Endometriosis can be extremely painful, and it’s more common than most people realize. Approximately one in 10 women have endometriosis. It effects women between 15 to 44 years old, but much common among women in their 30s and 40s. It currently effects of 176 million women worldwide and is the leading cause of infertility. 

Since March is National Endometriosis Awareness Month, let’s start by understanding what endometriosis is.

Hyperthyroidism is the condition where the body produces a low amount of thyroid hormone, whereas hypothyroidism is when the body overproduces thyroid hormone. Overt hyper- or hypothyroidism in women can affect fertility.

Prior to starting their infertility treatment, female patients at Neway Fertility will be tested for thyroid disease.

IVM stands for “in vitro maturation,” not to be confused with IVF or “in vitro fertilization”, though both have some things in common and the same aim of facilitating a successful pregnancy.  IVM might best be described as a milder, gentler form of IVF which involves harvesting eggs from naturally developing or minimally stimulated follicles and allowing them to mature in vitro (outside of the body in a controlled laboratory setting) until ready for fertilization with sperm. 

Soy products are extremely popular and can be found just about anywhere.  There are a number of reasons why this plant bases protein is a healthy food choice.  Eating soy has a multitude of  benefits: lowering the risk of heart disease, osteoporosis, breast cancer, maintaining healthy cholesterol levels, and even minimize symptoms of menopause. So why would this be something that we need to be concerned about when planning to conceive a child?

So what’s the deal with wheatgrass?  Usually seen served juiced with a slice of fruit, this superfood packs a powerful punch for your health and will likely make a big difference when it comes to your fertility.  For starters, any green vegetable that we eat is high in alkaline.  High alkaline foods help balance our pH levels and wheatgrass is a front runner for the alkalizing effect is has on our bodies.

It’s no secret that over time the number of eggs women produce decreases with age.  What you may not realize is the quality of the eggs that we produce are not exclusively related to our age.  What we eat, the amount of stress we endure and exposure to pollution in the environment also affects our egg quality and reproduction.

This isn’t all entirely news, but what you may not know is that Vitamin D is extremely important when you are planning to have a child.  The relevance of Vitamin D in reproduction isn’t necessarily the first factor you think about when you’re planning to have a child, but it should be. 

Vitamin D is important for bone health, but is also important for healthy reproduction.

We are constantly progressing in technology and modern medicine. We are also evolving in our ideas of what makes a family and how it helps shape our world today. What we have now is a vastly broad definition of what makes a family – and that’s so exciting! We see families of all different sizes and shapes, and at Neway we are very enthusiastic in aiding the creation of today’s modern family.

Any woman who is struggling with infertility will tell you that one of the worst parts of going through in vitro fertilization (IVF) are the daily hormone injections. For some women, those injections can sometimes be dangerous. 

Thanks in no small part to Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In, the conversation around the need for more female executives at top companies has grown louder over the past couple years. And studies have shown that this may have something to do with women’s management styles and approaches.