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How Drugs Can Harm Male Fertility – Tips for Healthy Sperm Production

Various types of drugs – including prescription medications such as antidepressants – can harm male fertility levels. This summary of the possible effects of drugs on male fertility includes several tips for healthy sperm production…

“Everyone knows taking anabolic steroids and other recreational drugs will negatively impact health, but there is rarely a discussion of how male [...]

10 Misconceptions About a Woman’s Age and Fertility Levels

My fertility doctor warned me about certain misconceptions about a woman’s age and fertility levels. Sure, he said, we hear about women getting pregnant in their 40s – but it’s easier said than done! These facts about a woman’s fertility (or infertility as she ages) isn’t exactly the best news for women who want to get pregnant…but it is [...]

Why Can’t I Get Pregnant? 20 Possible Causes of Infertility

If you’ve been trying unsuccessfully to get pregnant for a year, you may be wondering “Can I even get pregnant?” I can’t answer that, but I have gathered 20 possible causes of infertility – one of which may be stopping you from conceiving a baby.

First, an important thing to remember about whose “fault” it is [...]

Physical Fitness and Fertility – How Exercise Affects Conceiving a Baby

Exercising too much or too little can cause problems if you’re trying to get pregnant. Here are the results of a recent research study, which explored how physical fitness affects female fertility.

“Among all these women, we found two groups who experienced an increased risk of infertility,” says Sigridur Lara Gudmundsdottir, a PhD candidate in New [...]

Clomiphene Challenge Test – an Infertility Test for Women

My fertility doctor has asked me to do a clomiphene challenge test, which is an infertility test for women that assesses her ovarian “reserve” and ovarian functioning. Here are the basics of a clomiphene challenge test, which is a relatively simple test for infertility.

“There’s no point in wasting money on in vitro fertilization or intrauterine insemination if [...]

Facts About Sperm Count, Quality, and Production

Here’s how sperm count, quality, and production is affected by a man’s age, air pollution, cancer, and food from Donald P. Evenson, Ph.D., HCLD, of the American Fertility Association. This information about male fertility could change how fast you get pregnant!

“Some alcohol is beneficial [for healthy sperm]” says Dr Evenson. “Especially dark red wines. So a [...]

5 Fertility Facts – Information About Infertility and Getting Pregnant

These five facts about fertility include information about why you may not be getting pregnant, secondary infertility, and “unexplained fertility.”

Here’s an interesting fertility fact:

“There is no clear cut evidence that stress prevents pregnancy,” says Patricia Mendell, L.C.S.W, of The American Fertility Association. “What most people do not know is that a healthy woman who is [...]