Are lubricants as important as the advertisements claim, and what role do lubricants and female cervical mucus play in fertility and getting pregnant?
Let’s take this question, one topic at a time, dealing with cervical mucus first. Continue reading
Women’s Health
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Managing Menopause
Taking charge of your health
Have you been experiencing hot flashes? Are you having difficulty sleeping? Has your desire for sex been decreasing? You are not alone! There are millions of other women going through menopause who might be experiencing similar symptoms. Menopause can cause a lot of changes in your body, cause you to experience a variety of undesirable symptoms and can put you at risk for many diseases. The good news is that you can take charge of your health and learn how to enjoy this new phase of your life! Continue reading
How easy (or hard) is it to get pregnant?
I wish I could give one answer, and then have it work for everybody. But the reality is, there are many different variables – and all of them play an important role in fertility.
The things fertility specialists look at are the circumstances, age of the parents, availability of a sexual partner and the overall health picture. We look at what does it take for the sperm and egg to get together, fertilize and become a viable pregnancy. Continue reading
Fertility Mythbuster: Could you be having sex too often?
You’ve probably read or heard it before: having sex too often will reduce the potency of semen.
This concept of “saving” sperm in order to help increase chances of conception is understandably logical, but really quite scientifically flawed. Continue reading
Fertility Mythbuster: Does it matter what position I have sex in if I want to get pregnant?
This is one myth that really needs busting. There is no scientific evidence or study that shows any particular sexual position is more likely to lead to conception. Continue reading
Expecting a baby during flu season?
Newspapers, web pages, and the evening news have constant reminders of the people who are a priority for receiving flu vaccines (particularly H1N1). Are you on the list? If you are pregnant, you probably already know that you are in the high priority group for receiving the vaccination for the H1N1 flu. Continue reading