A number of pain-killers can stop ovulation and lower fertility? Of course, I was occasionally taking anti-pain medications during the time I was trying to conceive. I mean, who doesn’t? Though I am generally trying to avoid any medications as much as possible, I sometimes do get headaches (or toothaches!) that can’t be relieved without…
Spanish top reproductive scientists from Dexeus to start research in modifying human embryos with CRISPR Dexeus is a woman’s health clinic located in Barcelona, famous for giving life to the first test-tube baby in Spain in 1984. Dexeus clinic has brought more than 12.000 IVF children into the world. About one fourth of reproductive medicine…
Should you use basal body temperature to determine ovulation? I’ve been delaying writing this post for months and probably longer. Maybe I thought that women all around the world will give up on BBT charting altogether because there are better methods than measuring basal temperature to determine ovulation. But no one seems to be…
Darja Wagner talks ovarian reserve and improving egg quality for women over 30 This article appeared in a blog by Alanna Lawley from Berlin. Some weeks ago, Alanna and I sat together and talked about infertility, love and relationships, and the importance of women understanding their egg health. I also gave some practical tips…
Why do women over 35 often wish to have twins? How to increase the chances of having twins? Some years back while I was trying to get pregnant with my first child, I participated in Qi-Gong classes with a group of women who dealt with infertility. Once a week after our Qi-Gong session, we would…
Scandinavian men are hot! In a conversation with Ole Schou, founder of the world’s largest sperm bank As I meet Ole Schou, the founder of the world’s largest sperm bank Cryos, at the fringes of ESHRE conference, he says: – I love this event. Once a year, all professionals from the field come together. It…
Hello and thank you for being here on my site where we talk about all things related to female fertility (and how to improve it at advanced age). I’m pleased to announce my next webinar Improving Fertility Naturally: Lifestyle interventions that actually WORK Which will take place on September 10th at 8 p.m. (CET) Register CLICK…
Fertility tomorrow: A young startup works on revolutionizing fertility testing Latest when women try to get pregnant do they become interested in their reproductive hormones. When trying to conceive, it suddenly becomes interesting for many women, what fertility hormones are and how they actually work. Why is there no ovulation without LH surge? What…
