Soy products may lower sperm count
August 7, 2011 by Cindy Ferda · Leave a Comment
According to a recent study from the Harvard School of Public Health, men who consume as little as half a serving of soy products daily may be reducing their sperm count by 41 million fewer sperm per milliliter.
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Cell phone and infertility dangers
August 4, 2011 by Cindy Ferda · Leave a Comment
Cell phone and infertility has become a topic of debate in recent years. As the controversy presses on over the subject of cell phones and health, many couples struggling to conceive are wondering if cell phone usage really can cause infertility.
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Nail salon safety and pregnancy
August 3, 2011 by Cindy Ferda · Leave a Comment
How safe is it to get a mani-pedi in a busy nail salon while pregnant?
A high exposure to Acetone during early weeks of pregnancy may increase the chances of miscarriage according to scientific research and studies.
Prevalent throughout a nail salon, Acetone, is found in nail polish remover at every station.Either by inhalation or through the skin and nails, a woman’s contact with Acetone can affect the nervous system of the unborn, thus leading to developmental delays in her offspring or even miscarriage.
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Cologne, cosmetics, toiletries and conception
August 2, 2011 by Cindy Ferda · Leave a Comment
Analyzing 34 leading brands of cosmetics, the researchers found more than three-quarters contained diethylhexyl phthalate or other phthalates, used to prevent fragrance loss. And, according to the study, damage to the reproductive system is possible in the adult male and female as well as the male unborn child. Impairment can occur as early as the first four to eight weeks of gestation.
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The hidden dangers of food packaging
July 25, 2011 by Cindy Ferda · Leave a Comment
Can plastic food packaging and plastic containers really be harmful to reproductive organs and possibly lead to miscarriage?
Bisphenol-A (BPA), an industrial chemical that makes plastics hard and transparent has been linked recently to recurrent miscarriages in a report released by scientists in Japan.
Interestingly enough and not surprising, women with a history of recurrent miscarriages were tested and found to have a higher level of the [food packaging] compound bisphenol-A in their bodies.
July 25, 2011 | Read the story »
How to raise sperm count
February 24, 2010 by Cindy Ferda · 1 Comment
The average male sperm count ranges between 20 million to more than 100 million sperm per milliliter of semen.
According to the Mayo Clinic, less than half the men with sperm counts between 12.5 and 25 million sperm per milliliter are able to get their partner pregnant and less than one-quarter with sperm counts less than 12.5 end up impregnating their partners.
The good news however is, there are treatments available to remedy low sperm count.
February 24, 2010 | Read the story »
How to lower risk of preeclampsia in pregnancy
February 24, 2010 by Cindy Ferda · Leave a Comment
According to a study from SeonAe Yeo, Ph.D, an associate professor with a specialty in women’s health at the UNC School of Nursing at Chapel Hill, for some women, preeclampsia risks may be lowered by following a simple 40 minute, 5 times a week, stretching routine during pregnancy. Researchers at the university, lead by Dr. [...]
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Breakthrough egg freezing process offers new hope
February 24, 2010 by Cindy Ferda · 1 Comment
For those women needing to put off pregnancy due to illness, work, not having a partner or other personal or medical reasons, but desirous of young healthy eggs to fertilize when motherhood beckons them, consider egg preservation.
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Freebirthing; the latest trend in delivering a baby
February 23, 2010 by Cindy Ferda · Leave a Comment
Unhappy with your last birthing experience at the hospital? Disappointed with the amount of meds pumped into your system? Feel like you lost control of the birth and were at the mercy of the numerous directives from medical personnel being forced upon you without your considerations? Not to mention the colossal medical expense.
February 23, 2010 | Read the story »
Should women take Prometrium to ward off miscarriage?
February 22, 2010 by Cindy Ferda · Leave a Comment
To sustain a healthy pregnancy, women must maintain healthy levels of progesterone at all times. As a woman’s body prepares for ovulation, progesterone levels go up. The corpus luteum can stimulate the production of progesterone for about two weeks and if a conception occurs, the pregnancy itself takes over the stimulation of progesterone. With no [...]
February 22, 2010 | Read the story »
