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.
August 3, 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 »
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.
February 24, 2010 | Read the story »
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 »
How to Get Pregnant – The Top 3 eBooks
February 21, 2010 by C. A. Schwartz · 1 Comment
Shelves at the local Barnes & Noble and Borders stores are overflowing with paperbacks and guides on how to get pregnant but many women are turning to a quicker more convenient way to obtain the same information in the form of eBooks online, sometimes at 1/2 the cost.
February 21, 2010 | Read the story »
Natural Vitex supplement may reverse female fertility issue
February 20, 2010 by Cindy Ferda · 1 Comment
According to the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), a small study was conducted on 52 patients with luteal phase defects who showed signs of reduced prolactin release. By adding a vitex supplement to their diet their luteal phases normalized, they improved luteal phase progesterone synthesis and increased luteal phase estradiol.
February 20, 2010 | Read the story »
Pregnancy and gestational Vitamin D
February 15, 2010 by Jasmine Jafferali · Leave a Comment
In the last 3 years, an increasing amount of research suggests that some of the damage done by what is called Vitamin D deficiency syndrome is done in-utero, while the fetus is developing. Much of that damage may be permanent, that is, it can not be fully reversed by taking Vitamin D after birth.
February 15, 2010 | Read the story »
Foodborne illness listeriosis has higher risks to expecting moms
February 15, 2010 by Jasmine Jafferali · Leave a Comment
The CDC has estimated that 2,500 cases of listeriosis occur annually in the U.S, leading to 500 deaths, and a third of the cases occur in pregnant women often leading to miscarriages or stillborn births.
February 15, 2010 | Read the story »
Pregnancy Health 101: How much coffee can I drink?
January 10, 2010 by Jasmine Jafferali · Leave a Comment
A common question asked by many mothers-to-be is “how much coffee can I drink?” Coffee is one of the most controversial topics of discussion when it comes to pregnancy and health. Some say absolutely not, while others say in moderation. The studies done are confusing, but here are some facts that you may not be aware about that may have you think twice about reaching for that cup of Joe.
January 10, 2010 | Read the story »
