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By Dr. Celeste Brabec, RRC Medical Director One of the most important—if not THE most important—factor when determining whether an individual woman or couple will achieve successful pregnancy is the determination of her ovarian reserve. What is ovarian reserve? Ovarian reserve is the measure of the quantity and quality of a women’s remaining oocytes—her eggs. Unfortunately, […]
Last month, The Huffington Post posted an article titled, Bacon Harms Male Fertility? Link found between processed meat and semen quality. Harvard University researchers analyzed sperm samples from 156 men and reviewed a detailed questionnaire about their diet. After adjusting the results for other factors, like age and health, they identified a link between men […]
Humans have been getting up with the sunrise, and going to bed when it sets, for thousands and thousands of years. Enter the advent of electricity, and the industrial revolution of the mid-nineteenth century, and millennia of healthy human circadian rhythm was turned on its head. Humans can easily remain awake long after the sun […]
As part of our new patient counseling at Reproductive Resource Center (RRC), we discuss a patient’s lifestyle choices. This can encompass many things– from diet to exercise to sleep. The following is Part 2 of our list of twelve recommendations that appear on a handout provided to our patients. If you missed Part 1, click […]
As part of our new patient counseling at Reproductive Resource Center (RRC), we discuss a patient’s lifestyle choices. This can encompass many things– from diet to exercise to sleep. The following six recommendations appear on a handout that we provide to our patients and are the first of 12 that appear on the list. Look […]
Labor Day weekend is upon us, and this seems to mark the beginning of the cascade of holidays that comes each year. Have you been to Costco? Christmas is out already! We hope you enjoy a restful holiday weekend filled with family, friends and those that matter most to you. We are keenly aware that […]
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