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Pregnancy can be a wonderful time for many, but it can also present certain difficulties, such as aches, discomfort, and morning sickness. While some seek support from contemporary or conventional care, others turn to alternative medicine. One alternative to medical treatments is acupuncture. This practice has been important in Asian cultures for many years and has spread to Western cultures, where it is now a popular method for managing pain. It can help with these pregnancy-related problems, particularly the alleviation of pelvic and back pain. Is it a safe option, though? In this talk, we'll examine the advantages, dangers, and security of acupuncture.

Within ovaries, you will find follicles, which are small sacs filled with fluid. This fluid helps the eggs mature. In a regular ovulation cycle, the follicle sack bursts, and the egg reaches full maturation and is released.  When a female is born, her ovaries contain all the potential eggs she will have but some of these eggs are lost naturally or through atresia. During this time, immature follicles that are unable to release an egg are reabsorbed back into the body. The more we age the faster this process takes.  These follicles are important in the IVF process. They go through different stages over their lifetimes, one of them being the antral follicle stage. This article will delve into this important stage in fertility – the Antral Follicle Count.

Birth control carries with it many misconceptions, myths, and half-truths, particularly when it comes to future fertility. Some women faced with infertility look back at their years of birth control use and wonder whether it is a direct cause of their infertility.  It is easy to understand why these myths exist on birth control pills causing infertility. Some women experience delays in resuming ovulation and menses, while others completely loose their periods after prolonged birth control use.  Changes in your body, like fluctuations in body fat content or stress that could affect a woman’s cycle, can be masked by birth control. This article looks at common misconceptions about birth control's effects on infertility.