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Azoospermia by John David Gordon MD Medical Doctor

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Posted Fri 25 Sep 2009 3:34pm Over the years I have seen many men with the absence of sperm in the ejaculate (azoospermia). Some went on to have children with IUI because they had retrograde ejaculation, some conceived with IVF/ICSI and others through donor sperm or adoption. The ability to conceive in spite of azoospermia is truly one of the medical miracles of the past 20 ... Read on »

Question 31. What can cause my husband to have no sperm at all and can we still have children together? by John David Gordon MD Medical Doctor

Posted Mon 19 Jul 2010 7:23am Summer is in full swing here in Washington DC and we are really getting cooked these past few weeks. I have been trying to be a real handyman this past week and have been granted a special dispensation by my wife in regards to the use of power tools. My project has been to strip off the paint and rust of an old patio set by using my power drill a ... Read on »

Treating Severe Cases of Male Infertility by HealthyPregnancy .. Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 1:49pm MARK POCHAPIN, MD: Hi. Welcome to our show. We're going to talk about infertility. In fact, infertility is a very common problem affecting up to 15% of couples. In women approaching the age of 40 and above, about 25% can have a problem with infertility. We're going to focus specifically on male infertility problems, known as the male factor infe ... Read on »

Is Your Disease on the RARE List™ – If So, More Bad News! by Chris H. Posted Mon 06 Feb 2012 3:01pm I wonder if people truly understand what it means if their rare disease or disorder is on the RARE List™? Last week, the R.A.R.E. Project and Global Genes Project , leading patient advocacy organizations representing the rare disease community, issued the RARE List™ , a stunning 65 page ... Read on »

Myth #3: Men with CF are Sterile by Lauren B. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 04 Aug 2008 11:06pm

1 Comment Fact: Men with CF are not sterile. 2% of men with CF can father children naturally without the assistance of an IVF (in vitro fertilization) clinic. In the remaining 98% of men with CF, congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens (CBAVD) is a relatively frequent cause of male infertility. It is important to note that men with CBAVD are ... Read on »

IVF ( PESA-ICSI) Success Story for man with absent vas deferens by Dr. Aniruddha M. Medical Doctor

Posted Tue 11 Sep 2012 9:55pm We are a couple from Hyderabad .I am 37 years and my wife is 32years.We were married since last five years.She can not able to conceive because of my infertility problem ( absent vas deferens). We suffered a lot mentally .I was in touch with Dr Malpani since last 3 years by email.Even though we never visited their hospital he used to give onl ... Read on »

Infertility Terms - making sense of the jargon ! by Dr. Aniruddha M. Medical Doctor

Posted Mon 06 Apr 2009 11:44pm All this may be TMI, but if you need to talk to your GYN, or help your DH make sense of what your RE is saying, this is a useful crib sheet ! This is from the book How to Have a Baby: Overcoming Infertility by Dr. Aniruddha Malpani, MD and Dr. Anjali Malpani, MD. Abortion: the medical term for miscarriage. The various types include: ... Read on »

Mental health is not the absence of mental illness/ Mental illness is not the absence of mental health by Larry Drain Healthy Living Professional

Posted Mon 26 Dec 2011 11:03am It is possible to have symptoms of mental illness and still flourish in life. One study I read said that 17% of people with diagnosed mental illness (one out of 5 essentially) flourish in life. Conventional theory would tell you this is impossible. But this study (and many others) as well as many other new ideas about what it means to do well i ... Read on »

Absence Makes the Heart (and Body) Grow Fonder by Dan and Jennifer .. Health Maven

Posted Fri 17 Apr 2009 11:12pm With my husband away on a business trip last week, I had an experience that reminded me of relationship advice I received several years ago. The first couple of days he was gone, I was very busy with lots of tasks and goals to meet. Then that night, we couldn’t say “Good-night” to each other. I missed his call because I was in the shower and then ... Read on »

And the Winner for Typical Absence Status Epilepticus is… by patientanonymous Patient Expert

Posted Tue 21 Dec 2010 12:00am Certainly not me! Although, maybe I’ll get lucky and receive some kind of “award.” Like making it stop!!! I went to see Non-Arsey Neuro yesterday. There was no argument with my findings . I covered a fair amount of what we discussed in that link, but in terms of presentation, history, treatment etc… ... Read on »