Hormones: My Career and My Passion
If you’d asked me 15 years ago if I’d be running a foundation devoted to raising funds for hormone research, I’d have told you that you’re crazy. How did a dietitian with plans to open a counseling...
View ArticleA PCOS Diva
My name is Amy Medling. I am a health coach, a wife, and a mother of 3 children. I was not always a PCOS “Diva”. When I was diagnosed with PCOS ten years ago, I was a tired, bagel eating, diet soda...
View ArticleMy Story of PCOS and Infertility: Laureen
I have been struggling with my hormones since I can remember. I have had irregular periods, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), and infertility following me for years. I think my story starts when I...
View ArticleEvolution or Extinction of Men
In the past few years, a stream of studies and reports have come out about endocrine disruptors, chemicals that either mimic or block our bodies’ natural hormone signals. They are found in our food,...
View ArticleAnswering Infertility with Genetic Modification: Evolution or Playing God?
I am the middle of 5 children. We are all from the same parents who are still married. Since the time I was 5 years old, there has never been a time when there wasn’t a toddler in our house. I’m 30...
View ArticleConnection between Hypothyroidism and PCOS
Hypothyroidism is a state in which the thyroid gland does not make enough thyroid hormone. Many suspect hypothyroidism is related to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), ovarian enlargement and cyst...
View ArticleLazy Men Have Fewer and Slower Sperm
Two publications from the same the study population (Rochester Young Men’s Study) affirmed what women everywhere have long suspected: active, healthy men make better mates. That’s right, exercise and...
View ArticleThe Road to Baby: Fertility and Endometriosis Treatment
Waning Fertility I have always wanted to be a mother. Growing up around my grandmother’s day care, I relished taking on nurturing roles from a young age. I have always enjoyed spending time with...
View ArticleRecurrent Miscarriage
When I was pregnant for the first time, one night very early on in the pregnancy, I had a dream that my baby was going to be a little boy with blond hair and blue eyes, a little mini version of my...
View ArticleBPA Exposure Linked to Egg Maturation Errors and Infertility
Bisphenol A (BPA), the polycarbonate, endocrine disrupting plastic is pervasive in the environment. A recent National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey detected BPA in the urine of 95% of the...
View ArticleAssisted Reproductive Technologies, Birth Defects and Epigenetics
Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) have grown in popularity and success over the recent decade. According to the CDC, in 2011 there were 61,610 babies born via ART, representing 1% of the US...
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Thyroid Hormone T3 Protects Ovaries from Chemo and Other Damage
Women who undergo chemotherapy for any cancer often face infertility due to premature ovarian failure. The chemo drugs themselves deplete ovarian follicles and granulosa cells, gradually leading to...
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Endometriosis, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss and Autoimmune Disease
“When there is breakdown in the mother’s immune system … it is more than likely that the embryo will have a problem protecting itself from the maternal immune system” – something so simple and yet...
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Improving Male and Female Fertility with Vitamin D
Vitamin D is essential to a healthy life, at any stage, yet its effectiveness is often overlooked by practitioners treating parents who are trying to conceive. The overwhelming majority of infertility...
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Endometriosis, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss and Autoimmune Disease
“When there is breakdown in the mother’s immune system … it is more than likely that the embryo will have a problem protecting itself from the maternal immune system” – something so simple and yet...
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Escaping Endometriosis: Hell to Happiness
It all started at the age of 13. I went from a tall, lanky tom-boy, to a young frightened teenage girl who was having her first surgery, a laparoscopy, to determine if I had endometriosis. I didn’t...
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Infertility Faux Pas: 5 Things Not to Say to Someone Struggling to Conceive
Infertility is really, really hard. It’s harder than I’ve ever even admitted to myself. It’s also deeply personal. Reminders of your infertility are everywhere. I’m not just talking about all of the...
View ArticleImproving Male and Female Fertility with Vitamin D
Vitamin D is essential to a healthy life, at any stage, yet its effectiveness is often overlooked by practitioners treating parents who are trying to conceive. The overwhelming majority of infertility...
View ArticleThyroid Hormone T3 Protects Ovaries from Chemo and Other Damage
Women who undergo chemotherapy for any cancer often face infertility due to premature ovarian failure. The chemo drugs themselves deplete ovarian follicles and granulosa cells gradually leading to what...
View ArticleImproving Male and Female Fertility with Vitamin D
Vitamin D is essential to a healthy life, at any stage, yet its effectiveness is often overlooked by practitioners treating parents who are trying to conceive. The overwhelming majority of infertility...
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