True Confessions: I’m A Sugar Monster! I love sugar. I love sweets. I’m aware they are terrible for health and for fertility. So I’m always looking for a way to get my sweet fix while eating healthy. I threw this recipe for 5/20 Sweet-Tart Raspberry Chia Dessert together one night when I got home late…
Sperm 101: Because No One Ever Explained Anything About Sperm and Fertility To You! If you didn’t learn anything about sperm in sex ed Class, don’t be embarrassed: no one did. Knowing the basics of sperm and fertility can help boost your ability to conceive. You may have heard that it’s not possible to improve…
How bored with breakfast are you? Time to mix it up with this easy fertility food breakfast recipe and try something new: Collard Green Breakfast Burrito. Really, it tastes great! Check out the How To Video on my YouTube Channel; the link is below. Read on for information that isn’t in the video! Powerhouse Breakfast…
How To Think About The Coronavirus Impact On Fertility We are all concerned about the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, and my patients are asking if the coronavirus impact on fertility and pregnancy is a concern. The short answer is we aren’t sure. We don’t know much about the virus; scientists have only been studying it…
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…
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…