The amount of over-the-counter testing options available to people trying to conceive is endless and continues to grow. Fancy basal body temperature thermometers, sperm test kits, and enough ovulation prediction kits available at the pharmacy to make your head spin. With so much to wade through, it’s only natural to wonder – where do you […]
How Fast is Your Biological Clock Really Ticking?
This topic regularly comes up between old friends at lunch, over Starbucks with new friends, and certainly with our mothers: the dreaded biological clock. We are sure it is ticking, but the truth is few of us truly understand how fast, or how loud that little bugger is going. The first thing to understand is […]
Ovarian Reserve: FSH, AMH & Antral Follicles
When a woman begins to question her fertility, one of the first tests that an OB-GYN or an RE orders is blood work to test her ovarian reserve. By testing a woman’s ovarian reserve, doctors are able to get a better understanding of her fertility. In general, the quality and amount of eggs left declines as one gets older. […]
