Category Archives: Fertility Blood Work

AMH and DHEA 411: What Are They, And Why You Should Care?

Dealing with fertility issues is like swimming in alphanumeric soup: you get dropped into a whole world of Important Letters And Numbers That Mean Things, like AMH or DHEA, and it can make you feel like you’re drowning in an adult Sesame Street episode. If you’ve had fertility blood work done by a doctor, you’ve…

Fertility Blood Work: Good? Bad? A Surprising Take On The Results

I’m launching my blog with a big frustration new fertility patients call me with. Patient: “My OBGYN did blood work and said everything looks good. So why can’t I get pregnant?” Or……. Patient: “My RE (reproductive endocrinologist/fertility doctor) did blood work and said that I have to do IVF because my numbers are bad.” And…