“John and I had a great time attending Orange Coast Magazine’s Top Doctors Party at PIRCH Costa Mesa. It is such an honor to be recognized at this amazing event,” says Dr. Frederick of the 2016 Orange Coast Top Doctor Awards Ceremony.
The Infertility Doctor’s Guide to Love on Valentine’s Day
Let’s be honest. There’s nothing sexy or romantic about infertility. Trying to conceive may have started out as something fun and spontaneous, but over time and with each failed pregnancy test, the romance can begin to dwindle. It’s very easy to forget one of the main reasons you are trying to have a baby: your love for each other! Valentine’s Day does not need to be stressful. It can be a great opportunity to get in touch with yourself, your body and your partner, if you have one. If you’re attempting parenthood as a single parent, then this might be...
What to Know Before You See a Fertility Specialist
Most couples seek fertility treatment after trying unsuccessfully to get pregnant for a year, or six months if the woman is over age 35. There are a few things you should know before you visit a fertility specialist and choose your fertility clinic, however. Let’s take a look at a few of them: The first consultation is an information-gathering session. It’s a great idea to send over all your previous test information, including any fertility tests you might have had elsewhere. We also want to see any other medical records on other conditions you might have to see if there...
Article: Facing Infertility, Dr. Jane Frederick
Remember that “birds and bees” talk when you were an adolescent? Invariably, it included a caution against unprotected sex – because “it only takes once” to conceive a baby. But for those couples experiencing infertility, conception is not that easy. Read Dr. Frederick’s most recent interview on conception challenges at Max Sports & Fitness: http://bit.ly/1nSooUN
Why Looking Great in Your 40s Doesn’t Help Fertility
Forty is the new thirty, some people say. And with the improvements in lifestyle choices (and the introduction of many easy plastic surgery options), looking great into your 40s is more of a norm than it might have been in the past. Looking great isn’t going to help you get pregnant, however. Not looking your age is no help when it comes to getting pregnant. The fact is, when it comes to fertility, 40 is still 40. Many women entered early adulthood with the impression that they could delay childbearing well into their 40s. Some of these women pursued careers...
What She Needs to Know About Female Fertility
Female fertility is centered on regular and predictable ovulation. Many infertility issues for women stem from challenges surrounding the release of a healthy, mature egg for fertilization. However, female fertility has a lot of particulars, and when it comes to getting pregnant, women should be well-versed in them all. To that end, let’s explore some of the basics every woman needs to know about her fertility: Your egg supply has a definite end, and it’s sooner than most women think. Many couples today don’t realize that 90 percent of a woman’s eggs have expired by the time she is 30....
When the Gym Makes Infertility Worse
My patients always want to know what they can do to boost their fertility and the chance at getting pregnant with fertility treatment. I usually advise them to improve their diet and get more regular exercise as part of our plan. However, too much exercise can be just as harmful to fertility as not enough. The problem is significant for men and women alike — and, in many cases, hard to detect until the couple tries to conceive. Here’s a breakdown for each of the sexes and how intense exercise interferes with their plans to get pregnant. Women Women who...
New Year, New Ways to Manage Infertility Stress
It’s a new year and a new chance to get pregnant. For many of my patients, this can be a difficult time of year. It represents another mile marker in their fertility journey with no definite end in sight. Unfortunately, stress and fertility are often constant companions, making for a difficult journey for my patients who are struggling to become pregnant. Here are some tips for coping with infertility in 2016: Let go of blame, shoulds and plans you can’t control. It’s natural to blame yourself, your partner, your OB/GYN or your fertility specialist when things don’t go your way....
Jane Plus Two: How to Talk to Your 5-Year-Old Self
When thinking back about previous posts about my experience getting pregnant through in vitro fertilization, I realized that I took a tough-love approach in my fertility treatment advice. I thought there was a one-size-fits-all approach for infertility advice. But I now know tough love doesn’t fit anyone. My infertility was directly related to my advanced age. I had no one else to blame but me. I was frustrated by the life choices I had made that led me to be a mature bride at 41. I had a tough love approach for myself because I was irked at myself for...
Dr. Michael Feinman Discusses Common Infertility Issues
Fertility Authority recently interviewed Dr. Michael Feinman about two important topics of interest for women facing infertility: implantation failure and advanced family planning. Dr. Feinman says that implantation failure is no longer a mysterious “black box,” and that, in fact, there has been enough progress to justify some testing in women who have repeated IVF failures. To read more about these tests, please follow this link. Advanced family planning, according to Dr. Feinman, is basically fertility preservation for couples who want to have several children. They aren’t infertile, but by the time they try again they could be too old...