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  For almost twenty years, I’ve been working with women to help them become pregnant. While I’m grateful for the busy practice, I can’t help but notice that the number of young women (under age 35) with fertility issues is increasing. Often, these women seem relatively healthy; they tell me...

I know that Mother's Day can often feel challenging when you've been struggling to conceive or have experienced pregnancy loss. This somewhat arbitrary Hallmark Holiday can really difficult for so many couples. If this weekend is already feeling hard, I'm sorry. I really am. I see you. Let's figure out...

The Foundations of Fertility: Sleep I get so passionate about how fertility relates to EVERYTHING, that I have to occasionally remind myself to reign it back in and share the basics. I call these the Foundations of Fertility, the building blocks that must be solid and stable so that fertility can be...

The Yang Phase is the phase of our cycle, after ovulation, known as the luteal phase or the "two-week wait." During this phase,  our progesterone should be elevated, which will contribute to our temperature being higher than in the Yin Phase. ⁠ The Yang phase is especially important if you have...

I hope last week's musings on the Yin phase, which included when to start having sex, was helpful and supportive. This week we are going to explore the Qi Phase or ovulation.  Because we tend to live in a high-stress life (and this is certainly a high stress time), our Qi...