The American Fertility Association introduces Manicures and Martinis, a new and innovative educational program which brings young women together in a casual setting over manicures and martinis while learning the “dos and don’ts” of preserving fertility. It’s free, relaxing, fun, and educational.
The goal of the program is to bring young women the necessary information to [...]
Hypnosis Works!!
Studies have indicated the “infertile” women utilizing mind/body techniques have a 42-55% conception rate as compared to 20% for those not following this protocol.
A 1992 study found that women who participated in mind body therapy experienced a 34% conception rate compared to 20% with in vitro fertilization alone. Decreased levels of depression, anxiety and [...]
A major scientific study has found that women undergoing fertility treatment are far more likely to successfully give birth if they also have acupuncture.
British newspaper The Telegraph reported that scientists from the University of Southampton had found that one in three women given acupuncture treatment alongside their in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment conceived successfully. The success [...]
I saw my IVF specialist at the RESOLVE Fertility Treatment, Donor Choices, and Adoption Conference in Marlborough, MA today. It was great to see him and say hi. He remembers me even though it has been two years since I had my last transfer. I spent a good part of three years hanging around the clinic trying [...]
I found an excellent article The Decision To Use Donor Eggs: Differences Between Men and Women by Dr. Andrea Braverman that discusses the variety of feelings that men and women have when considering using donor eggs. There are so many personal issues, concerns and emotions surrounding the choice to go down the infertility road using donor eggs. [...]
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News Online 10-22-08
Couples struggling to conceive should move their focus out of the bedroom and on to the beach, new fertility research suggests.
In a paper presented to this week’s Fertility Society of Australia conference, Dr Anne Clark shows vitamin D deficiency may play a major role in male infertility.
Dr Clark, medical director [...]
Natural procreative technology, called NaProTechnology or NPT, can often resolve infertility or miscarriages by detecting and correcting problems overlooked by standard approaches. “Nearly half the patients we see have been told they have unexplained infertility,” says Dr. Phil Boyle, one of the study authors and director of the Galway NaProTechnology Medical Centre. “After NPT investigations, [...]
I found an interesting article written by Sophie Goodchild - another reason to turn the tide on the rise of obesity in the world.
Obese girls are at risk of fertility problems, an expert warned today.
Consultant Dr Jeremy Allgrove, from the Royal London hospital, blamed the country’s ‘fat’ epidemic for a rise in child health disorders.
These include [...]
Here is a link to an article about Fertility after 40 – Are you pushing 40 and considering conception? Here’s how to beat the biological clock, with strategies for boosting fertility and your chances of getting pregnant by Charmaine Noronha.
It is an easy-to-read article which discusses the following topics:
Maternity at midlife
The effects of aging bodies [...]
Hypnosis is a powerful tool that can be used concurrently with assisted reproductive technology (ART) or to facilitate natural conception. Although a diagnosis of “unexplained infertility” may seem positive to some, to others it is perceived as a terrible blow – if there is nothing physiologically wrong, there is nothing they can do. From a [...]
