Artificial Insemination

Artificial insemination is a simple and inexpensive medical procedure, commonly used in the treatment of infertility. AI is just one of those options that may be considered prior to attempting more in...

Birth Control Pills

Birth control pills are usually combinations of the hormones progestin and estrogen that are taken by mouth to inhibit fertility in women. A woman taking birth control pills will not become pregnant. ...

Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation

Pregnant women and breastfeeding (lactating) mothers should be very careful about the drugs they take – some drugs can cause deformities in a fetus, and others can pass on through breast milk and harm...

Ectopic Pregnancy

The word "ectopic" means "out of place". An ectopic pregnancy is a pregnancy where the fetus, instead of growing in the uterine cavity, occurs in a number of unusual locations, such as the fallopian t...

Egg Donation

Egg donation refers to the process by which a woman donates her eggs for assisted reproduction for another woman. The eggs are then fertilized in vitro and the embryo implanted in the egg recipient. I...