Assisted Reproduction

The oxidation mechanisms produce something called “oxidative stress”, which is injurious for the fertilization capacity of the sperm cells.

There are some essentials conditions to become part of the egg donation program of an Assisted Reproductive Centre. The first part consists of a personal interview where the Centre will explain the interested woman all the process very detailed, all the requirements, previous tests, medication, egg collection techinque, risks, etc. Read more »

As on women, sportsmen may also suffer alterations in the reproductive function. However, the investigations are more limited and the results, indirectly, turn into a minor grade of information about it.

In the last decades the interest for practicing Sports has increased on women and men, both occasionally or professionally. This situation needs to evaluate the impact that it supposes for reproduction. There are, also, a great number of couples where both members practice Sports and, at the same time, they Read more »

The embryo implantation is the process in which the embryo invades the endometrium, blood vessels are formed and starts the embryo development. The embryo implantation process is complex and, even though the molecules are well known, the effectiveness of the current treatments to improve it, has not been proven.

The Reproduction Unit of  Clínica Vistahermosa will start immediately a new technique of sperm selection that will improve the success rates on the reproductive techniques for those couples for those couples where the male factor is relevant.

Stress is often a consequence of our current lifestyle. When a couple is undergoing a fertility treatment, usually stress increases, because these treatments are the consequence of trying  to achieve pregnancy spontaneously during several years. Furthermore, these treatments can usually take some time and involving an emotional weakening.

It seems that the reproductive tourism in Spain, lately, has soared. When I say reproductive tourism, I talk about foreign couples that come to our country looking for a pregnancy and, most of the cases, or  100%, are looking for gamete donation, whether eggs, sperm, or both.

Nowadays we can find deep and easy access information in the Internet but, is all the information we find fiable? How do we know which information is reliable and proven and which don’t?

Currently, it becomes more difficult to find the right moment to achieve a pregnancy. Social causes such as stress, pollution, a poor diet, drugs, and even the incorporation of women into the world of work, are the most important factors that are generating a delay in the search for motherhood. Read more »