The New Face of Infertility: Under 35 and Frustrated
There is an interesting article in USA Today, "The New Face of Infertility: Under 35 and Frustrated." I have news for them: there is nothing new about being under 35, infertile and frustrated. It's...
View ArticleMisconceptions about the birds and the bees
An article in the January 29th edition of USA Today reports on a study that is in the February 2014 edition of the medical journal Fertility & Sterility contending that there is a lot of...
View ArticleConceiving with endometriosis-do you need IVF?
There is a very good review of the effects of endometriosis on fertility and the rationale for various types of treatment including surgery, injectable medications with IUI and eventually IVF....
View ArticleTrying to conceive-everyone has advice
It seems that if you tell anyone that you are trying to conceive you activate their advice-giving gene. That’s true also of writers looking for stories such as in this article from health.com where the...
View ArticleNo Wait After Miscarriage
It was traditional to tell patients to wait three months after a miscarriage before trying to conceive. There was no scientific evidence that the wait was beneficial and for a long time I have been...
View ArticleDoes Marijuana Use Impair Fertility?
A recent study, in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, found that marijuana use, by either men or women, does not seem to impair their ability to conceive a child. Researchers form Boston...
View ArticleTiming of IVF in Endometriosis
Women with more severe stages of endometriosis often find that they need to use IVF in order to successfully conceive. One would expect that the more severe the endometriosis, the less success one can...
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