MATCHMAKING BASED ON BLOOD GROUP

MATCHMAKING BASED ON BLOOD GROUP

When a couple comes to Manzanera Fertility Clinic and it is decided that they need to opt for the gametes of a donor (oocytes, sperm, or both of them), the major worry of the couple is the physical similarity of the future child with them. As determined by the current...
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS IN REPRODUCTION

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS IN REPRODUCTION

It is believed that environmental factors may create toxic environments which can affect reproduction. The possible outcomes can be bad functioning of gonads (ovaries and testicles), genital malformations, endometriosis, formation of fibroids in the uterus, premature...
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN INVASIVE AND NON-INVASIVE PGD

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN INVASIVE AND NON-INVASIVE PGD

Technologies advance rapidly – all of us can observe that daily. These advances do not escape the assisted reproduction field either. One of the techniques which evolved the most in the past few years is the preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD). It consists of the...
What is egg donation?

What is egg donation?

One of the possible treatments in assisted reproduction centres is egg donation or, scientifically, oocyte donation. In this treatment, apart from the receptor (a woman who receives the embryo transfer), a second woman comes into play – a donor who will provide...
Vitamin and mineral deficit in reproduction

Vitamin and mineral deficit in reproduction

Diet is one of the key factors in embryo and foetus development. A deficient diet produces adverse effects both in natural and assisted reproduction. Although there are studies in animal research, the results in human populations are scarce and sometimes...