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The two week wait ( 2ww) is one of the most exciting as well as one of the most emotionally draining phases of an IVF cycle. You are eagerly waiting to know what has happened to your embryos – did they implant or not ? The doctor’s done his best – now it’s all upto you ! How well will your body perform...
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Test requires measurement of certain metabolite levels in patients’ blood. Diagnostic test showed high sensitivity and specificity. PHILADELPHIA — A new diagnostic test that uses a scientific technique known as metabolomic analysis may be a safe and easy screening method that could improve...
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Many people go in for annual physical checkups routinely . Doctors do a panel of blood tests , in order to judge how healthy they are . One of the tests which is routinely performed is a cholesterol level , in order to check for the risk of heart disease . In my opinion, this is quite a pointless test...
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High levels of the inflammation marker hs-CRP associated with increased risk for cancer death. No significant association was found in women. The relationship was more common in lean participants. PHILADELPHIA — Measuring blood levels of high-sensitive C-reactive protein, an important marker of...
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A single blood test can help define a woman’s risk. Elevated hormone levels associated with breast cancer death and recurrence. Increased levels are associated with higher risk for HR-positive cancers. ANAHEIM, Calif. — Blood hormone tests predicted a woman’s risk for developing postmenopausal...
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A vaginal egg collection is a very routine procedure in an IVF clinic. The procedure is over in about 20 minutes , and good doctors will usually get one egg from each mature follicle. However, one of the dreaded complications which can mar a vaginal egg collection is called the empty follicle syndrome...
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A lot has been written about the dreaded two week wait ( 2ww) for infertile couples - the period during which you have to wait to find out whether your infertility treatment has been successful or not. This waiting period is stressful not just for infertile couples, but for everyone trying to conceive...
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At the age of 16 my periods stopped for no apparent reason after having normal regular periods since the age of 12. We had tests done at my local hospital in the UK and they did not find anything significant other than a few hormones which appeared to be a little erratic. I was told not to worry and...
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As we all know, the commonest reason for missing a period is pregnancy. This is why, when you miss your period, your first thought is - Am I pregnant ? If you are infertile and have been trying to conceive for some time, there's a lot of hope and suspense when your period does not come on time. So...
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Patients ( and IVF doctors ) need to remember that we treat patients - not just abnormal lab reports ! How do we sort out the significant abnormalities from the red herrings ? How do we prevent overdiagnosis and overtreatment ?
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The HCG blood test is one of the easiest medical tests to interpret . This is because it is a very special molecule, which is produced only by the placenta during pregnancy , for all practical purposes . ( Very rarely , it can be produced by certain tumors , but these are so uncommon that we can safely...
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Fresh or frozen embryos – which are better View more presentations from Aniruddha Malpani .
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Here's a heartfelt success story from one of our patients. I think our journey to IVF started like for most couples. First, we got married and were perfectly content childless. Then, we started thinking about when to have kids and soon decided that “now” was the right time. After a few months, I...
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Hi, We are from Kolkata and this is our story that we would like to share. First of all, would like to extend our warm gratitude to Dr.Aniruddha & Dr.Anjali Malpani, and their staff making our IVF treatment a SUCCESS !!! I am on the ninth week of pregnancy now and hoping and always pray it will be...
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With more people traveling to the US and other countries from Latin America, this test will be able to detect the disease. If one were the recipient of an organ from Latin America the disease could be transferred. Many infected will drop down dead usually from heart problems cause by the...
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