Fertility Wisdom Western science is buzzing with new research on the mind-body connection as a way to treat illness and bring people back to health. Recently Oprah Winfrey introduced her TV audience to the "new science of acupuncture, disregarding the fact that many North Americans are already familiar with the treatments discussed.
Conception's Catch-22 We've all heard of couples who spend years undergoing all manner of tests, procedures, and infertility treatments in trying to conceive their first child. Many achieve their miracle through adoption-and then successfully conceive. Researchers have been studying the stress/fertility paradox and some are now suggesting a link.
5 Ways to Improve Fertility It is estimated that up to one in eight Canadian couples experiences infertility. A couple is considered to be infertile if they have had unprotected sex for a minimum of one year without a successful pregnancy. Infertility is actually experienced by both sexes.
Chemical Roots of Infertility There are two basic reasons for infertility: stress of life and pollution with chemicals. This article is going to deal with the chemical pollution.
Healthy Hormones If you are having difficulty conceiving, you're not alone. Dashed hopes of becoming pregnant can easily be recovered-many conception difficulties are treatable.
Infertility Women are waiting longer to have children. This naturally decreases the opportunity for spontaneous pregnancy, especially for women in their mid- to late-thirties, but statistics also confirm that more couples are seeking treatment for infertility..
The ABCs of Hypothyroidism Thyroid hormones affect every cell in the body. In hypothyroidism, the amount of hormone secreted by the thyroid gland does not meet the body's demands.
Infertility Perhaps the most difficult aspect about infertility is that it goes against one of our oldest, most deeply held assumptions about life - one day we'll be parents.