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...
Day by day at the consult Archive
Treating Recurrent Miscarriages: Science or Shamanism?
When a patient has suffered two or more miscarriages, if the problem has not been diagnosed and treated, the chances of recurrence are high and increase in direct proportion to the number of previous miscarriages. Some of us know, and others can imagine, the excitement of a positive pregnancy test. But now, I ask...
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...
Egg donation: risks of false advertising
In recent months we have been seeing many patients who have not become pregnant after cycles of treatment with egg donation in clinics where they were “ensured” a high number of eggs or even a certain number of blastocysts. Offering or ensuring many eggs or blastocysts leads to worse pregnancy rates, because in order...
Passion for football starts before birth
As you already know, thanks to Babypod we are carrying out research studies about foetal response to different voices and tunes. In these studies, we have proved that foetuses can barely hear any noise coming from outside, but they can hear from week 16, when they measure 11 centimetres, only if the sound comes...
Anti-Müllerian hormone: What is my ovarian age?
The age stated on the ID does not always meet the age of the ovaries. When we talk about the pregnancy chances per cycle, we doctors refer to the ovarian age, and it is important that you are aware of it because it marks the level of your reserve of good eggs. To know...
A Love Story
I would like to share with you this letter from a patient that I have received today. It is a story of love, struggle and hope that deserved this happy ending. Enjoy it every second. As it deserves to be. We are not yet aware of what is happening. It has taken us a...
The First Consultation on Sterility
“I have always wanted to be a mother, I waited until I had all I considered necessary to offer to my child. At the age of 33, with a lot of enthusiasm, a daily pill of folic acid and a calendar, I stopped using contraceptive methods, with the hope of becoming pregnant the same...
The story of an IVF
Almost every day, I receive visits from patients who come to our clinic to introduce me to their children. I am really glad they do so because we all have done our best so that those children can be born. Today I want to explain what the process of In Vitro Fertilization consists of,...
Anecdotes that have happened to us over the years
As you know, I like to tell you about the day by day in our clinic, as we often experience genuinely funny situations. With all due respects towards our patients, I’m gonna tell you about the ones I remember. Some have happened directly to us and some belong to colleagues who work in other...
12