Fertility Report
Fertility Report
Reference-style explainers for fertility terms, treatments, research topics, and common questions.
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Why is First Love Never Forgotten?
The Brain Stores First Love as an ‘Important Event’ A song from long ago drifts out of a radio by chance. In just a few seconds, memories travel back decades. The alleyways walked in school uniforms, the scenery flashing past a bus window, friends laughed with, and the face of a first love from long…
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“My Lower Back Feels Like It’s About to Snap”… Ignoring Menstrual Pain Can Lead to Infertility
“My lower back feels like it’s snapping.” Dismissing it as just menstrual pain, only to discover infertility—the warning signals the uterus sends. Every time her period arrives, her lower back aches as if it’s about to snap. Unless she takes painkillers, daily life is nearly impossible. Many women endure this, assuming it is just their…
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If the Odor Changes, There’s a Reason… Reading the Signals of Vaginitis
When ‘Good Bacteria’ Leave, Vaginitis Follows Vacation season is here. The beaches, valleys, water parks, and swimming pools are bustling with people. Enjoying the cool water to escape the heat is one of summer’s greatest gifts. However, after the fun of water play ends, another summer guest sometimes visits women: vaginitis. During the summer, the…
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The Definition of a “Good Egg” is Changing
“Your egg looks beautiful.” Just a decade ago, this was a phrase commonly heard in fertility clinics. Doctors explained that a “good egg” was one that was large, round, and had clean, transparent cytoplasm. In embryology labs, morphological evaluation was the most important standard, and patients were more likely to ask, “Did my eggs look…
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“If You Have PCOS, You Should Eat Less Misutgaru (Roasted Grain Powder)”
What’s Scarier Than Sugar? ‘Hidden Carbohydrates’ “I didn’t even add sugar, so why did my blood sugar spike this much?” Patients with diabetes often ask this in the clinic. It stems from the belief that non-sweet foods are safe for blood sugar. However, experts say this is one of the most common misunderstandings. What determines…
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“Endometrium, How Many Millimeters Are Needed for Pregnancy?… Unlocking the Secret of Implantation”
7mm is Just a Benchmark; the Quality of the Endometrium Determines Implantation “How many millimeters thick should my endometrium be to get pregnant?” If you are preparing for In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) or natural conception, you have probably heard this at the hospital at least once: “Your lining is a bit thin.” You might hear…
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Did You Take Medication Without Knowing You Were Pregnant?
More Important Than the Medication Is the “Timing of Intake” Weeks 5 to 10, the Time When the Fetus’s Fate Is Decided It Is Not About Avoiding Medicine, but Taking It Correctly You felt a cold coming on, so you took some medicine. Your head was throbbing, so you swallowed a painkiller. Then, a few…
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Everything About Vitamins: From A to K at a Glance
Focus on “Proper” Intake Rather Than “High” Intake Folic Acid Is Essential for Pregnancy Preparation “Vitamins—What on earth should I be taking?”… Everything You Need to Know About Vitamins from A to K Go to a pharmacy, and you will find dozens of types of vitamins. We know Vitamin C, but why are there so…
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For Patients with Extremely Diminished Ovarian Reserve (DOR), Why Use Growth Hormone Injections?
In Extremely Low Reserve, Where Every Single Egg Is Precious… What Does Growth Hormone Change? Growth Hormone Helps the “Follicular Environment” Among patients with Diminished Ovarian Reserve (DOR) preparing for In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), those with extremely low ovarian reserve—often called “extreme DOR”—ask the most frequently, “Is there any way to increase my chances of…
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“If Your Sanitary Pad Can’t Keep Up…”
“I Thought It Was Just a Heavy Period”… Uterine Fibroids and Adenomyosis: The Hidden Causes Menstruation is a vital signal of women’s health. If your menstrual flow suddenly increases, you should not dismiss it as a simple change in constitution. Especially for women preparing for pregnancy, changes in menstrual volume can be a signal that…
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(Column) The Price of Stopping the Walk… The Decline of Reproductive Function, More Frightening Than Diabetes
Sedentary Life Creates Disease… The End Results of a Body That Doesn’t Walk You drive to work in the morning. You sit in a chair at the office all day. You eat lunch inside the building. After work, you lie on the sofa and look at your smartphone. That’s how the day ends. You open…
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(Column) A Good Test and a Necessary Test Are Different
“Please do a hysteroscopy first”… The Most Misunderstood Test by Women with Infertility One of the questions most frequently heard in infertility clinics is about hysteroscopy. In online infertility communities, it is not difficult to come across testimonials like, “I got pregnant right after a hysteroscopy,” “I found the cause of my implantation failure,” or…