Everyone hears that stress can have a negative impact on your fertility and reproductive health, but have you ever wondered exactly how? Stress seems like such an abstract term, and not long ago the entire medical profession underestimated its effect on our health. We now know so much about the profound effects stress can have …
Clomid is one of the most commonly used pharmaceuticals in the treatment of fertility concerns today. It is often the first therapy used. Clomid (also known as clomiphene) binds to estrogen receptors, inhibiting the action of estrogen (which is produced by developing follicles) on the hypothalamus in the brain. As a result, the pituitary gland …
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There is so much controversy about the effect of soy foods on men’s fertility. With each study that is released, a news article follows declaring it to be either safe or harmful for men’s fertility. I would like to go through some of the studies in this area and review the significance of them before …
In this post (part 1) I will summarize the research on soy and phytoestrogens on female fertility and in my next post I will discuss male fertility (part 2). Soy has been researched quite extensively for its benefits on cancer and heart disease prevention, but there is plenty of conflicting information regarding soy and fertility. …
