Posts Tagged ‘Fall Newsletter’
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
Recent reports have suggested that Asian-American women may have more trouble conceiving than their Caucasian counterparts.
With all elements being relatively equal — where the women come from, their ages, their lifestyles — Asian-American females had fewer successful pregnancies (naturally or through IVF) than did Caucasians.
What isn’t clear is why this seems to be the case. Could it be that Asian-American women are typically small in stature? Could it be something that Asian-Americans tend to eat or use for medicine (such as herbs or foreign foods)?
The good news is that Asian-Americans CAN conceive; it just might take a bit longer for them than for a Caucasian friend.
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Tags: American Females, Asian American Women, Asian Americans, Asian Females, Asian Women, Caucasian, Caucasians, Counterparts, Elements, Fall Newsletter, Herbs, Infertility, IVF, Lifestyles, Medicine, Miracles, Pregnancies, Stature
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Saturday, December 12th, 2009
Soy is being used more and more often in everyday products. While many vegetarians, vegans and otherwise nutrition-conscious individuals are thrilled about this fact, others, especially those with fertility issues, are becoming wary of what seems to be a soy overload.
The problem is that soy can “mimic” the female hormones. And some researchers have found that this is causing a boost in infertility in both men and women.
So should you quit drinking or eating soy? Although there are no definitive answers, it’s a good question to ask your reproductive health specialist.
Tags: Conscious Individuals, Definitive Answers, Everyday Products, Fall Newsletter, Female Hormones, Fertility Issues, Good Question, Health Specialist, Infertility, Men And Women, Miracles, nutrition, Reproductive Health, Rsi, Soy, Vegans, Vegetarians
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Thursday, December 10th, 2009
Secondary infertility isn’t something most couples think about; after all, if you can get pregnant once, you’ll get pregnant again. Right?
Actually, this doesn’t always play out. Every attempt at conception is unique, and secondary infertility can arise at any time.
If you’d like to learn more about this condition from a couple who experienced it firsthand (and ultimately had triplets thanks to IVF treatments), check out the winners of the recent “In the Know” film festival. Their 10-minute video really puts a face to a condition that isn’t discussed often enough.
Tags: Couples, Face, Fall Newsletter, Film Festival, Infertility, IVF, IVF treatments, Miracles, Miracles Happen, Rsi, Secondary Infertility, Triplets
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Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
What many women, especially those who work outside the home, don’t realize is that IVF treatments can seriously impact the way you live your life. Bedrest, avoidance of heavy lifting and frequent shots can all contribute to one thing — your inability to be the best employee you can.
It would be a perfect world if employers didn’t care about losing you for weeks at a time during your IVF treatments, but the world isn’t ideal. That means you have to figure out ways to keep your employer happy while you undergo IVF.
Below are a few ways to maintain your workload:
- Discuss options with your personnel manager. You may be able to work from home on a laptop during periods of bedrest.
- If you have many weeks of vacation “stockpiled”, perhaps you could use it during IVF treatments and your company could hire a temporary worker to complete your assignments.
- Try to be accommodating to your employer. For instance, don’t schedule your IVF treatments during the holiday season if you work in retail.
- Look into short-term leave options with your personnel manager. You may have options you didn’t realize existed. And if you don’t, it still never hurts to ask.
- Be creative and go to your supervisor with solutions, not a “I’m doing this… so what are you going to do about it?” attitude. No one likes to feel like his or her back is “against the wall”. Be positive.
Of course, even the most lenient employer has his or her limit, meaning that there will likely be some stressful moments. But the more you plan ahead, the fewer those difficulties will be.
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Tags: Attitude, Avoidance, Fall Newsletter, Heavy Lifting, Holiday Season, IVF treatments, Laptop, Miracles, Options, Perfect World, Periods, Personnel Manager, Stressful Moments, Supervisor, Temporary Worker, Workload
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Friday, November 27th, 2009
Endometriosis, a condition where the endometrium spreads beyond where it is typically found in a woman’s body, affects over 5 million females throughout America and Canada. For some people, the result is mild irritation; for others, it’s severe pain. And for many, it’s infertility.
In fact, many women do not realize they have endometriosis until they have difficulty conceiving naturally. It’s when they are seeking treatment for their reproductive concerns that their endometriosis is discovered.
So how can you tell if you might have endometriosis? Although the only way to know for sure is via examination by a medical professional, you may be at risk if you:
- Have a mother with endometriosis. (The condition can be passed down generation to generation.)
- Have periods that last longer than 8 days.
- Have periods that occur more frequently than once every 27 days.
- Experience pelvic pain during periods, during sex, during urination (while menstruation is occurring) and/or during bowel movements (while menstruation is occurring).
- Are dealing with infertility.
If you think you might have endometriosis, it’s important to get checked. And if you are having difficulty getting pregnant naturally, you’ll want to rule out endometriosis as a possible contributor.
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Tags: 5 Million, Bowel Movements, Canada, Contributor, Endometriosis, Endometrium, Fall Newsletter, Females, Generation To Generation, Infertility, Menstruation, Mild Irritation, Miracles, Pelvic Pain, Periods, Reproductive Concerns, Risk, Severe Pain, Urination
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Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
A sobering statistic has just been released from WebMD: One in four teenage females has a sexually transmitted disease.
Though it’s not news that girls are sexually active at a young age, especially in American and European societies, what is news is how an STD can affect them down the road.
Although STDs are usually not fatal (though they absolutely can pave the way for fatal infections and complications), they can lead to long-term problems, including infertility. That means a decision to have sex (or oral sex) which is made when a girl is in her teens could have serious repercussions decades later.
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Tags: Decades, Fall Newsletter, Fatal Infections, Girl Teens, Infertility, Miracles, Miracles Happen, oral sex, Repercussions, Rsi, Sex Oral, Sexually Transmitted Disease, Statistic, Std, Teen Girls, Teenage Females, WebMD
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Friday, November 20th, 2009
The hit show “Brothers and Sisters” is tackling the topics of surrogacy and egg donation head-on this season.
Characters Kevin and Scotty, a gay couple looking to have a child together, will go through what storyline officials are calling the “ups and downs” of surrogacy. Though the pair has already chosen a surrogate, they have yet to begin the process of finding an egg donor.
It will be fascinating to see the way the drama unfolds throughout the coming months. And it will be equally interesting to evaluate how true-to-life the script’s representation of surrogacy and egg donation is.
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Tags: Brothers And Sisters, Egg Donation, Egg Donor, Egg Head, Fall Newsletter, Gay Child, Gay Couple, Miracles, Rsi, surrogacy, Surrogate, True To Life, Tv Show, Ups, ups and downs
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Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
What you don’t know about can hurt you, especially when it comes to sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) like chlamydia.
According to the CDC, chlamydia is on the rise in the United States (1.2 million new cases were reported in 2008.) Unfortunately, it is often symptomless. In fact, many women have no clue they are infected until they try to conceive and discover that a case of untreated chlamydia has left them with fertility problems.
How can you know if you might have been infected with chlamydia? Though a screening is your only way of finding out for certain, you may be at risk if…
- Your mother had chlamydia. (The infection can be passed to a baby through vaginal childbirth.)
- You’ve had any sex partners who could have been infected with chlamydia. (The more there have been, the greater the possibility.)
- You were sexually active as a teen.
- You have had oral or anal sex with someone who could have been infected with chlamydia.
Even if you believe there isn’t any way that your partners (male or female) could have had chlamydia, ask your doctor for a screening to rule it out if you’re trying to have a child.
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Tags: Anal Sex, Ask Doctor, Cdc, Chlamydia, Chlamydia And Infertility, Clue, Discover, Diseases, Fall Newsletter, Fertility Problems, Infertility, Miracles, oral sex, Risk, Sex Partners, sexually transmitted diseases, STDs, Transmitted Diseases, Untreated Chlamydia, Vaginal Childbirth
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Saturday, November 14th, 2009
If you’re a man who’s experiencing infertility issues, you might want to drop the bottled water habit or at least switch to drinking only from BPA-free bottles.
BPA (Bisphenol A) is a chemical often used in the manufacture of plastic bottles. When people are exposed to high levels of BPA, they may suffer from a host of medical problems, including infertility. This appears to especially be true in the area of male infertility.
Of course, if you can’t be certain whether or not your bottled water has been contaminated with BPA, it may be wise to go the old-fashioned route: Buy a BPA-free container and enjoy a cool sip of tap water as your drink of choice.
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Tags: Bisphenol A, Bottled Water, Bpa Free Bottles, Fall Newsletter, Free Container, Habit, Infertility, Infertility Issues, Male Infertility, Medical Problems, Miracles, Plastic Bottles, Plastic People, Sip, Tap Water
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Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
November is Diabetes Awareness Month, so in recognition of this fact, we’d like to bring to you some facts and figures regarding the ways that fertility may be affected by diabetes.
- Women with diabetes (Type 1 or 2) tend to experience menopause a little earlier than women without diabetes.
- Some women with Type 2 diabetes have polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), a contributor to infertility.
- Some physicians and researchers are concerned that men with diabetes may have damaged DNA in their sperm. Studies are being conducted to provide further information on this topic, although initial research supports the hypothesis.
- Women with diabetes may have more difficulty becoming (and remaining) pregnant. Miscarriages among women with diabetes (even diabetes that is well-controlled) are a common occurrence (as high as 30-60% among women in the first trimester.)
- A recent study discovered that, among men with Type 2 diabetes, there was about half the amount of testosterone in their bloodstreams than in similarly-aged men with Type 1 diabetes.
- There is a link between diabetes and being overweight. Consequently, men and women who had diabetes but who made an effort to stay in shape improved their chances of conceiving naturally.
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Tags: Being Overweight, Contributor, Diabetes, Diabetes 2, Diabetes Awareness Month, Diabetes Type 1, Fall Newsletter, Fertility, First Trimester, Hypothesis, Infertility, Initial Research, Menopause, Miracles, Miscarriages, Occurrence, Testosterone, Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes, Type Diabetes
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