Category Archives: Fertility
Does A Woman’s Age Have an Effect on Her Egg Quality?
Today, Dr. Zhang would like to comment on egg quality and a woman’s age.
It is commonly understood that there is a direct relationship between the age of a woman and the quality of her eggs. In general, after a certain time, the increased age of a woman will increase the chance of a poor quality egg. This is important because poor quality eggs are more likely to contribute to a poor quality embryo than their counterparts, the sperm.
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Stressed and Struggling With Infertility – Try These Coping Mechanisms
You did everything you were supposed to do. Yet, after trying on your own, you weren’t able to get pregnant. It’s unexpected, it’s unfair, it’s stressful that something other people do every day by accident is seemingly out of your reach. Fertility issues are among the most stressful situations that a person can experience. That very stress can make fertility issues worse.
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How Proper Dieting Can Help You Get Pregnant
A person’s overall health plays a large role in their fertility. Many people do not realize that the food they eat can impact their ability to start a family. Proper dieting and adopting a healthy lifestyle can help improve your chance of getting pregnant.
Can DHEA Really Enhance Your Fertility Treatments?
A common cause of infertility in women is having a diminished ovarian reserve. A diminished ovarian reserve means that a woman is less likely to produce a high quality egg that is suited for pregnancy. These women have a more difficult time becoming pregnant and are more likely to suffer a miscarriage due to the low quality of their eggs. Using DHEA as a part of fertility care has been clinically proven to increase the chance of pregnancy and live birth.
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Want to Start a Family But You’re Just Not Ready? Embryo Banking Could Be Your Answer
More and more women are looking to start a family on their own terms, once they are ready. Readiness means different things to different people. Some women want to achieve career aspirations before starting a family. Others may have personal goals like traveling the world or purchasing a home in their ideal neighborhood that they want to achieve first. For women who are in a committed relationship, or who intend to use donor sperm, embryo banking may be the ideal fertility preservation method.
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Dr. Zhang’s Pick of the Month
Should you consider DHEA?
A few words about an exciting new protocol.
Hi, everyone. One of the hottest topics in IVF treatment right now is the use of DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone) for patients who respond poorly to controlled ovarian stimulation. Up to 1 in 4 IVF cycles are characterized by poor ovarian response. “Poor responders,” as they’re known, suffer from Diminished Ovarian Reserve resulting in fewer oocytes and decreased rates of pregnancy.
Is Your Job or Career Taking Up All Your Time? – Consider Freezing Your Eggs
Career aspirations and an ambition to be professionally successful are a high priority for many women. Often, this means long hours in the office and the need to have an extremely flexible schedule. These demands and the desire to be professionally established before having children prompt many women to delay having children. Unfortunately, some women learn that delaying having children has had a negative effect on their fertility. Fertility preservation addresses this issue and provides a means for women to pursue their professional goals without sacrificing their ability to have children when they are ready.
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The Best iPhone App To Calculate Your Fertility
Timing is everything when you’re trying to get pregnant. There is a narrow fertile window of 24 hours after a woman has ovulated per cycle. Miss this window and you have to wait until the next cycle to try again. Charting your cycle is an ideal way to time intercourse with ovulation. There are several iPhone apps that can help you calculate your fertility.
Dr. Zhang’s October Pick of the Month – Q&A
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Whether You’re 20 or 40, It’s Not Too Late To Improve Your Fertility – Naturally
A woman’s age plays a significant role in her ability to become pregnant. Whereas men create new sperm every day, women are born with all of the eggs they will ever have. The quality of those eggs begin to decline after age 35. Despite this, women of all ages can improve their fertility naturally.
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