Is DHEA good for fertility? I often get asked whether DHEA itself is a hormone, as most women feel uneasy with that word and would not supplement any hormones. As you may have already realized, the answer is: YES and NO. YES in the sense that many hormones are built by using DHEA as raw material, and NO in [...]
As I'm updating this post (September 2017), my book is still at the top of the category Sexual and Reproductive health on Amazon. Upon the release in late 2014, it reached the #1 position quite quickly and mostly remained there for the past three years. Thank you all for reading and supporting my work with your wonderful reviews! [...]
Your baby will need folic acid as soon as you get pregnant. Image credit: imagery_majestic at FreeDigitalPhotos.net If you live in a modern Western society (especially if you are over 35), you definitely need supplements during preconception time. Besides improving your chances to get pregnant, they also give the best start possible to your baby, [...]
What you eat affects your chances to get pregnant From the perspective of someone who has dealt with vitamins and hormones for over a decade, I am convinced that it is not a good idea to rely on the claims of the food industry that eating “a balanced diet“ will provide all the nutrients that [...]
Being pregnant once makes it easir to conceive again? Image credit: David Castillo Dominici at FreeDigitalPhotos.net A common misconception which most women have is that having conceived a child easily for the first time, means automatically that further pregnancies and children are secured. Unfortunately, this is clearly not the case. Having bared one child does give certain [...]
CoQ10 is improving egg quality by affecting energy status of women's eggs. Image credit: dream_designs at FreeDigitalPhotos.net CoQ10 is a naturally occurring nutrient that is needed for energy production. CoQ10 has potent antioxidant properties and cell membrane stabilizing properties, which make it beneficial for egg quality. CoQ10 works within the mitochondria (the cellular power [...]
Image credit arthur84 at FreeDigitalPhotos.net We all now know that DHEA can improve egg quality in women, especially those who are in advanced reproductive age. But DHEA has come a long way in the past ten years – from a coincidental finding, to the more systematic research, to the recent large, independent, separately confirmed clinical [...]
Almost 40 and no eggs left? Image courtesy: jannoon028 at FreeDigitalPhotos.net The first email I had a look at this morning was from my dear Itallian friend Elena (name changed). I know that she’s been trying to get pregnant for about a year now, and with each new email from her a part of me is [...]
