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...
Fertility Experiences Archive
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...
Playlist to make the lockdown more bearable during pregnancy
It is hard to believe, but the world has actually stopped like we could never have imagined, not even in the best Netflix series. In these uncertain weeks, many people must face another enemy, in addition to the damn Coronavirus: boredom. From this humble platform that is my blog, which allows me to reach...
Coronavirus, IVF and pregnancy
The world is currently undergoing an exceptional situation no one had ever known; I say the world, because we are talking about a pandemic (epidemic that has spread over several countries). The outbreak of coronavirus that has led the Spanish government to declare the state of alarm will require in the coming weeks that...
Taking care of the environment is everyone’s business (part 2)
In this second part of the post I am going to detail which are the main harming pollutants I have previously mentioned. 1. Toxic chemicals: Endocrine disruptors are chemicals commonly used in industry, agriculture and at home. These substances are very resistant to biodegradation and are present in our diet and in the environment,...
Taking care of the environment is everyone’s business (part 1)
At the end of last year I followed the Climate Action Summit that was held in Madrid. One of the scientists attending the event claimed that he had never seen such a great disconnection between science, what citizens ask for and negotiators. I don’t see it that way, on the contrary, I think we’ve...
“Physician of the Year in Assisted Reproduction”
The fact that my own colleagues have chosen me as “Physician of the Year in Assisted Reproduction” is an honour and I am very proud of it. I think that when we have to vote for a colleague, what we most consider is the respect that he or she inspires us. That is why...
Sharon Corr’s youngest fan
I am very lucky to call the great Irish artist Sharon Corr a friend. A year and a half ago when Sharon, together with Álex Ubago, held a concert for the hundreds of embryos that were then developing in the incubators, a comment from her stuck in my mind: “Getting to meet the...
Sexuality and sterility
We have started organising workshops about sexuality and eroticism for couples who want to become parents. When the pregnancy does not arrive, the couple’s sexual desire and intercourse frequency tend to decrease, what is counterproductive. When you decide that you want to get pregnant, it is important that you do not neglect your couple’s...