Get Pregnant You’ve been thinking of starting – or growing – your family for a while, and it’s an exciting time! You want to make the process as easy as you can so that you have your baby in your arms as soon as possible. Here are some tips to help you get pregnant faster. […]
Acupuncture for a Successful IUI You’re ready to move forward with IUIs (aka Intrauterine Insemination) to help you get pregnant, but you want to know what you can do to get the best chance of a successful IUI. You are eating well and exercising moderately. You’re taking a daily prenatal vitamin. You have eliminated as […]
Preparing for a Successful Embryo Transfer You have made it through the egg retrieval process and spent a little time recovering. Or, maybe you’re using donor eggs so you didn’t need to go through an egg retrieval. Or, you are opting for a fresh transfer right after a retrieval. Whatever the circumstances around your embryo […]
Clomid and Letrozole for Fertility If you are trying to get pregnant, you have probably heard about people using Clomid (Clomiphene) or Letrozole (Femera) for fertility. Here’s what these medications are and how they help. Both medications help the ovaries produce high-quality eggs and then help them release those eggs during ovulation. Since ovulation disorders […]
Supplements Can Help PCOS Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, or PCOS, is a complex health condition that can negatively affect fertility. It can disrupt hormone balance, decrease egg quality, and reduce the frequency of ovulation. Because of its far-reaching effects on fertility, if you have PCOS and are trying to get pregnant, chances are you will need […]
Egg Retrieval Explained There’s a common idea in our culture that when you’re trying to get pregnant, the egg that you release each month only takes about 2 weeks to develop. That’s not true! The egg you release this month started developing at least 3 cycles ago. That’s why, in our fertility acupuncture practice, we […]
Gestational Carrier Some people are unable to carry a pregnancy to full term and need someone else to carry and give birth to their baby for them. That’s called a gestational carrier, or surrogate – a generous person who agrees to carry a pregnancy for other intended parents. There are many reasons why someone might […]
ICI is Intra-Cervical Insemination ICI stands for Intra-Cervical Insemination and is a process some people use to get pregnant. The name is a little misleading, because semen is inserted into the vagina, not into the cervix. This is sometimes called the “turkey baster” method, because it’s possible to use a turkey baster or needle-free syringe […]
IUI is Intra-Uterine Insemination IUI stands for Intra-Uterine Insemination, which is a medical procedure many people use to get pregnant. The process is fairly simple but does involve a visit to a medical provider, unlike ICI. Using a small tube to bypass the cervix, a doctor can insert sperm directly into the uterus. From there, […]
IVF Defined IVF is short for In Vitro Fertilization. A very common fertility treatment, IVF is a blanket term to describe any process where an egg is fertilized with sperm outside the body, then frozen or transferred to a uterus. This can involve many scenarios, including using donor egg, donor sperm, and even egg preservation […]
