Make your fertility journey smoother with these tips for giving fertility shots
Giving yourself shots at home can sometimes be part of your fertility treatment. These subcutaneous injections go into your skin and into the fatty tissue when you are undergoing IVF or taking gonadotrophins. It might sound intimidating, especially if you don’t like needles.
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Many couples need help navigating infertility and relationships
If you feel that fertility issues are putting a strain on you and your partner, you aren’t alone. Our San Antonio fertility doctor Erika Munch MD has seen many couples struggling to manage infertility and relationships. After all, fertility issues and timed intercourse can take the romance out of sex,
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It’s time to make your fertility resolutions for 2020
It’s the start of a new decade, which means it’s the perfect time to make some fertility resolutions. If you’ve been struggling to conceive after a year of regular, unprotected intercourse, you should resolve to make an appointment with a fertility doctor. You should make this appointment after six months of trying if you are 35 or over.
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Feeling overwhelmed by fertility acronyms? TFC is here to help
Starting infertility treatment can feel like you’re swimming through an alphabet soup of fertility acronyms. However, you aren’t alone as you navigate this vast world of fertility terms. The team at our San Antonio fertility center wants you to feel empowered. As a result, we’re going to explain some of the most common terms you’ll see during fertility treatment.
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Dr. Erika Munch will be attending ASRM 2019
The American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) hosts an annual conference for fertility doctors and other experts in the field. It is an excellent networking and educational opportunity, which is why Erika Munch MD will be attending ASRM 2019. Our San Antonio infertility doctor explains what the conference is and why she is looking forward to it.
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Revealing the secrets of celebrity moms over 40
How do celebrity moms over 40 do it? We all hear that it starts to get harder for women to conceive after age 35. Yet, celebrity moms seem to be able to have babies in their 40s and even later. After all, Janet Jackson had a baby at age 50.
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Travel and fertility treatment can be easy with these tips
Whether you’re planning a little fun in the sun in an exotic location or some rest and relaxation somewhere close to home, your summer plans likely include travel. You don’t have to put your plans on hold while you’re in the middle of infertility treatment.
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Learn what to do if a varicocele repair doesn’t work
A varicocele is an enlargement of the veins that drain the testicles. It is present in about 15% of the male population and 40% of hopeful fathers who are evaluated for infertility. Doctors typically discover this condition during a physical examination when they notice what may feel like a “bag of worms.”
A varicocele can cause fertility issues,
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Wondering when to see a fertility specialist?
When faced with month after month of negative pregnancy tests, many couples think that they should just keep trying on their own. Others can hear their biological clocks ticking as they keep trying to have a baby without success – and they wonder when to see a fertility specialist.
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What’s the difference between a fertility specialist and an obgyn?
Wondering about the difference between a fertility specialist and an obgyn? Our San Antonio fertility doctors are here to answer your questions.
You can think of your obgyn as an ally throughout your reproductive years and beyond. This doctor can provide birth control,
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