Couples undergoing fertility treatment often ask me what they can do to help their effort to get pregnant. In many cases, I tell them the key to healthy and regular ovulation or optimizing male fertility is getting your body back in shape. A healthy lifestyle does more than get you back in shape, however. Eating...
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Why You Should Freeze Sperm Before Cancer Treatment
Cancer treatment has a terrible effect on fertility. When you are diagnosed with cancer, it is important to act quickly as it pertains to fertility preservation. Men who would like to have children in the future are wise to learn all they can about freezing sperm — sooner rather than later. So how does cancer...
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Getting the Skinny on Fats and Fertility
When it comes to things you can do to get your body ready for pregnancy, there are few things that have more impact than making better choices in your diet. For many couples, a so-called “fertility diet” is an excellent way to boost your body’s reproductive health for more regular ovulation and the best possible...
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5 Key Factors for Your Preconception Exercise Plan
Many of my patients want to know what they can do to get their body in its best possible health when they are trying to conceive. The answer lies in many things, from a healthier diet to losing some bad habits. However, one thing I always recommend is a preconception exercise plan. Here are five...
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Family Building: Time to Try Again With IVF?
When it comes to family building, many patients in infertility treatment wonder when to go for the next baby using one of their frozen embryos and in vitro fertilization (IVF). Depending on the case and other factors, that answer may vary. Here are some important questions you might consider while you make your decision: How...
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The Key to Re-Igniting the Spark During Infertility Treatment
You have the green light. Ovulation is imminent. All signs, basal body temperature chart, cervical mucus consistency and the ovulation stick confirm it, too. The time is right for conception. But you’ve been in infertility treatment for a while, so your desire (the spark) isn’t exactly burning as bright as it once did. It’s common...
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Does Thinking Positive Help You Get Pregnant?
When you want to get pregnant, it’s all you think about. For couples in fertility treatment, it can be all you think about for a long time, making it an emotional roller coaster. It is normal in these cases to protect yourself from disappointment by not expecting a positive result. But thinking positive has some...
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The Many Causes of Early Miscarriage
An early miscarriage is a common occurrence, more common than many people think. Some estimates say 20 to 30 percent of pregnancies end in pregnancy loss, and the majority of these losses occur in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. The causes of early miscarriage are numerous. Many women who suffer an early miscarriage are...
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First Infertility, Now Depression?
Infertility affects as many as one in eight women. Dr. Alice Domar of Harvard Medical School and the Mind Body Institute estimates that these women are twice as likely to suffer depression. With numbers like these, it’s important to pay attention to the state of your mental health when you are in fertility treatments. Depression...
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What Does a Success Rate Mean to You?
Most fertility clinics include their success rates in their information about the clinic. A success rate is the percentage of successes in relation to the number of attempts. But what do those numbers mean? What does a success rate mean to you? First and foremost, it means different things depending on what the numbers are...
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