Dr. Thomas G Hannam

 

We want to help you learn about your fertility.

When we started this site, we posted topics that we hoped would be interesting. Sometimes that worked out. But the real value came through when readers started to make suggestions and ask questions. I hope you, too, find what you need.

But what if you don't? As you know, medicine is evolving quickly. The most important thing we can provide our patients today is education. Let us know what you need to learn by posting questions or comments, or email us directly info@fertility.ca. We want to build the best resource possible for Canadians, for anyone who needs help understanding their fertility.

I can't answer every question directly. But I hope that, soon, with your help, we'll be able to answer so much more than ever before. We are building a newer (better?) site that will be ready "e;in a few weeks"e;. Let's say: end of summer 2012. With your help our site can focus on what you really need to know. When you need help, you can be certain that many, many more readers need that same help too.

Education is the face of modern medicine. Thank you for helping us build this site together.

Yours,

Tom Hannam

www.hannamfertility.com

 

How to improve your egg quality

Category: Diagnoses, Fertility Treatments, Lifestyle and Subfertility

If you are fortunate, you may already know that you have good quality eggs. However, if you have reason to doubt the situation, then you may wish to try to “maximize” egg quality. Lifestyle matters: sleep well, quit smoking, and minimize caffeine to one cup of coffee a day.

You may also wish to consider dietary supplements: you take them for 2-6 months to be effective. You will find if they are going to work, pregnancy should happen quickly. Six months will be trial enough.

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Are fertility treatments safe for babies?

Category: Fertility Treatments

Babies conceived through IVF may have increased risks for preterm births and other complications. It may be worth considering how such risks may (or may not) apply to you…especially if you are planning to transfer more than one embryo.

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Prions and fertility medications

Category: Fertility Treatments

In Canada, the main three injectable medications, in alphabetic order, are Gonal F, Menopur, and Puregon. In different countries, they will have different names (in the USA for example Puregon is called Follistim) but worldwide these are the three leading products.

Gonal F and Puregon are synthesized in the lab. Menopur, however, is a human urine-derived product. And therein lies its strength, and its potential weakness.

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Elective Single Embryo Transfer (eSET): is it right for you?

Category: Fertility Treatments

The fertility community would certainly like to see more singleton pregnancies…in contrast with the multiples that so often arise in our practices (or in the newspapers). The challenge is to balance this goal with our patients’ desires to maximize their chances for pregnancy

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Donor Sperm in Canada

Category: Fertility Treatments

There are different issues that face women looking to donor sperm. I will address them here, from choosing your donor to improving your success rates.

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The best IVF protocol

Category: Fertility Treatments

The best IVF protocol is the one that works for you. The goal is to individualize your care against several standardized approaches….

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Improve your chances for embryo implantation

Category: Diagnoses, Fertility Treatments

Implantation is critical, regardless of other challenges that you may face while trying for pregnancy. For example, it has been said that as many as 70% of failed IVF cycles are due to problems of implantation. I can help you understand the factors that go into this process, and what you can do to maximize your chances for success.

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How to improve sperm quantity and quality

Category: Fertility Treatments

Once your sperm tests have been done, you might need to increase sperm quantity and/or quality. In this post I will explain how to do just that.

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