As more couples struggle with fertility issues, it's important to understand the impact wellness has on fertility. One aspect of wellness that is often overlooked is the role of Vitamin D and sunlight exposure in fertility. Fortunately, spring is in the air and sunshine is too! Now is a good time to be mindful of getting enough sunlight and doing... read more »
Per the National Breast Cancer Foundation, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a campaign that comes around yearly to increase awareness of how breast cancer impacts women. For 2022, the goal is to make sure that women collectively have access to those essential screenings and the support they deserve when it comes to breast health This year's motto is that... read more »
When we age, our bodies change as do our abilities, and this is just as true with fertility. Being able to conceive gets harder because of the biological changes that naturally arise with age. For women between 30 to 35, there is a steeper decline in pregnancy and increased odds of having a miscarriage. With age comes diminished ovulation cycles... read more »
If you are a woman, when you are born you have all the eggs you will ever produce already inside you. This means you are carrying hundreds of thousands of eggs. Your eggs remain dormant, or asleep until puberty whereupon your ovaries will release one egg each month, all the way until menopause. Over the years you will generally release... read more »
If you are on a fertility journey to start or expand your family, you know how special it is when conception takes place. Did you know... -There are about 40 million to 1.2 billion sperm cells released with every ejaculation, yet only around 2 million of these persistent swimmers actually reach the cervix. According to https://www.livescience.com/32437-why-are-250-million-sperm-cells-released-during-sex.html -For the 2 million... read more »