This came out a few months ago, but I just came across it now. There is a double-headed fertility problem in the UK. The great fertility of the teenage population produces 50,000 pregnancies each year to mothers under age 18, more than any other European country. On the other hand, the spread of STD’s among [...]
Most infertility is unexplained
December 28, 2008 By Leave a Comment
A lot of people ask me about unexplained infertility. Well, allow me to explain the unexplainable in very practical terms. If you have gotten pregnant and now have a baby, you are obviously not infertile, so this would not pertain to you. On the other hand, if you’ve been trying for some time, but are [...]
Woman who miscarried elaborately lies to trick boyfriend
December 26, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Grrr. This type of stunt is just infuriating. First of all, she lied to manipulate her boyfriend, even to the point of elaborately embellishing her story with internet photos. She then subjected everybody to unnecessary worry and had police waste their holiday time and energy on this false alarm. Merry Christmas!
Diminished ovarian reserve
December 20, 2008 By 1 Comment
QUESTION: I am looking for some information on high FSH/high estradiol levels. I am 31 and had blood work done in November 2008 on day 1 of my cycle because my skin keeps breaking out, so my dermatologist was trying to figure out if my hormones were the culprit. Turned out my androgen levels were [...]
The best timing for making babies
December 15, 2008 By Leave a Comment
OK, so you have decided you want to have a baby. Perhaps this means you are going to stop taking those birth-control pills that you’ve been on since your wedding day. Or perhaps it means you and your husband will simply stop using condoms. Or for some of you, who have been less diligent about [...]
Breaking even on Thanksgiving
December 9, 2008 By 1 Comment
When is a one-pound weight gain a good thing? ANSWER: When you were anticipating a two-pound weight gain. This week, I saw five patients back for their post-metformin consult. In the course of investigating infertility patients, one common finding is insulin resistance, related to PCOS. One way to try and treat this problem is with [...]
Indian woman gives birth at age 70
December 8, 2008 By 1 Comment
Just because something CAN be done through modern medical technology doesn’t necessarily mean it SHOULD be done. Now if this were to happen with a Hollywood celebrity, you might see her going on record lying that it was with her own eggs rather than with the help of donor eggs.
Sperm and intelligence
December 7, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Here’s another example of an uninteresting finding dressed up to make it almost seem newsworthy. In this article, it’s not clear how they are assessing sperm quality. Probably the more relevant measure of quality is the actual function, not just some parameters relating to how the sperm LOOKS. In any case, this is a mildly [...]
Hospital remodels facilities to accomodate twins and triplets
December 6, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Human innovation continues as hospitals respond to an increased number of women with twin and triplet pregnancies by building special units to accommodate them. It can be a quite a transition for an infertile couple to go from having zero babies to suddenly having two or three, and units like this can ease the transition.
