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If you’re just beginning the process of finding the right Santa Monica IVF provider you need to find the clinic that meets all your needs. Journeying through treatment for infertility is an intimate time. You and your partner are vulnerable right now. Finding the Santa Monica IVF provider for your successful path to parenthood means […]

Alternative and complementary medicine isn’t a new concept when treating chronic conditions or even in treating the common cold. In fact a recent survey found 38% of US adults use some form of alternative and complementary therapies when treating a whole host of different conditions. The term alternative medicine describes the use of some form […]

When choosing a fertility specialist, it’s not always an easy decision. In fact, there’s much to consider before you and your partner make your choice. In performing your due diligence its essential to review the clinic as a whole. After all these are the people with whom you’ll take the most important journey of your […]

If you’re preparing for an IVF cycle, you’re no doubt well aware of the stress that goes with such a procedure. But, of course, your commitment to the journey to have your child is strong. Keeping your stress at bay and helping the process along sounds impossible but when you make yoga a daily practice […]

Movement and exercise benefit your health in many different ways. Regularly engaging in some form of aerobic exercise engages your heart and strengthens your cardiovascular system. Exercise burns calories, balances blood sugar and reduces stress and anxiety. The advantages of a regular movement and exercise program are many, but one advantage is of particular interest […]

Calculating your fertile window isn’t difficult, providing you have a regular cycle. The fertile window consists of those days in a female menstrual cycle when there’s a possibility for conception. That window includes the day of ovulation and the five days preceding. When you have unprotected intercourse in that window you have the best odds […]

Pregnancies conceived through IVF carry a slightly higher-than-average risk for birth before 40 weeks, the normal gestation term. Babies born before 37 weeks are preterm, but not necessarily premature. Most of the brain and lung development occurs rapidly toward the end of gestation. Doctors monitor babies’ development and tend toward early, but safe delivery for […]

In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a form of assisted reproductive technology used for treating infertility. When you’re diagnosed with infertility, you and your doctor address the issues and, if possible, examine your treatment opportunities. IVF is a common treatment for many issues impacting your ability to conceive. But, if you aren’t familiar with the procedure […]

Those undergoing IVF do everything possible to ensure a successful outcome. For some people that means giving up certain vices like alcohol, coffee and fast food. Others may embrace the healthiest diet choices, switch to organic produce and give up any known inflammatory foods like red meat. But what about OTC medications? What do you […]

If your periods are regular and you’ve figured out the time you ovulate then you might already know the optimum time to conceive is those few days before you ovulate. Sperm lives up to five days in the female body and planning intercourse those few days prior to ovulation offers the best chance for conception. […]