Monthly Archives: April 2017
Fast facts about infertility
National Infertility Awareness Week, April 23-29, is a time to help increase public understanding about infertility. One way to do that is to know the facts. Infertility is a disease that results in the abnormal functioning of the male or … Continue reading
Use your social media to promote National Infertility Awareness Week
RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association is asking everyone to help spread the word about National Infertility Awareness Week, April 23-29. One way you can do that is through your social media platforms. The organization has created sharable and downloadable social … Continue reading
Help us spread the word during National Infertility Awareness Week
National Infertility Awareness Week, April 23-29, is a time to help increase public understanding about infertility. How can you get involved? RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association has several ideas. Spread infertility awareness to your local community. Find inspiration and ideas on … Continue reading
Most women don’t eat nutritious diet before pregnancy, study finds
Black, Hispanic and less-educated women consume a less nutritious diet than their well-educated, white counterparts in the weeks leading up to their first pregnancy, according to the only large-scale analysis of preconception adherence to national dietary guidelines. And while inequalities … Continue reading
Treating PCOS early may help prevent lower fertility later in life
Adolescent girls with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) who are treated to reduce the amount of abdominal visceral fat and liver fat to normal levels restores ovulation, normalizes the symptoms of hormonal imbalances and may help prevent future fertility problems. That’s the … Continue reading
Listen up! Support National Infertility Awareness Week
This year during National Infertility Awareness Week, April 23-29, RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association wants you to “Listen Up!” to issues around infertility and family building. During this public awareness campaign, anyone who cares about the infertility community can do … Continue reading
Whooping cough vaccine highly effective for pregnant women, study finds
A study involving nearly 149,000 infants has found that babies are far less likely to develop whooping cough if their mother was vaccinated while pregnant. When pregnant women got the tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine—the Tdap vaccine—their babies … Continue reading
Podcast discusses ovulation disorders, Clomid and Superovulation
Ovulation disorders are one of the most common causes of female infertility. Drug therapies are often used to treat infertility caused by ovulatory disorders. In our latest podcast, Hina Ahmed, PA, discusses Clomid and Superovulation to help increase a woman’s chance … Continue reading
Study: Most women stop drinking when pregnant
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that women who are pregnant or could become pregnant avoid alcohol use. Do women follow that advice? A study out of Vanderbilt University say yes—the vast majority stopped or reduced their … Continue reading
Patient review calls us “completely helpful, honest and available”
A happy patient posted these kind words: “Dr. Ziegler, Hina and the rest of the staff were so completely helpful, honest and available. They helped us through a very difficult time. We are so grateful that we were successful and … Continue reading
