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Your First IVF: Answers to the Most Frequently Asked Questions

Posted by Dexeus Mujer | 10 Sep, 2024 | Fertility | 0 |

[If you’ve decided to start IVF treatment, it’s only natural to wonder how long the process will take, how it might affect your sex life, or when you can try again if you don’t get pregnant on the first attempt. In this article, we answer some of the most frequently asked questions on the subject]. The first time you undergo IVF can feel like a leap into the unknown, so it’s natural to have doubts or feel a little insecure. If you’re about to start an IVF cycle and this sounds familiar, don’t worry—it’s perfectly normal. The most important...

What will my egg donor be like?

Posted by Dexeus Mujer | 31 Jul, 2024 | Fertility | 0 |

Although hardly anyone would openly admit it, all women who have to rely on egg donation want to know as much as possible about their donor. In some European countries, such as Finland, the Netherlands, the UK and, more recently, Portugal, this information is available. In Spain, however, the current law on assisted reproduction stipulates that gamete donation must be completely anonymous and that a medical team must match the patient with the most similar donor from among the available options. But how is this “matching” done? What makes the medical team choose one candidate over another? How is...

40 years of celebrating life

Posted by Dexeus Mujer | 10 Jul, 2024 | Fertility | 0 |

On 12 July, we celebrated the 40th birthday of Victoria Anna, the first person conceived through in vitro fertilisation in Spain. Her birth was an achievement of the team at Dexeus Mujer’s Reproductive Medicine Unit, led by Dr Pedro N. Barri and biologist Dr Anna Veiga, who was the head of the In Vitro Fertilisation Laboratory at the time. This achievement marked a before and after in Spain, as it consolidated the implementation of assisted reproductive technology and was crucial in promoting the development of this medical speciality. It also brought hope to many families with fertility problems, for...

Sex after embryo transfer: yes or no

Posted by Dexeus Mujer | 5 Jun, 2024 | Fertility | 0 |

If you are undergoing a fertility treatment, you have probably asked yourself this question. The best course of action is to follow the advice of your gynaecologist, who will be familiar with your particular case. In general, however, it is difficult to give an unequivocal answer because it is not clear whether sexual intercourse after embryo transfer is beneficial or harmful. In this post, we explain the reasons for and against it with the help of Dr Isabeth González, a fertility specialist at our clinic: What are the risks? Orgasms can cause uterine contractions, and sexual intercourse increases the...

Women’s health: how can it be improved?

Posted by Dexeus Mujer | 28 May, 2024 | Lifestyle | 0 |

Although Spain has a longer life expectancy than other countries, the health of Spanish women is below the EU average in several respects. According to the Global Women’s Health Index (GWHI), which assesses global health through international surveys, the number of Spanish women who report having some physical or health problem has increased since 2020. To better understand this, we need to distinguish between life expectancy and healthy life years. According to various studies, while a 50-year-old woman in Spain currently has almost 40 more years of life ahead of her, this period is generally reduced to just over...

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Your First IVF: Answers to the Most Frequently Asked Questions

What will my egg donor be like?

40 years of celebrating life

Sex after embryo transfer: yes or no

Women’s health: how can it be improved?

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