Adequate and quality sleep is paramount to good health.  I think many of us know this instinctively, but we still refuse to do it.  I always give the analogy of charging your cell phone when it comes to sleep.  If you just use it all the time and don’t charge it, then it wont work.  The same is true for your body.  It needs Read the rest of this entry »

First, when we talk about diet, I think it’s important to understand what NOT to eat.  Let’s first take away the bad.  You should stay away from processed foods, sugary and greasy foods.  Excessive spicy and raw foods can also be damaging.  A little spicy food can be Read the rest of this entry »

This is for the laywoman or layman to understand the basic workings of the female reproductive system.  After bleeding, FSH (Follicle Stimulating Hormone) will prepare 10-20 eggs to mature in each ovary.  Each egg is encased in a follicle.  These follicles produce estrogen.  A woman’s estrogen levels gradually rise until hitting a threshold, Read the rest of this entry »

I had a patient come in seeking to get pregnant.  I asked what she ate and she told me that she has a bagel with cream cheese for breakfast, a salad for lunch and a veggie burger for dinner.  Now I know this may astonish many of you out there, but this diet will NOT promote your ability to conceive.  Many vegans/vegetarians are just simply not healthy and they don’t understand that they need fats and cholesterol to increase their hormone output.  In fact, most vegans/vegetarians are Read the rest of this entry »

Tracking when your ovulating is not that difficult and you don’t need an ovulation kit either.  In fact, for most of my patients I recommend watching their cervical fluid as the only indicator.  Cervical fluid is comparable to seminal fluid in men because it creates an alkaline environment to protect the sperm from an otherwise acidic vagina.  Right after a period, the vaginal area is dry and nothing can be observed near the vaginal opening.  A few days or so later, a healthy woman of reproductive age will notice Read the rest of this entry »

Current standards for male fertility are defined as the following:

• Volume should be 1 – 5 ml (millilitre)
• Sperm count should be greater than 20 million sperm/ml Read the rest of this entry »

The following information is only for those having trouble conceiving.  This would be the case if the woman or man are older.  It is also for men having issues like low sperm count, poor motility and poor morphology.  This information will also help Read the rest of this entry »

Chronic PID is a condition that is more often seen in the clinic than Acute PID.  Usually, only when it’s chronic that the patient seeks an alternative therapy since the antibiotics couldn’t do anything more.  In Chronic PID, many women can experience lower abdominal pain, spotting/bleeding, painful intercourse, low back pain and abnormal vaginal discharge.   Read the rest of this entry »

Many women can come into the clinic border line anemic, anemic or with a history of anemia.  Anemia basically means there is a lack of blood in the body.  Now many women who are even border line anemic can be light headed, dizzy and have headaches.  Some can even faint.   Read the rest of this entry »

I have seen in the clinic how intense exercise can cause infrequent and irregular menstrual cycles affecting fertility. Remember, having regular (28-30 day) cycles with abundant quality cervical fluid and smooth periods creates a wonderful environment for conception.  Female athletes usually stop menstruating all together.   Read the rest of this entry »