More encouraging news for women and couples struggling with infertility! A study published in the European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology links the benefits of acupuncture when combined with IVF treatment cycles. Pregnancy more than doubled in the acupuncture group vs the control group that did not receive acupuncture. While the results of this study […]
How your cell phone may be affecting your fertility: New study links artificial light and infertility
Does this scene sound familiar to anyone else? You climb into bed, pick up your phone to do one quick thing – say write a reminder on your calendar for the next day — and find yourself scrolling Facebook, composing an email or cleaning out your phone’s photo library an hour later. Or maybe you like to watch Netflix or read an […]
Natural pregnancy after endometriosis achieved by over 40% of women in study
More studies are showing that many women do, in fact, achieve natural pregnancy with a history of endometriosis, despite the common association between endometriosis and infertility. There is a misconception that endometriosis makes natural pregnancy unlikely, particularly after laproscopic surgery to remove the endometriosis. For example, this RESOLVE blog post goes so far as to say, “Very few […]
Acupuncture provides pregnancy support for same-sex couples
Collaborative Care is proud to offer pregnancy support for same-sex couples who want to achieve pregnancy through In vitro fertilization (IVF) or Intrauterine insemination (IUI). While we have always provided our services to patients regardless of sexual orientation, it is all the more relevant after last month’s groundbreaking Supreme Court Ruling allowing same-sex marriage throughout the United States […]
Study shows healthy diet improves fertility – but men aren’t convinced
While there is an increasing awareness among fertility practitioners and patients that a healthy diet improves fertility, we always like to see a new major study to back it up. This article in the Telegraph from last week reports on a major study of more than 1,100 men and women that was presented at the […]
Why is male infertility so often ignored?
Couples that have begun their fertility journey may have noticed that most of the attention is placed on the woman, even though male infertility is just as likely to be the cause as female infertility. (Overall, one-third of infertility cases are caused by male reproductive issues, one-third by female reproductive issues, and one-third by both […]
Backlash against call for women to start trying to conceive by age 30
A June 1st news article from The Independent reports that a fertility doctor with the British National Health System (NHS) is advising that women start trying to conceive by age 30, as problems with pregnancy usually take 5 years to resolve. This stance is receiving backlash by some, including the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS), […]
New study shows link between infertility and stress
To be clear, STRESS IS NOT THE REASON YOU ARE NOT GETTING PREGNANT. And no, “just relaxing” won’t automatically get you pregnant. (See our previous blog post on infertility emotional support and what NOT to say to people struggling with infertility.) But stress is a component of overall health, and overall health is very important […]