Over the last couple of decades, environmental and reproductive health advocates have been sounding the alarm about the devastating impact that short-term and long-term exposure to toxic chemicals in our environment has on male and female fertility. And, these folks are not just crying wolf: The mounting evidence linking exposure to environmental toxins with impaired […]
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Do you chart your fertility? That is to say, do you take your basal body temperature each morning and plot it on a graph to identify that telltale temperature spike that indicates your ovulation date? Or better yet, do you use the OvaCue Wireless Fertility Monitor – an electronic ovulation prediction device that pinpoints your most fertile […]
Throughout your trying-to-conceive journey, vitamin supplementation, tracking ovulation, and living a generally healthy lifestyle likely played an important role in the conception process. Throughout your pregnancy, you made sure to do all the “right” things – prenatal vitamin supplementation, eating healthy for the two of you, exercising, and finally your little one has been welcomed […]
Blog, Fairhaven Health Library, Fertility, Hormones and What Can Affect Them, PCOS, the Pill, & Other Conditions/Challenges, Women's Health
PCOS and Insulin Resistance
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Aug
Aug
A significant number of the women who experience issues with fertility also suffer from a medical condition known as Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). Unfortunately, PCOS affects as many as 1 in 5 women of reproductive age, and most of these women will have difficulty becoming pregnant. Many women who are diagnosed with PCOS have multiple, […]
Blog, Fairhaven Health Library, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Procedures, Challenges, & Risks
What is a Hysterosalpingogram? Also Known as HSG…
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Jun
Jun
Hello! My name is Sarah, and I’m a specialist here at Fairhaven Health. From here on out, I’ll be writing the Fairhaven Blog! Some of you may already know me from the OvaCue Blog where I chart my OvaCue Fertility Monitor data and offer insight by interpreting those readings. For those of you that don’t […]