I don’t want to get all personal on you, so I won’t share details of my son’s conception except to say that the wine was fine that night. (As it is, well, most nights.) Countless studies show how naughty it is to consume alcohol during pregnancy, but at the point of conception my ob/gyn says the whole fertilizing of cells aren’t really affected by alcohol. (Never mind that for some, alcohol may account for the act of conception in the first place.)
A study in a recent issue of Bioscience Hypotheses suggests that hormones and chemicals resulting from happiness, depression and …read more

August? Already? Are you serious?
Sigh.
I think I can squeeze in one more trip or two to the beach. I have to. I still have summer reading to do. I still haven’t finished the The Mind-Body Fertility Connection: The True Pathway to Conception by James Schwartz. Did I mention that I have some extra copies to share? Want one?
Let me tell you what I know: James Schwartz is a Board certified Hypnotherapist and founder and director of the Rocky Mountain Hypnotherapy Center in Lakewood, Colorado. He’s got a fertility program called, “Hypnosis to Promote Fertility” which focuses on “healing the …read more

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A scientist in Australia claims that he has created an inexpensive pill that will double the chances of conception in couples struggling with infertility. Double!?!
The Sydney Morning Herald Reports,
Menevit, a supplement containing seven anti-oxidants and minerals, claims to improve the chances of pregnancy for the one in 20 men affected by male infertility.
The pill, available over the counter for $1 a day, was developed by Kelton Tremellen from the University of Adelaide. It is sold through pharmaceutical company Bayer. It contains vitamins C and E, zinc, folic acid, lycopene, garlic oil and selenium.
Is it …read more

I confess. I have a stack of summer reading to do and I have been avoiding all of the titles that are fertility-related. Because I just haven’t been ready to focus on my own fertility until we got some things out of the way first.
But now I am ready to crack them open again. Start where I left off. And, most important, share what I’ve found with you.
You might recall my little teaser about Fully Fertile: A 12-Week Plan for Optimal Fertility a month ago. This book, created by the founders of Pulling Down the Moon, a Chicago-based holistic …read more

Let’s get this straight – a fertility blogger is participating in a movement celebrating the anniversary of the passage of Roe v. Wade 35 years ago?
Damn straight. And here is why Choice should matter to you.
Those same individuals who act under the banner of Pro-Life are not too cool about you creating new life using in vitro or other assisted reproductive techniques. Pro-Life proponents see the termination of embryos (no matter how early a stage) not used in a fertilization attempt as a “refined abortion.” Threats to Roe v. Wade and attempts to undermine a woman’s right to make …read more