Male & Female Infertility
Research shows that a woman’s work affects fertility and her ability to conceive a baby – especially for nurses, flight attendants, and shift workers. Here’s what Fred W. Turek, biology professor and director of Northwestern’s Center for Sleep and Circadian Biology, says about female conception and working: “Our results have important implications for the reproductive [...]
What can you do to help her through in fertility treatments? These tips for helping women cope with in vitro fertilization (IVF) are inspired by a mom who wants to see her daughter get pregnant. Here’s what she says: “My 30 year old daughter had two IVF procedures,” says D. on Why Didn’t IVF Work? [...]
How do you protect yourself from fertility and pregnancy myths? By knowing how to find good information online about fertility and pregnancy! There are so many fertility myths, fallacies, and outright lies on the internet. For instance… A reader recently asked me if eating a can of peas after intercourse increases your chances of pregnancy. [...]
Bee pollen is a natural ingredient that may increase your chances of getting pregnant – depending on the reason you haven’t gotten pregnant yet. “The latest research shows that many common natural products found in our grocery stores and on natural supplement shelves may provide the keys to unlocking infertility and helping both men and [...]
Can you conceive a baby? Here are three fertility tests women get to find out if they can get pregnant: uterotubogram or hysterosalpingogram (hsg), an endometrial biopsy, and a laparoscopy. If you can’t get pregnant and already have tried a few basic fertility tests or the basic fertility tests to find out if you can get [...]
It’s hard to decide to go to a fertility doctor when you haven’t been getting pregnant, partly because it feels like it means you’ve lost hope for a natural pregnancy. Plus, it’s expensive! A new book on fertility offers this helpful health – and financial – advice: “Unless your ob-gyn specializes in infertility, works closely with a [...]
Most of the best fertility tips for women are commonsense (don’t smoke, eat right); but some may surprise you. These tips range from female hormones to preseed lubricants – and include a bit ‘o advice on prenatal vitamins… “Large doses of certain types of vitamins - particularly vitamin A – are believed to be harmful [...]
