I am doing fertility medicine with a doctor here in Jacksonville, FL. I have done two rounds of insemination with Clomid and a shot of HCG of which neither took. I then had to take a month off because I had to have hand surgery. The next Cycle day three i started taking my Clomid, [...]
The best time to miss your loved ones is now
December 28, 2007 By Leave a Comment
According to this clock, my life is predicted to end some time after the year 2050. Please don’t misinterpret my sharing this as an example of morbidness and pessimism. On the contrary, I reflect on this from time to time to remind myself the importance of enjoying and appreciating each and every day with which [...]
Holiday candy
December 27, 2007 By 1 Comment
My work place is hazardous. This is all because of our patients’ generosity. We receive on average, well over ten gifts of sweets every month, culminating near Christmas time in a tumultuous onslaught of donuts, boxed chocolates, goodie baskets and other random acts of sugar. It is heartwarming to know that our patients are truly [...]
Fertility & Diet
December 24, 2007 By Leave a Comment
This past month, NEWSWEEK featured a cover story on Fertility and Diet. Feel free to read the article in its entirety, but I’ll share with you what I got out of it. We’ve known all along that lifestyle factors such as exercise, smoking, diet and stress can affect us in important ways including longevity, energy [...]
How long does sperm live?
December 23, 2007 By 29 Comments
It depends. Inside a woman’s body, it doesn’t live long at all, if we’re referring to in the vaginal canal. Sperm that is in the vagina will leak out or die before a few hours. However, if the sperm makes it to the cervical mucus, then it can live for a day or two there. [...]
US fertility rate on the rise. Muslims ban fertility treatment.
December 22, 2007 By Leave a Comment
US fertility rate at it’s highest in 35 years For the first time in 35 years, the fertilty rate in the US has reached 2.1 babies per woman. This is called the replacement rate, because it is the rate at which a population is stable. Below that, the population will dwindle, as is happening in [...]
Controlling your fertility
December 21, 2007 By Leave a Comment
You can’t control whether you get pregnant or not. What you CAN control to a big extent are your ODDS of getting pregnant. Understanding his simple distinction can go a long towards giving you a better grasp of your situation and hopefully a better sense of control on the whole big picture. For example, next [...]
It doesn't hurt to be inefficiently nice
December 20, 2007 By Leave a Comment
The phones ring madly here. Theres no escaping it. We have stubbornly clung to the policy of having a team approach to answering the phone (usually with about five people), rather than having a single receptionist or voicemail handle most of the calls. Patients especially love it, because our staff is entirely cross trained, so [...]
Some of my core beliefs
December 19, 2007 By Leave a Comment
I believe in choosing my daily actions so as to make the world better. I believe in judging people by their actions, not their words. I believe in the value of thinking first rather than just emotionally reacting to a situation. I believe in diligently expanding my knowledge and sharpening my skills, so that I [...]
Cyst vs Egg vs Follicle: Clearing up the confusion
December 18, 2007 By 61 Comments
My medical students often ask me how I decide what to post about. Usually, it’s just whatever pops into my head. Other times, like today, it’s on things that I have to explain over and over again to many different people. I realized that if something is inherently so confusing as to have the need [...]
