- May 21, 2019
Cannabis: What You Should Know
Marijuana and its sister, hemp, are suddenly everywhere. Both are cannabis species and contain a class of compounds called cannabinoids. In fact, there have been more than 100 different...
Read More - April 18, 2019
Ways to Improve Fertility
Oftentimes with respect to complex issues, even health-related, we like easy, self-help fixes. Just go to any online bookstore (or a bricks and mortar bookstore, if you can find one) an...
Read More - February 28, 2019
High BMI and Risks in IVF
With the increasing prevalence of obesity in the United States, and with the associations between obesity and infertility (ovulation dysfunction, insulin resistance, androgen excess), m...
Read More - February 21, 2019
Folate for Fathers? The Effect of Paternal Folate Status and Embryonic Growth
It is well known that the folic acid status of the mother is of vital importance to normal embryonic and fetal growth, with folate deficiency resulting in neural tube and other defects ...
Read More - January 24, 2019
Acupuncture Does Not Improve IVF Birth Rates
Among the most frequent questions that our patients ask are those regarding the complementary, Traditional Chinese Medical techniques of acupuncture. Several previously published meta-a...
Read More - December 13, 2018
What about Vaccines?
Cold and flu season is once again upon us and some of the most frequent questions that we hear during the fall and winter months among our female infertility patients are “Should I get ...
Read More - December 6, 2018
Sons of Fathers Who Smoke Have 50 Percent Lower Sperm Counts
Although numerous studies have linked maternal smoking during pregnancy with reduced sperm counts in resulting sons, a recently published investigation from Sweden has shown that men wh...
Read More - November 21, 2018
Stress Reduces Fertility
Although up to 25% of women and 21% of men of reproductive age in the US and Canada report daily psychological stress, few studies have investigated whether there is an association betw...
Read More - October 25, 2018
Caffeine, Alcohol, Smoking and IVF Success
Among infertility patients, caffeine, alcohol and tobacco are perceived as the top three modifiable lifestyle factors which may be detrimental to IVF success. A recent review from the H...
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