Reproductive Health

A Painful Issue for Men
Reproductive Health

A Painful Issue for Men

Most men probably couldn’t tell you where their epididymides are, but they may become uncomfortably aware of this bit of…

Trying to Get Pregnant? Here’s the Best Season to Conceive
Reproductive Health

Trying to Get Pregnant? Here’s the Best Season to Conceive

If you are trying to get pregnant, the season affects your ability to conceive, according to a new study. Here’s when your odds are highest and lowest…

What Makes a Pregnancy High-Risk and How to Protect Yourself
Reproductive Health

What Makes a Pregnancy High-Risk and How to Protect Yourself

Specialty maternity care is lacking across the US and our maternal death rate is rising! Find out how to put together an obstetrics team.

Timing Pregnancy: When to Have Another Baby
Reproductive Health

Timing Pregnancy: When to Have Another Baby

Pregnancies too close together can harm mom and baby. But what should you do when your age is a factor?

After a C-Section: What You Need to Know Before Another Pregnancy
Reproductive Health

After a C-Section: What You Need to Know Before Another Pregnancy

Having a cesarean delivery creates a surprising risk. You can’t prevent it, but you should be aware of it.

Marijuana Warning for Pregnant Women
Reproductive Health

Marijuana Warning for Pregnant Women

More pregnant women with nausea and vomiting are using marijuana to feel better. But evidence of harm to babies is growing.

Considering a Late Shot at Fatherhood? Don’t Toss Your Condoms Just Yet!
Reproductive Health

Considering a Late Shot at Fatherhood? Don’t Toss Your Condoms Just Yet!

A man’s age at his baby’s conception can affect not only baby’s health, but mom’s too.

Pregnancy Heart Attacks: How to Protect Yourself
Reproductive Health

Pregnancy Heart Attacks: How to Protect Yourself

Delaying pregnancy can lead to a greater heart attack risk. These steps should be part of your pre-natal care.

Eat Fish to Get Pregnant Faster
Reproductive Health

Eat Fish to Get Pregnant Faster

For couples trying to get pregnant, the waiting game is tough. Now research shows that if you do this often enough, it boosts the odds of conception…

Infertility Caused by “Too Good” a Diet and Too Many Vitamins
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Infertility Caused by “Too Good” a Diet and Too Many Vitamins

After failing to get pregnant, this extraordinarily healthy woman reached out for help. Here are the diet and supplement changes that changed her life.

Before You See a Fertility Expert
Reproductive Health

Before You See a Fertility Expert

Bottom Line/Health: The fertility business has become a huge business, but before people go running to the fertility specialist, there…

Birth Control Pills Harming Your Health?
Reproductive Health

Birth Control Pills Harming Your Health?

Bottom Line/HEALTH: Are birth control pills bad for you? Holly Lucille, ND, RN: The short answer is absolutely yes. Obviously,…

Better Birth Control for Bigger Women
Reproductive Health

Better Birth Control for Bigger Women

In May, after I reported that birth control pills are less effective for overweight women, a reader e-mailed me, basically…

The Most Dangerous Birth Control Pills
Reproductive Health

The Most Dangerous Birth Control Pills

If you’re a woman, you might use an oral contraceptive for birth control…or for another reason, such as heavy periods,…

Are You Too Old for Birth Control Pills?
Reproductive Health

Are You Too Old for Birth Control Pills?

I recently overheard a group of women, obviously friends in their 20s and 30s, talking about birth control pills --…