Pelvic floor dysfunction can be a scary diagnosis if you are concerned for your fertility, but the good news is that it’s treatable and doesn’t seem connected to infertility. When you feel a sn...
The Link Between Overall Health and Fertility Health
For many couples, conceiving a child is quick and easy. For others, it is a frustrating ordeal. So many variables affect fertility but general good health can make all the difference. In the quest ...
Infertility and Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis: What is it? Cystic fibrosis, or CF, is an inherited disorder caused by mutations in the gene for the CF transmembrane conductance regulator protein or CFTR. It is a disease of the mu...
Looking Beyond Weight: How the Food You Eat Affects Your Fertility
Courtesy of Pulling Down the Moon Holistic Health Article by Margaret Wertheim, MS, RD, LDN There is clear evidence that a healthy body weight maximizes fertility and IVF success rates, but when it ...
A Look at Causes of Epigenetic Changes and Their Effect on Fertility
The behavior of a person’s genes does not solely rely on the gene’s DNA sequence. It is also affected by epigenetic changes. Epigenetic changes are potentially heritable alterations in gene activi...
How Autoimmune Diseases Can Affect Your Fertility
Courtesy Monica Cox, FDN-P, Fertility Health Coaching An autoimmune disease is a condition where the body cannot tell the difference between healthy tissue and foreign invaders. Your immune system be...
Reversal After Sterilization and the Chances of Pregnancy
Reversal refers to the restoration of fertility after sterilization. In some cases, men and women who once decided to take this step may now regret having done so and wish to reverse the sterilization...
A New Gene Mutation Linked to Unexplained Female Infertility
Couples struggling to have a baby are often diagnosed with infertility, but no genetic cause can be identified. A research group from Baylor College of Medicine, headed by Dr. Ignatia Van den Veyver, ...