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Remembering to Take Your Supplements
It can be surprisingly difficult to stick to taking your supplements every day. Here are a some ideas to try to make it easier. Pair taking your supplements with another habit you already do each day, such as brushing your teeth. If you drink coffee every...
What Causes Infertility?
First of all, a couple's level of fertility isn't always black and white- fertile or infertile. It's more like a spectrum, excepting cases of true sterility, such as having had a hysterectomy. If both the woman and the man of the couple move far enough along the...
How Do Naturopaths Treat Infertility?
In case you haven't come across us before, let me tell you a little but about naturopathic doctors. Naturopathic medicine is a licensed profession. Naturopaths must complete an undergraduate degree, complete the Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine program at an accredited...
Men Need Treatment Too
In male-female couples seeking help for infertility, I always recommend that both partners receive naturopathic care. There are a number of distinct reasons for this. 1. Male factor infertility is just as common as female factor infertility. Even with a normal semen...
How Long Does it Take to Get Pregnant?
Once you make the decision to try to have a baby, it's hard not to wonder how long it will take to get pregnant. This is particularly true if time starts to pass and nothing has happened. Pregnancy may happen quickly. One study found that over 50% of respondents were...
Please, Please, Please Get Your Vitamin D Level Checked
Vitamin D has received a lot of attention in recent years as study after study has shown the different ways that vitamin D deficiency affects our health. The role of vitamin D in bone mineral density is well-established. More recent explorations have found possible...
After a Miscarriage
If you are reading this because you have gone through a miscarriage, please accept my condolences. I have been through more than one miscarriage myself. The end of the precious hopes and sweet imaginings is heard to bear. The official statistic is that ten to fifteen...
PCOS: The Most Common Cause of Infertility
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder in women. It affects up to 10% of women in their reproductive years. It has implications for day-to-day life, fertility and long term health. The most widely accepted guide to diagnosing PCOS is...
Babymaking 101: The Fertile Window
The fertile window is the handful of days during a woman’s menstrual cycle when it is possible to conceive. In order to conceive, sex has to take place within the fertile window. (If this is the first time you are hearing this critical information, you are not alone....
Thyroid Health and Fertility
Good thyroid function is an important prerequisite for fertility. Your thyroid gland is just below your Adam's apple and it sets the pace of your metabolism. Under function (hypothyroidism) and over function (hyperthyroidism) both cause problems with fertility....
Dr. Andrea Hilborn, ND
