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What is Prostatitis?

Chronic bacterial prostatitis. Some men get it after they’ve had a urinary tract infection (UTI) or acute bacterial prostatitis. Chronic prostatiti...

Prostate Problems

BPH does not lead to prostate cancer, although both are common in older men. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men (besides skin cancer)...

Seeing a Doctor for Infertility: Questions and Treatments

When you and your partner see your doctor to talk about problems getting pregnant, it helps to do some planning on the topics you'd like to bring u...

Understanding Infertility: Symptoms and Causes

Are you trying to have a baby but pregnancy just isn't happening? The main symptom of infertility is not getting pregnant. The main reason for infe...

Tubal Ligation Reversal

This lets them look at your fallopian tubes and decide if reversal surgery is possible. If they decide it's OK to do the reversal, your doctor then...

Sperm FAQ

To meet the waiting egg, semen must travel from the vagina to the fallopian tubes, a tough journey that few sperm survive. Is there anything you ca...

Semen Analysis

Semen analysis is a test of a man’s sperm and semen. A normal sperm count is at least 15 million sperm per milliliter of semen. Also known as a spe...

Treatment & Care

Tubal cannulation is a procedure to help clear a blockage in the fallopian tubes. How is this procedure performed and is it an option for you? It's...

Infertility and in Vitro Fertilization

The IVF facility will provide you with special instructions to follow the night before and the day of the procedure. Once the embryos are ready, yo...

Fertility Evaluation

If a woman is ovulating, doctors then move to a standard test called the hysterosalpingogram, a type of X-ray of the fallopian tubes and uterus. Th...

Fertility Drugs

You can expect to start ovulating about 7 days after you've taken the last dose. After you start to ovulate, most doctors suggest taking clomiphene...

What Tests Check for Blocked Fallopian Tubes?

Next they’ll insert a thin tube called a cannula into your cervix and the speculum removed. If the report shows that your fallopian tubes are block...