While you’re injecting yourself with hormones during In Vitro Fertilization, you might be wondering if the process might have any future adverse health effects. This week, there’s some good medical news to report that might be comforting for those of us who already went through IVF, those who are currently going through it or anyone […]
Meet Our Contributors
Medical Experts Dr. Lora Shahine, joined Pacific NW Fertility after completing her fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Stanford University. During her time at Stanford, Dr. Shahine served as a Clinical Instructor in the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, contributed several research publications in women’s health and infertility, and trained in one of the […]
10 Early Pregnancy Symptoms
“I’ve got cramps and some light spotting” After conception the fertilized egg implants itself to the wall of the uterus. This can cause light bleeding, which is pink, red or even brown discharge. You might also feel some light cramping similar to what you feel during your period – but not as intense.Implantation bleeding happens […]
When Is It Time To See A Doctor About Your Fertility?
The decision to start a family is a huge one. Then once you choose to stop birth control, it really gets exciting. You wonder, will it happen this month or next month? It’s all so much fun UNTIL… Aunt Flo keeps arriving. Month, after month, after month. If you’re like me you’re thinking, what the […]
Study: Depression And Anxiety Can Affect IVF Results
According to a new study, anxiety and depression (although not necessarily antidepressants) can lower a woman’s success rates following IVF. The study, published recently in the journal Fertility & Sterility, is the largest examining a link between anxiety and depression and IVF. The team studied over 23,000 Swedish women who have went through the IVF […]
Fragile X: How It Affects Fertility
Many women are unaware that they have Fragile X premutation until they are trying to conceive, and experience difficulties. Fragile X is associated with three known disorders, including Fragile X Syndrome. For women who are carriers of Fragile X, one of the most common symptoms is infertility. What Is Fragile X? Women with a Fragile X premutation […]
How The MTHFR Gene Affects Fertility
What is the MTHFR gene and how does mutation in MTHFR affect fertility? The MTHFR gene lives within every cell in the human body, and it’s responsible for breaking down folate that you ingest through your diet (by the vitamin B folic acid) and utilizes it to form methylfolate. The body cannot produce folate on its own, therefore […]
Study: Scientists Make Sperm From Mice
Chinese scientists have created sperm from embryonic stems cells from mice. They injected female mouse eggs with functioning sperm, creating normal and healthy offspring. The study which was conducted by Institute of Zoology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences was published in the peer academic journal, Cell Stem Cell. While the work is a long way from […]
Study: IVF Does Not Increase Cardiovascular Risk
Many women undergo IVF to help with conception, and there has always been a question as to whether the treatment, which hormonally stimulates the ovaries into producing a large amount of eggs within a cycle, can cause an increased risk of heart attacks. A recent study by Soroka University Medical Center/Ben-Gurion University in Israel concluded […]
How Long Should You Wait After Miscarriage To Try Again?
A miscarriage can hit you hard – emotionally and physically. It doesn’t matter if you were trying to conceive the old fashioned way or via fertility treatments – either way it can be a devastating experience. The farther along the pregnancy, the harder and longer it may take for you to recover. You might find […]
