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...
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...
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...
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...
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...