Monday, July 11, 2011

Precisely How Egg Donation Austin Agencies Perform

By Whilemina H. Buck


If you live in Austin and have plans of donating your eggs, there are many procedures that you must get ready for as well as go through. Looking for a clinic for egg donation Austin residents can have confidence in should be the initial step you will take, but it isn't the thing that you need to be concerned about the most. Even though egg donation laws can differ among states, they're pretty straightforward once you understand the laws that govern becoming an egg donor in Austin especially.

Before you can donate eggs, you need to first be within an qualified age group of 21 to 35. There are numerous of tests you need to undertake on the road to becoming an egg donor. Examples like a complete pelvic examination, taking a blood sample to check your hormone levels, a pelvic examination, and even a uterus examination through ultrasound. You may also be psychologically screened to make sure that you're mentally willing to donate eggs. There are some situations in which egg donation San Antonio clinics may have a preference for ladies who have already given birth or have donated eggs before, however this is not mandated by law and it is specific to certain agencies only.

After you have passed all of the examinations as well as screenings, you'll then have to undergo hormone treatment for a duration of 10 days. Medication will likely be given to help with the production eggs to ensure that there is an ample amount ready once it's time to retrieve the eggs. It won't be as comfortable a period as you might like because of the frequent blood samples and also uterine examinations that you'll need to endure just to be sure that the eggs are maturing appropriately.

Once the eggs have fully matured, they will then be harvested by inserting a needle into the follicles of your ovaries and then suctioned out. It's an outpatient procedure that only lasts for about half an hour, during which you will likely be anesthetized to make certain that you are comfortable. It is extremely quick, and after only a couple of hours after the procedure you will most certainly have the capacity to go home.

Whenever possible try to look for an egg donation San Antonio clinic that you can trust because they will likely be responsible for you through the entire 10 day preparing period. Look for facts about the very best egg donation Austin clinics in your town.




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Sunday, May 15, 2011

Trying to Get Pregnant: Tips You Can Use Tonight



Boosting your fertility doesn’t have to involve complicated procedures and expensive hormonal treatments when you are trying to get pregnant. Tips you can use such as avoiding certain habits or products that can aggravate your fertility problems can go a long way towards increasing your fertility potential. It’s important to understand which factors can help bring you closer to your dreams of parenthood. Here are some simple pregnancy tips you can try tonight.

Stay away from cigarette smoke

Sure, smoking might make you look more glamorous and desirable (or so says the tobacco ads), but it’s not going to bring you one step closer to pregnancy. According to the British Medical Association, female smokers are 40% less likely to conceive than women who do not smoke. It’s difficult to say exactly how this happens because here are literally hundreds of chemical compounds in cigarette smoke. However, researchers believe that some of these chemicals can trigger hormonal imbalances, which cause irregular menstrual cycles or anovulation. Not only that, but these harmful chemicals can also cause genetic abnormalities in mature eggs. In the likelihood that a female smoker does get pregnant, she’s still at risk of an early miscarriage if the chemicals from the smoke stay in her body.

The bad news is that female non-smokers are not necessarily in the clear. It turns out that passive smoking, or inhaling secondhand smoke, also increases the likelihood of infertility or miscarriages. It doesn’t matter who’s lighting up the cigarette; as long as you’re inhaling the harmful chemicals in tobacco smoke, your fertility is in danger. So if your partner is a smoker, ask him to step away from you whenever he needs his nicotine fix. Better yet, get him to start quitting altogether. Studies show that smoking can also contribute to male impotence by impairing sperm function and lowering sperm count.

Use foreplay to heat things up

A common problem experienced by couples trying to conceive is a lack of excitement in their sex lives. It’s completely understandable – what with the stress of work, the pressure of a ticking biological clock, and the lack of spontaneity, sex just isn’t as exciting as it used to be back when you were still dating. Instead of getting straight to the point of intercourse, spend a little more time doing foreplay. Believe it or not, foreplay can increase your fertility in two ways. The most obvious way is that it will help you feel more relaxed. By now you probably know how much stress can lower your chances of conceiving because stress hormones upset the balance of sex hormones.

Extended foreplay also encourages natural vaginal lubrication. Stress and fertility drugs tend to cause vaginal dryness, and most couples trying to conceive make the mistake of using commercial lubricants to solve this problem. Leading lubricant brands act as spermicide, even if they are water-based and contain no spermicidal chemicals, because their pH levels are too acidic. Sperm need an alkaline environment in order to survive. Although semen provides this sperm-friendly environment, the pH balance gets disrupted when a commercial lubricant is introduced. Lubricants also contain certain ingredients that affect sperm motility, or their ability to swim. Although a lubricant called Pre-Seed can provide the right environment for sperm to survive, it’s probably best to lubricate the vagina naturally with a little foreplay.

Sex positions can enhance conception

When trying to get pregnant, it makes sense to use a position that makes the journey as short as possible for the sperm. The missionary position, or the man on top, is one of the best positions for conception because it provides deep penetration and deposits the sperm right outside the opening of the uterus. Another excellent position is doggie style, or rear entry, with the woman on all fours or lying down on her belly. This also brings the sperm right in front of the cervix and is especially useful for women with an inverted uterus. And yes, MRIs actually confirm that these two positions do place the sperm closest to the egg! Positions to avoid include woman on top, or any position where gravity can prevent sperm from reaching its destination in time.

Some experts also suggest lying on your back and “bicycling” for several minutes after intercourse to help the sperm swim along. There are no fancy imaging technologies to prove that this works but if anything, it should induce a couple of giggles. And what better way is there to make babies than to be silly and have fun?


This article is based on the book “The Full EmbraceTM Pregnancy Success Program by Diana Farrell, M.A. Diana’s books on enhancing fertility have been sold all over the world, and she has helped many couples overcome their infertility and realize their dream of parenthood. She originally developed the Pregnancy Success Program as a way to overcome her own struggles with infertility. Find out more by visiting her website: Click Here!