ESHRE, Milan: what just happened – 5 things to know Should artificial intelligence be used in IVF? The annual European conference on reproductive medicine and embryology has come to a close. What was the keynote about? Should the black box of human reproduction soon be filled by artificial intelligence and do we have any control over [...]
Fertility treatments in Turkey and fertility food (and why Turkish women believe that onions help while trying to conceive) During a recent fertility conference in Berlin, I spoke to numerous fertility experts, but only at the Turkish booth did it feel like home to me. Or, more precisely, it felt like sitting in my own kitchen - [...]
How to chose the right sperm donor? Start by asking these questions to your sperm bank! Women who consider insemination with donor sperm are often very selective and picky. That's normal, and actually part of the reason why they decide to be single mothers at some point - their expectations and criteria about who should be the genetic [...]
How to build a family if you are German and homosexual? Germany holds a marginal scientific position in all things regarding biomedical reproduction. This is partially to do with the German Embryo Protection law that came into force in 1991 and severely blocked scientific research in this area. Childless couples in Germany are generally cut off [...]
This post was originally written by Alanna Lawley and published at her wonderful blog Foodadit, where members of a vibrant community in Berlin share they health experiences. Alanna and I are currently working on an in-depth article about improving egg quality for women with thyroid issues. Please meet Alanna and her personal story on thyroid and infertility. Alanna's [...]
Most all expectant women want a healthy baby, unfortunately there isn’t enough information out there on how important mom’s adrenal health is prior to and during pregnancy. Lowered adrenal function and adrenal fatigue are ubiquitous today among men and women, especially pregnant women. If a mother is experiencing adrenal fatigue she will birth babies with weakened adrenals, which [...]
During a recent Fertility Fair in Berlin I had a chance to speak to Erica Tranfield from the Pride Angel. PrideAngel is an unusual website, kind of a "dating service" which brings together egg donors, sperm donors and co-parents online. On the website, it is possible to get an onsite-mail, create a profile and search for thousands of members and communicate [...]
Recently, I had a chance to speak to Dr. Brandon Bankowsky from the Oregon Reproductive Medicine and one of the co-organizers of the Fertility Fair 2017 in Berlin. Given the bad press that this conference received in local newspapers (Germany is known for its strict Embryo Protection Act which doesn't allow many fertility treaments such as egg donation, surrogacy, also PGS [...]
