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If you exercised through your pregnancy and you had a straightforward birth, you can safely do light exercise within days of giving birth as long

October is celebrated as a National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, where people from all over the world recognize the seriousness of this condition and show their support for patients affected by breast cancer.

As part of its commitment to continuous development, Institute of Life – IASO has acquired new medical technology, becoming the first Embryology Lab in Greece to be equipped with time-lapse embryoscopes. This major investment places Institute of Life – IASO among the leading Assisted Reproduction Units worldwide.

IVF Anxiety: 8 ways to manage worry and stress during IVF.
If you’re undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF), you know how anxiety and worry can dominate your thoughts. Here’s how to manage your IVF anxiety during the process.

Egg cryopreservation is not a necessity it is a choice.
For every woman, motherhood is a conscious choice and an inalienable right. However, fertility has time limits. Cryopreservation comes to give the solution.

You may not be pregnant yet, but there’s plenty you can do now to make yourself as healthy as possible for a growing baby. Consider this your preconception to-do list.

• What is a poor ovarian response?
• Ovarian stimulation in poor respondents
• Which woman is described as a “poor respondent”?
• Can a poor ovarian response be predicted?
• Low ovarian potential – How do we deal with it?
• What is a poor ovarian response?

It’s normal to be concerned with your fertility after early miscarriage. Many couples want to try to conceive again right away, while others need time to heal. Ultimately, though, fertility following a miscarriage is an issue of concern for most couples. Once you are ready to start trying for a child again, there are a number of things you can do to increase your chances of having a successful pregnancy.

EMBRACE® is a new non-invasive test that helps identify fetuses who are more likely to be chromosomally correct without having a biopsy performed on the fetus. This information is especially important because it helps Clinical Embryologists select the embryos most likely to be implanted from the first embryo transfer attempt.

The development and maturation of multiple follicles are essential for achieving IVF pregnancies.
A significant proportion of women, however, who undergo ovarian stimulation in addition to assisted reproduction do not adequately respond to standard ovarian stimulation protocols with a significantly reduced number of developing follicles.
These women are defined as “poor responders” and usually show reduced oocyte counts, low fertilization rates, poor fetal quality and, consequently, low pregnancy rates.

One in every 6 couples is affected by infertility and the World Health Organisation has declared it a global health issue. Of all cases of infertility, around 40% is linked to female factors, 40% to male factors, and 20% to unknown causes.

Nowadays the number of women who are faced with the prospect of infertility is increasing and the causes are multiple. The modern woman claims a more dynamic social role than in the past: she studies, makes a career, seeks financial independence. The priority in the professional career leads her to minimize the time of finding a partner and developing a meaningful relationship.

Sperm Freezing or Sperm Cryopreservation is the process of preserving sperm cells for later use.
Cryopreservation of Sperm enables us to “freeze” time and in case of fertility for any reason, to have immediate availability of cryopreserved sperm.

Eating healthier foods can help increase sperm count, while chowing down on the not-so-healthy stuff may lower his numbers. If you and your partner are trying to conceive, a change in his eating habits may bring you closer to your goal of getting pregnant.