER woman of 47, who never got round to having a baby, has forked out £20,000 on IVF to become a first-time mum at 47 – after she began to go through the menopause. Marketing guru Lisa Forster and her fiancé Michael Owen, 49, were told she had “left it too late” when they