Infertility
Tips on How To Get Pregnant (An Interview with Dra Rebecca Singson, MD)
In Miriam Quiambao-Roberto’s interview with her Ob/Gyne, Dra. Rebecca Singson, MD shares tips on How to Get Pregnant and Why Some Women have Trouble Conceiving. In the end Miriam prays for women praying to conceive. We hope you are blessed!
SURROGACY : HOPE FOR THE HOPELESS?
Karina has been married for 20 years. At 20, she was diagnosed with severe endometriosis for which she has undergone two surgeries to remove the cysts in her ovaries. Her infertility has been a source of frustration until at age 42, she learned of surrogacy. She flew to the United States with her husband to
CNN Live Interview on Surrogacy
At alamin ang mga alternatibong paraan ng pagkakaroon ng anak sa tulong ng siyensya.
WHY CAN’T I GET PREGNANT
Dr. REBECCA B. SINGSON, M.D., FPOGS Research shows that approximately 90% of couples should conceive within 12 months. Once a couple actively starts work on having a baby, and no pregnancy occurs after one year of unprotected intercourse, they are considered infertile. THE AGE FACTOR If you are already in your thirties and still focused
Infertility Part II
Dr. Rebecca B. Singson, M.D. TUBAL FACTOR IN INFERTILITY In 30% of patients who cannot get pregnant, there may be problems with the fallopian tube. If a patient has had a ruptured appendix or a septic abortion, an ectopic pregnancy, a previous pelvic or tubal surgery, a history of pelvic inflammatory disease or has use
Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
One of the most distressful phenomena that can happen to a couple trying to conceive is a recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL), which can happen to 2-5% of couples. A miscarriage or spontaneous abortion, is defined as the loss of a clinical pregnancy before 20 completed weeks of gestational age (18 weeks after fertilization) or, if
Management of Uterine Fibroids
For over 100 years, surgery was the mainstay of treatment of uterine fibroids or myomas. Up until recently, therapeutic management of symptomatic uterine fibroids was broadened to three pillars: surgery, pharmacotherapy, and interventional radiotherapy. Nearly 50% of hysterectomies done for benign reasons are due to myomas.1 American data reveals that myomas occur in about 60%
Ovarian Freezing
1.Ovarian freezing sounds like a new technology. How long ago was this procedure discovered and how did it develop? Cryopreservation is freezing tissue or cells in order to preserve it for the future. The technique of cryopreservation in reproductive medicine started with sperm freezing way back in 1953 followed by freezing of embryos in 1958.
