Image from Cuba Gallery, via Flickr Does it seem you spent most of your twenties trying your darndest not to fall pregnant, only to discover that now you’re thirty-something the pipes aren’t as squeaky clean as you expected? You are not alone...
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Original image from Flickr At least one in six couples who visit me in the clinic do so because they have been diagnosed with unexplained infertility. The thing is I very rarely see a couple to whom I can’t explain why they aren’t...
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image from Clare Metcalf Photography I thought it could be fun (or possibly not so fun but a great way to learn) and help readers explore their fertility potential. I know before I had my first child, I often wondered if it would be hard for me...
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Original image from Flickr Many patients share their anguish when it comes to ‘baby making sex’. You know the kind? It is all about the prize but not the ride…. The kind that begin with good intimate intentions, but that quickly take...
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Who wants a sexually transmitted disease (STD)? I don’t see any hands rising. The fact is, STD’s exist and many women suffer long term effects of contracting STDs. Usually this is because they were either unaware they had contracted it, or...
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The best inspiration to write is drawn from patient queries – I got asked if it was true that sleep improved progesterone (the hormone secreted from ovulation to assist in implantation and pregnancy). Want to know the truth of the matter?...
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Original image via Flickr When I was looking for an image, I searched ‘fertility’ and this image came up saying it was displaying ‘the lines of fertility.’ IVF – every second person has had it, needs it or is about...
Read more Original image via Flickr So I’m talking libido. I was prompted to write about this when I was asked the question this week what my top 5 reasons are behind low sex drive. I realised I had never written specifically on the topic –...
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Natural fertility techniques combined with Chinese Medicine work very well. Depending on the severity of a condition these are a great alternative to surgery. My professional aim is to do the very best I can, with all techniques available to...
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Original image via Flickr Why the eggs? To me, eggs are the perfect picture of fertility. So much potential – all made up of the right stuff. This is my third blog post on the pill – I don’t usually blog on the same topic, however this is...
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Original image via Flickr I’m often asked, in my professional capacity as a Dr of TCM why we are faced with rising infertility rates. For the majority of couples I see – it is directly related to lifestyle and diet, including...
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Original image here I’ve been conducting a little experiment. A birdie recently told me that electrolytes help diminish wrinkles. Ha! That got your attention, didn’t it? Another birdie told me that electrolytes help treat overstimulation...
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