PCOS: Vigorous Exercise Has Measurable Health Benefits

PCOS: Vigorous Exercise Has Measurable Health Benefits

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) may improve their general health with vigorous exercise. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) has a lifelong impact on women suffering from the condition. PCOS can cause issues with a woman’s menstrual cycles, which can make getting pregnant a challenge, change the way a woman looks, and may also lead to serious health […]

DHEA: 1 Way to Help your Ovaries Be the Best They Can Be

DHEA: One Way to Help your Ovaries Be the Best They Can Be

Many of our patients have asked us about DHEA. Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is a naturally-occurring hormone that is produced by the adrenal gland. It can be considered simplistically to be a vitamin for the ovaries. Its primary function is to produce estrogen and testosterone. Recently, these supplements have been used in the treatment of premature ovarian […]

Does Body Mass Index (BMI) Affect Your Chances of Pregnancy with IVF?

Does Body Mass Index (BMI) Affect Your Chances of Pregnancy with IVF?

BMI may influence the chances of having a baby through in vitro fertilization (IVF). There is ongoing discussion about whether a woman’s BMI affects the outcomes with IVF. A Medscape.com article reported there is still no clear conclusion about whether high BMI impacts assisted reproductive outcomes, because the studies presented had conflicting results. There seems to be […]

Testosterone or Steroid Treatments: Discover How Your Body is Being Fooled

Testosterone or Steroid Treatments: Discover How They Affect Sperm Production

Testosterone or anabolic steroids can interfere with male fertility When seeing a new infertile couple, semen analysis is one of the first tests we request. For the last few years, we have found an amazing number of male patients with azoospermia (lack of sperm) and abnormal sperm concentration and/or motility due to the effect of treatments with testosterone […]

Fertility Treatments Depend on Excellent Science

Scientific Data Guides Fertility Science

Fertility doctors depend on science to make treatment decisions. When the natural processes involved in producing a child fails at some point along the way, we can use medical science to increase your chances of having a baby. If you are in your 20s or 30’s, and have been infertile for a couple of years, […]

Low AMH – Intriguing Help for the Future with Co-Q 10

Low AMH – Intriguing Help for the Future with Co-Q 10

Low AMH and Infertility Advanced reproductive age or low AMH (low ovarian reserve) in the field of IVF for infertility means there are lower than ideal numbers of eggs and lower numbers of embryos. The quality of embryos is lower. Importantly, there is an increased risk of pregnancy losses, particularly due to abnormal chromosomes in […]

Low Fat Milk: Extraordinary New Study Says Men Should Drink It

Low Fat Milk: Extraordinary New Study Says Men Should Drink It

Real Men Drink Low Fat Milk It is obvious that if you think about the source of milk, milk contains female hormones. They are not powerful, but they certainly are present, and they become a source of estrogen in the diet of many people. It is natural to wonder if then if this could lower […]