Dr. Juan Francisco Solís Bercian. Medical Director Clinica Santa Maria. 2011 Also known as Premature Ovarian Failure (POF), occurs when the ovaries stop functioning in women under age of 40. Frequently, many patients find it out several years after symptoms began. The absence of menstruation is often the first sign of POF; later symptoms can [...]
Dr. Juan Francisco Solís Bercian. Medical Director Clinica Santa Maria. 2011 Recurrent abortion is defined as two or more consecutive pregnancy losses. Although roughly 25% of all pregnancies end in abortion, less than 5% of women will have two consecutive losses and only 1% will suffer three or more. After 3 losses a full evaluation [...]
Dr. Juan Francisco Solís Bercian. Medical Director Clinica Santa Maria. 2011 It is a common hormonal problem that affects about 5% of women of childbearing age. In this syndrome, the ovary has an increased production of androgens, which can cause infertility, menstrual irregularity and hirsutism (excess growth of body hair), and increases the risk of [...]
Dr. Juan Francisco Solís Bercian. Medical Director Clinica Santa Maria. 2011 This is a common question among women who are planning to have children and haven’t achieved pregnancy. If you have 1 year of exposure to pregnancy and it didn’t happen, it is time to consult a specialist. Some tests will be perform to assess [...]
Juan Francisco Solís Bercián, M.D. Clinica Santa Maria Medical Director. 2010 The news went round the world. Dr. Robert Edwards pioneered in Human Reproduction studies that led to the birth of Louis Brown the first baby born by In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) in the world, was awarded with the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine [...]
Juan Francisco Solís Bercián. M.D. Clínica Santa María Medical Director. 2010 A major concern is the risk of having a baby with a birth defect. Down syndrome is the most common of these defects. Affected children are born with different degrees of mental retardation and physical defects. However, the risk is less than 1% before [...]
Juan Francisco Solís Bercián, M.D. Medical Director. 2010 Today, many women choose to become mothers after their 35 years. Depending on the country, on average in five women, one has their first child after this age. Fortunately, most women enjoy healthy pregnancies and babies! Women over 35 are exposed to some special risks during pregnancy [...]
Juan Francisco Solís Bercián MD. Clínica Santa María Director. 2010 One of the most common questions that are made to specialists in fertility is: What changes to my diet can I do to improve my fertility? Few studies have been strictly scientific fact of the matter. One of the most complete built on large-scale study [...]
Mildred Guancin BA. Andrology Laboratory Supervisor. 2010 The semen analysis is the most important diagnostic test for the study of male fertility and greatly complements the diagnosis for the couple. It is a simple analysis that allows to observe the male reproductive capacity, through the assessment of physical aspects of semen: volume, pH, appearance and [...]
Juan Francisco Solís Bercián MD. Clínica Santa María Director. 2010. Part 2 continues from part 1 Defects in the Luteal Phase The defects of the luteal phase are part of a disease that is responsible to interrupt or disrupt the menstrual cycles of women and the proper development of the endometrium, which is vital for [...]
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