Image courtesy of Photokanok / FreeDigitalPhotos.net As a reproductive endocrinologist and fertility specialist in NJ, I talk about and actually freeze eggs every week. For many years I helped to conduct egg freezing research, so the fact that egg freezing is no longer considered experimental is liberating for me as a physician. It is wonderful [...]
Can your weight affect your fertility? The short answer is YES. Fat is an endocrine organ and if you have too much of it, or too little, it can affect your reproductive function in many different ways. If you are overweight, the excess fat can lead to higher estrogen levels. Some women will stop ovulating [...]
This morning, I was listening to NPR while driving to work and was really moved by a story about Africa’s Yoga Project – helping people in dire circumstances find hope and some happiness through yoga. They interviewed a woman who teaches yoga in the ghettos of Nairobi – an area with “crushing poverty”. This woman [...]
A small study published in the February 27, 2013 medical journal Archives of Disease in Childhood – Fetal and Neonatal Edition raises concerns about the effects of maternal excess weight upon the cardiovascular health of their children. The findings were published in a letter and demonstrated that infants of mothers who were overweight (BMI of [...]
Are you trying to conceive? Have you tried sex? Just saying... The idea that you have to try to conceive is a myth and a burden. Precise timing of intercourse at the time of ovulation is not only unnecessary, it is completely unhelpful, and may even be harmful by causing couples enormous amounts of stress. [...]
The big news is that up until October 2012, Egg Freezing was considered experimental by Those in the Know. Those in the Know being the ASRM - the American Society for Reproductive Medicine - a group of reproductive endocrinologists and other related professionals/experts in reproductive medicine. Why would egg freezing be considered experimental when the [...]