Be aware of PCOS

As we all know September is PCOS awareness month which is being discussed about all over the world. PCOS or Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome is a hormonal imbalance that interferes with a woman’s reproductive system. When you have PCOS, your ovaries are larger than normal and can have many tiny cysts that contain immature eggs which create hindrances in conceiving. It is one of the most common causes of infertility in women.

Basically, PCOS is a common condition and being overweight worsens all the clinical features. Watch out if you see these clinical features like:

Can you get pregnant even If you have PCOS?

There are many success stories of Shantah Fertility Centre where complicated cases get success and couples find their happiness when a baby is born. Today I am sharing one of those tough cases where Meenal Singh (name changed) found out that she was expecting a baby, it was her best birthday gift; she could have hoped for.

Meenal had been diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) at the age of only 16 and was on medication for long and obviously her chances of getting pregnant with PCOS were very weak.

What are the challenges of getting pregnant with PCOS?

Let’s do a Q&A on Age and Infertility

While the majority of public perception of infertility is that it’s a disease that affects women who are in their late 30s and 40s, the truth is that infertility is often age-independent. Women of any age can have fertility issues and many times younger women wait much longer to seek treatment than they should.

While age does play a major role in a woman’s ability to successfully conceive a pregnancy due to a reduction in quality and quantity of a woman’s eggs, there are many other factors that play into a woman’s inability to conceive on her own.

Q. How Does Age Play a Role in My Ability to Conceive?

A. Women are born with about 1 million eggs and as a woman ages, the number of eggs within the ovary begin to rapidly decrease. By the time she starts menstruating, she may only have about 400,000 eggs left.

When a woman reaches her 20s, the chances of becoming pregnant

How to deal with stress when diagnose with infertility?

Infertility today is no longer a secret. Around 30 million couples worldwide are suffering from infertility. When you are unable to conceive after one year of trying means you might be suffering from infertility and dealing with such a harsh situation is very disturbing. The trauma that you have to undergo is indescribable. You need to have lots of courage to fight with your emotional sentiments as well as of society. Infertility touches every aspect of your life; not able to conceive a child is already shattering and then you have to go through the emotional criticism of your relatives, peers, and family members. You may also feel many ups and downs in the relationship between you and your partner as it is a frustrating situation for both of you.

If you are struggling with infertility then you are probably no stranger to stress. It is very important for you to keep

How Long Should It Take to Get Pregnant?

Getting pregnant seems very easy but for some couples it has become a nightmare. There are nearly approximately 30 million couples in India suffering from infertility that means they are not able to get pregnant naturally. After marriage usually couple expects to start a family sometimes sooner sometimes later but eventually they want. For some couples, a month is all they need to see those double pink lines. Yet for others, it takes longer period of time. Hence they ultimately seek a fertility treatment. In India, out of 30 million infertile couples, nearly 3 million are actively seeking treatment; and around five lakh couples seek in vitro fertilisation (IVF) or intrauterine insemination (IUI) treatment.  The rate is even higher in the urban population where one out of six couples suffers from infertility and desperately look out for solutions. 

And during the COVID-19 crisis followed by the lockdown, they have suffered a lot as IVF is a time-sensitive treatment.

The factors influencing conception are multifaceted, but the key indicator of