Emotional Healing and Miscarriage Grief Support Emotional support for the one in four women who have undergone this devastating loss October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Month. Parents around the globe use this occasion to honor the pregnancies and babies they lost during miscarriage, pregnancy loss, and stillbirth. On October 15, many will light a candle and release a balloon into the skies in memory of their lost dreams and babies. President Ronald Reagan established this commemorative month in October 1988, declaring its designation with these moving words: “When a child loses his parent, they are called an orphan. When...
Effects of Marijuana on Fertility
By Dr. Lisa Becht The legalization of marijuana in California and several other states has been helping to shine a spotlight on the impact of this drug on the male and female reproductive systems. Men and women are smoking cannabis as well as consuming edibles for both recreational and medicinal purposes. But those trying to conceive need a better understanding of how using marijuana, legally or illegally, can impact their fertility just as they should be aware of alcohol’s effects. The jury, however, still is out on the extent and specifics of marijuana’s influence on people trying to have a...
PCOS Awareness Month
USC Fertility offers support during PCOS Awareness Month An estimated 10% of women live with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). This hormonal condition affects female fertility and can contribute to other health issues like obesity, anxiety, depression, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. September is PCOS Awareness Month. However, the team at our Los Angeles fertility center is dedicated to offering treatments and hope for PCOS patients every month of the year. Our Los Angeles fertility center experts explain PCOS Common in women of reproductive age, PCOS results in higher levels of hormones called androgens. These hormones create problems with the ovaries, which...