My baby's 18 months old and I've been trying to conceive for a year but in vain. I took Clomid but no positive results. Why?
Dr. Bassem Skaff,
Obstetrics & Gynecology
- First we want to make sure that you have stopped breastfeeding... you need to be evaluated by your gynecologist by an ultrasound, some blood tests, and imaging studies to check tubal patency, in... Read More
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Where in Beirut can I do a semen analysis? And what are the costs for a lab insemination? I'm 32 and my wife is 29 years old.
Dr. Nemer Charafeddine,
Obstetrics & Gynecology
- You can do it at CMC; it will cost around 30 000 LL. For IUI, it ranges from $250 to $350.
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How much does it cost to get inseminated in a lab and is it covered by insurance?
Dr. Nemer Charafeddine,
Obstetrics & Gynecology
- No they are not covered by insurance. Intrauterine insemination (IUI) will cost you between $250 & $350 depending on the center, and also on the nb of ultrasound done to the patient before the IUI... Read More
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Any advice about home insemination? Been inseminating for a year with no success. I use opks to track my ovulation and when it's positive, I inseminate the same day and the day after it.
Dr. Nemer Charafeddine,
Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Home insemination is very similar to intercourse, used when the couple can't engage in sexual intercourse. I prefer lab insemination, as the sperm is prepared.
If after 3 inseminations there is n... Read More
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My husband has problems in the pituitary gland and he's been taking dostinax for 1 year and a half. But the sperm count ranges from 3 million to 10 than to 5. The sperm count is not increasing at all.
Dr. Rania Mousa,
General Medicine
- Dostinax (cabergoline) is used to treat high levels of prolactin hormone in body, high levels of prolactin in men can cause symptoms such as enlarged breasts and decreased sexual ability/desire. Cabe... Read More
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I'm 25, it's been 2 years that I can't have a baby. After 2 weeks, I'll take merional75 and make IEF but I don't have any problem. The problem is from my husband. What is the chance for having a baby?
Dr. Salim Saab,
Otolaryngology (Ent)
- It depends on your husband's problem if it is treatable then you have good chances.
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What are the chances for a 30 year old man with a 5 million sperm count and weak motility to have a baby normally?
Dr. Salim Saab,
Otolaryngology (Ent)
- We need to know percentage of sperm normality; if this is not normal with weak motility, chances are very slim. If the sperm does not have anomaly, chances are weak.
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I'm trying to get pregnant but I'm also taking Euro D and lipitor to increase my vitamin D and decrease my cholesterol. Could that hurt the baby in case I get pregnant?
Dr. Salim Saab,
Otolaryngology (Ent)
- Lipitor is contrindicated in pregnancy. If your vitamin D is ok, you can stop euro D
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If I want to be pregnant, how long before should I stop antidepressants?
Dr. Salim Saab,
Otolaryngology (Ent)
- It takes 1 to 2 months to make antidepressants disappear from the blood. I am considering fluoxetin, the most prescribed antidepressant.
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