Let’s Ask The Expert / Interview with Alex Taylor
LET’S TALK ABOUT THE FERTILITY YOGA WITH ALEX TAYLOR As IVF Turkey, we have teamed up with Sandra Greenbank to run the fertility support group in St Albans under the umbrella of the Fertility Network. Each month we invite experts within the fertility area. During our last session, we had the lovely Alex Taylor, who is a Fertility Yoga Teacher, and we had a chance to ask our questions to her and find out more about the Fertility Yoga!Β Would you please explain what Fertility Yoga is? Fertility Yoga is a series of yoga poses with a particular focus on …
Professor Dr. Teksen Camlibel explains the effects of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Gynaecologist at Jinemed Health Centers Professor Dr. Teksen Camlibel: In women, the hypothalamus in the brain secretes follicle-stimulating hormones (FSH) and luteinizing hormones (LH), crucial for normal ovarian function and ovulation. FSH facilitates oocyte development, while LH aids in their maturation and release for potential pregnancy. Typically, FSH is secreted in higher quantities than LH. When LH levels surpass FSH levels, oocytes in the ovaries fail to crack. This leads to the accumulation of uncracked oocytes, observed as polycystic ovaries through ultrasound, with numerous small oocytes filling the ovary. This condition, known as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), often manifests in …
AIR TRAVEL DURING PREGNANCY
Prof. Teksen ΓamlΔ±bel, M.D. Obstetrician and GynaecologistΒ Β βIs air travel safe for me?β It is the question of an expectant motherβs mind while she is preparing for a holiday. Medical experts confirm that air travel is safe up until week 36 of pregnancy provided it is approved by an obstetrician. However, medical experts forbid air travel in case of a high-risk pregnancy.Β Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Mustafa KΔ±r, M.D.Β fromΒ Jinemed Medical Centre,Β has answered the questions you may have in mind regarding air travel during pregnancy. Β What are the changes to human physiology and in an aircraft during air travel? As you move higher …
Louise Brown visits the Camlibel Foundation in Turkey
Each month Louise Brown will look at a single organisation and explain what they do and how they support fertility issues, this month she takes a look at the Camlibel Foundation Louise said: βThe struggle to afford IVF treatment is the same for women all over the world, so I was delighted to go to Istanbul, Turkey as a guest of Professor Dr Teksen ΓamlΔ±bel, who is setting up a foundation to support women who canβt afford treatment. βThe foundation will be fully up and running by the end of the year but I was a special guest at a …
