Endometriosis is an enigmatic disease. Its origin, its development, its symptoms and its consequences constantly surprise us. There are congresses dedicated to it and colleagues argue, for example, about the cause. They have been doing so for years and I believe that they cannot agree because they are all right. Let me explain: The...
Treating Recurrent Miscarriages: Science or Shamanism?
Some of us know, and others can imagine, the excitement of a positive pregnancy test. But now, I ask you to think about how people who have had two or more miscarriages experience this moment… The hope of having a child is confronted with the possibility of a new failure, what uncertainty and anxiety!...
In the List of the most Influential Women in the Health and Medical Sector: Women’s Leadership, my Personal Experience
This week one of the best-known business magazines in the United States included me in their list of the ten most influential women in the health and medicine sector. I am honoured that they have chosen my interview to be featured on the cover of their magazine. Here is a summary of this and...
Covid-19 and Male Fertility
Since the beginning of the pandemic, we have seen publications of all kinds about COVID and its effect on the quality of semen: that it may cause the fragmentation of sperm DNA, that it may be that the inflammation of the testicles is a symptom of the disease, etc. We have also read that...
Sperm and Egg Donation: Would you like your Child to resemble you?
“Will I feel it as mine? Will she/he resemble me?” These are two of the most frequent questions at the consulting room when we tell a patient that she is going to need and egg or sperm donor to have a child. This is a very natural reaction; I call it “genetic mourning”. Faced...
Male age. Advanced Paternal Age. How does the Age of the Father Influence Fertility and Offspring?
We know how important the age of the woman is, but there is little talk of the age of the man and they also have their biological clock although the impact is much smaller. The age of the father can affect their fertility and increases the risk of some diseases in their children. The...
Infertility is a Taboo Subject
Infertility is a taboo subject in Europe and, unfortunately is on the rise. We have carried out a patient opinion study on the social consideration of infertility in their countries. This work has involved more than 1,700 patients from 10 European countries and allows us to see the evolution of the data by making...
Longing for pregnancy in times of coronavirus
My experience with patients these past months has been really wonderful. Many have told me that the lockdown has made them realise even in a clearer way the importance of “where and whom with they lived” and that they have missed having a baby. I am struck by how pregnant women and those women...
We keep on innovating: Sperm freezing carried out by the patient himself, at home or wherever he is
Progress in technology is changing how things work and innovation in healthcare should be oriented towards facilitating processes for patients. Telemedicine is imposed thanks to the wide range of possibilities offered by progress in email communication and fast messaging. The consultations via Skype are increasing, surgery is carried out by remote control, patients in...
The end of lockdown and the beginning for many new families
We are waiting for the end of lockdown due to Coronavirus with the same enthusiasm as our patients. People who have had to interrupt their IVF cycle because of the COVID-19 crisis or who are waiting to start their Assisted Reproduction treatment have become, more than ever, our own family. They tend to have...