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…
Read This Even If You Aren’t Pregnant or Female: Important Covid Info for All! The majority of medical effort throughout the world has been focused on Covid-19 for the past few months, and our understanding has grown exponentially. Moderate to severe infection with coronavirus can cause fertility issues (see my blog on that here) Pregnant…
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…