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		<title>New On The Market &#8211; DuoFertility</title>
		<link>http://blogs.fertilitycommunity.com/weblogs/new-on-the-market-duofertility</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheila F</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diagnostics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Infertility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Treatment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ Monitoring your fertility by taking basal body temperature, using ovulation kits, or tracking cervical mucus can contribute to making you feel even more stressed.  It brings fertility issues to the forefront on a daily basis and makes infertility an issue not to be ignored, if for no other reason than you can&#8217;t and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fertility Testing for Women</title>
		<link>http://blogs.fertilitycommunity.com/weblogs/fertility-testing-for-women</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.fertilitycommunity.com/weblogs/fertility-testing-for-women#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:45:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheila F</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Causes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diagnostics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Female Factor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Laparoscopy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ Just as there are some basic initial tests for men; most women also typically endure the same first tests.  Actually, the very first thing most women do after they encounter trouble conceiving is begin to track ovulation &#8211; either through ovulation prediction at-home tests or charting basal body temperature.  If a woman [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fertility Testing for Men</title>
		<link>http://blogs.fertilitycommunity.com/weblogs/fertility-testing-for-men</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.fertilitycommunity.com/weblogs/fertility-testing-for-men#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:31:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheila F</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Causes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diagnostics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Male Factor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sperm Wash]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Treatment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unexplained Infertility]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ Even before my husband and I began to try to have children I knew that I could have fertility issues.  I annually (at first) saw a gynecologist and had times when I turned to him for consult regarding one female issue or another.  I was aware that I had irregular periods, heavy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Financing Fertility Treatments</title>
		<link>http://blogs.fertilitycommunity.com/weblogs/financing-fertility-treatments</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.fertilitycommunity.com/weblogs/financing-fertility-treatments#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheila F</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Challenges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cost]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diagnostics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Treatment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ When we began our IVF journey the list of things to stress about was very lengthy.  At the top of the list was finances and trying to determine just how to pay for the treatments, none of which would be covered by insurance.  If you live in a mandated state that requires [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Initial Consultation</title>
		<link>http://blogs.fertilitycommunity.com/weblogs/the-initial-consultation</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.fertilitycommunity.com/weblogs/the-initial-consultation#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 17:44:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheila F</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Causes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cost]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diagnostics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doctors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IUI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IVF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Treatment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ The decision to visit a Reproductive Endocrinologist (RE)is a big one.  Once you take the step to delve deeper into your fertility issues by researching treatments and more advanced therapy and seeking the help of a fertility specialist, then you have had to come to the point of admitting to yourself that you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blame</title>
		<link>http://blogs.fertilitycommunity.com/weblogs/blame</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.fertilitycommunity.com/weblogs/blame#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheila F</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diagnostics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life Lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Male Factor]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ There is a dirty little secret that a lot of infertile people keep &#8211; sometimes we want someone else to blame.  Unless you know from the outset that one or the other of you has reproductive issues, there always comes that time when you begin testing to determine whose &#8220;fault&#8221; it is that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HCG Levels</title>
		<link>http://blogs.fertilitycommunity.com/weblogs/title-151</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.fertilitycommunity.com/weblogs/title-151#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheila F</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Causes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diagnostics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Treatment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ Visit any message board for infertility patients and you are sure to find questions and laments about hcg levels.  The posted inquiries run the gamut from &#8220;is my beta too low,&#8221; to &#8220;do you think my number is high enough to indicate twins?&#8221;  After my initial beta I was one of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Early Fertility Concerns: Could I Be Infertile?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.fertilitycommunity.com/weblogs/early-fertility-concerns-could-i-be-infe</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.fertilitycommunity.com/weblogs/early-fertility-concerns-could-i-be-infe#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 12:16:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Faith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diagnostics]]></category>

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I did not wake up one morning and have a &#8220;lightning bolt&#8221; moment in which I realized that I was infertile. Instead, the fear that I might be infertile slow crept over me as several months passed without my conceiving a baby. I was not too concerned after the first two months without a pregnancy, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Post-coital Test (PCT): What is it?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.fertilitycommunity.com/weblogs/post-coital-test-pct-what-is-it-1</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.fertilitycommunity.com/weblogs/post-coital-test-pct-what-is-it-1#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:43:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Faith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Post-coital Test]]></category>

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The post-coital test (PCT) is one of the least painful diagnostic tests but can also be uncomfortable from an emotional standpoint. Fertilitycommunity.com describes the PCT as follows:
An examination which may reveal existing problems between the interaction of sperm with cervical mucus . . . Cervical mucus is collected via pelvic exam a few hours after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hysterosalpingogram (HSG): How Painful Is It?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.fertilitycommunity.com/weblogs/hysterosalpingogram-hsg-how-painful-is-i-1</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.fertilitycommunity.com/weblogs/hysterosalpingogram-hsg-how-painful-is-i-1#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:33:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Faith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HSG]]></category>

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What is a Hysterosalpingogram (HSG)? Fertilitycommunity.com defines the test as follows:
HSG is a test used primarily to determine if a woman&#8217;s fallopian tubes are open or blocked. HSG also gives some idea as to the integrity (condition) of the endometrial cavity (uterine interior.) It is known as the most uncomfortable of diagnostic procedures for females. [...]]]></description>
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