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BabyHopes.com Trying to Conceive Newsletter

May 8, 2008

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In This Issue:

- Recent Data On Intrauterine Insemination For Treating Infertility

- Useful Products For Getting Pregnant

- Can The Day Of Conception Determine Babies Gender?

- How much do fertility Treatments Cost?

- How Soon After Ovulation Will Conception Occur?

- How Does Progesterone Play a Part in Fertility?

- Newsletter Past Issues

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Recent Data On Intrauterine Insemination For Treating Infertility
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Guest Article from Dr. E (PhD- Sperm Physiologist and Inventor of Pre~Seed)

Inseminating sperm directly into the uterus (intrauterine insemination
or IUI) can be used for couples with male factor infertility, either
with or without giving medication to stimulate the woamns's ovaries.
Recently, some new studies have provided information for when to
choose this treatment. Per cycle pregnancy rates with IUI can be low
in some cases as mentioned here, and in clinics that aren't very
experienced in dealing with male factor patients. In reading this it
is important to remember that the average couple only has a little
over a 20% chance of conceiving each cycle.

Studies by Badawy et al., 2008 showed lower pregnancy rates following
IUI with male factor if the female partner was over 35 yrs old;
numbers of motile sperm inseminated were less than 5 million ( a 5.5%,
pregnancy rate versus 24% if there were more than 5 million motile
sperm); or normal sperm shapes (morphology-WHO guidelines) was under
30%. Dovey et al., 2008, with 4,000 couples found pregnancies
from women under 35 years of age at 11.5% per cycle. Whereas, women
35-37 years old had a pregnancy rate of 9% , which declined down to <
2% in women over 42.

This is why doctors recommend if you are 35+, do not wait for one year
without conceiving to get help!

A lot of couples don't believe that a doctor's intervention is the way
to conceive, or perhaps they just can't afford it. It is interesting
that although the percentage of women having a baby tends to be higher
with IUI, it hasn't been proven to be more effective in clinical
studies versus well timed natural intercourse (Cochrane Database Syst
Rev., 2007 ). This is probably due to a lack of well designed
studies, rather than IUI, done by experienced clinicians, not helping
conception. However, importantly it does suggest that good old, baby
making at least every other day while you are ovulating can work for
some couples, even after a long time of trying! So if you can't or
won't do IUI, keep timing your ovulation and keep baby-making as
enjoyable as you can! Pre~Seed can help you keep all this serious
stuff fun!

Dr. E

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You can learn more about Pre-Seed here:
http://www.babyhopes.com/pre-seed.html

If you have a regular cycle, you can use our online ovulation calculator
to help you figure out when you are most fertile:

http://babyhopes.com/ovulation-calendar/index.html

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Useful Products For Getting Pregnant
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Ovulation Test Strips
http://babyhopes.com/ovulation-predictor-kit.html

Pre-Seed Lubricant
http://www.babyhopes.com/pre-seed.html

FertilAid Fertility Supplement for Women
http://babyhopes.com/fertilaid-fertility-supplement.html

FertilAid Fertility Supplement for Men
http://babyhopes.com/fertilaid-for-men.html

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Can The Day Of Conception Determine Babies Gender?
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Believe it or not, the day of conception can indeed contribute to how
a baby's gender is determined. While it may sound like an old wives'
tale, there are very specific scientific reasons that this may be the
case.

Read the full article here:
http://babyhopes.com/articles/conception-gender.html

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How Much Do Fertility Treatments Cost?
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The cost of fertility treatments can vary greatly depending on the
type of fertility treatment that is being used, state regulations
related to fertility treatments, and the market for fertility
treatments in the area that you are receiving the treatments.
Generally, the figures below represent an average cost around the U.S.
for various fertility treatments.

Fertility treatments that rely on medications can be among the least
expensive of treatment options. Many times, your insurance company
will cover the cost of fertility medications such as Clomid. Even
hormone injections tend to be much less expensive than more complex
fertility treatments.

One of the least expensive fertility procedure includes intrauterine
insemination, or IUI. In this procedure, the sperm are washed,
concentrated, and directly injected into the uterus of the woman.
This greatly increases the number of sperm that make it into the
fallopian tubes, which is where sperm can fertilize an egg. IUI can
use sperm from the male partner or from a donor. IUI is not effective
if the male has problems with his sperm, such as a low sperm count or
abnormal sperm. IUI is often coupled with medications to help a woman
ovulate, such as Clomid. IUI will cost in the neighborhood of $350
for the basic procedure.

IVF refers to In Vitro Fertilization. If a woman does not have any
success with IUI, she will often be a candidate for IVF. In IVF, eggs
are retrieved from the woman. Sperm are then used to fertilize the
eggs outside of the womb in the lab. Once the eggs are fertilized,
creating embryos, the embryos will then be transferred into the uterus
around three to six days after the eggs were retrieved. IVF is one of
the oldest ART treatments, and has been in use for over three decades.
IVF is by far one of the most expensive forms of fertility treatments,
and you can expect to pay at least $7,500 for this treatment. If you
need a sperm donor for IVF, it will cost an extra $2,000 or more; if
you need to use donated eggs, the extra cost rises by nearly $15,000.

FET, which stands for Frozen Embryo Transfers, is, procedurally,
similar to IVF. When a woman has IVF, if there are extra embryos that
are available, they can be frozen. If this is the case, they can be
transferred into your uterus at a later time. FET is most useful for
a woman who does not get pregnant with the first cycle of IVF
treatments, or with a woman who has a successful IVF pregnancy and
wants to become pregnant again in the future. If your IVF was
unsuccessful, a FET will still cost you around $2700, not counting the
cost of freezing and storing the embryos. If you need donor embryos,
they will cost an additional $3000 or so.

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How Soon After Ovulation Will Conception Occur?
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Technically speaking, it is extremely unlikely for conception to occur
any time other than during ovulation. Once ovulation is over, there
is not generally egg for the sperm to fertilize. Having said that, it
is important to understand exactly how the process of conception
works, and how it relates to ovulation.

Read Full Article Here:
http://babyhopes.com/articles/ovulation-conception.html

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How Does Progesterone Play a Part in Fertility?
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A number of hormones in a woman's body will play a part in her
fertility. In fact, without specific hormones functioning in a
certain way, it is extremely unlikely, if not impossible, for a woman
to become pregnant. Many fertility problems are caused when one or
more of these hormones does not work the way that they are supposed
to, and many fertility treatments rely on injections of hormones. One
of the most important of these hormones is progesterone.

Read Full Article Here:
http://babyhopes.com/articles/progesterone-fertility.html

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