Decoding the Mystery of Your Infertility Diagnosis
One of the latest more confusing acronyms linked to infertility is AMH, which stands for antimullerian hormone. I have summarized my view of the low AMH diagnosis and my take on the current accepted treatment protocols prescribed by reproductive endocrinologists and fertility specialists in a separate document titled Does a Low AMH Indicate “Infertility: Getting [...]
The Troubling Femara Infertility Connection
Choosing your path when fertility doctors offer conflicting opinions on the Femara infertility connection, Femara as a fertility drug of choice for anovulation, unexplained infertility and PCOS treatment. By Julia Indichova. As many of my clients report, an increasing number of fertility doctors are now prescribing Femara instead of Clomid for infertility related difficulties, ovulation [...]
FSH Levels and Menopause: Getting Pregnant with High FSH
Does a high FSH level signal the onset of menopause? by Julia Indichova It was an FSH level of 42, at age 42, that according to fertility specialists placed me among the irreversibly infertile. Which is why I’ve engaged with the subject of FSH levels such as: The link between FSH levels and menopause, so [...]
One woman’s high FSH fertility story. At the age of 31 and about to embark on my third round of Clomid (I had been trying to conceive for approximately 15 months at that point), I happened to do a routine FSH and E2 reading on Day 3 of my cycle. The test came back with [...]
Understanding Unexplained Infertility
The Fertile Heart™ holistic fertility approach to identifying and overcoming subclinical, nutritional and emotional fertility challenges, commonly referred to as unexplained infertility Unexplained infertility is one of the most interesting terms of the infertility medical jargon. When no readily identifiable diagnosis exists, either structural or hormonal, wannabe mothers and fathers are told they have “unexplained [...]
Decoding reasons for miscarriages and moving toward a full term pregnancy: The Fertile Heart™ Approach. Similarly to every other infertility diagnosis, the answer to what causes miscarriages is hardly ever a simple, clearly determined single cause-effect relationship. The Heather’s Gift e-book is a great example of the many case histories of women I worked with [...]
The Fertile Heart™ Way of Decoding Recurrent Miscarriage Causes
A holistic approach to decoding recurrent miscarriage causes, understanding causes for early miscarriages, and making conceiving after a miscarriage possible. Having witnessed the journeys of women in my practice, a miscarriage is a heartbreaking event. What I’ve also witnessed is that decoding recurrent miscarriage causes without a more holistic view of pregnancy is a no [...]
Fertility Drugs May Reduce Chance Of Conceiving: New IVF Hazard Comes To Light
“Another IVF health hazard, unknown to patients but widely discussed amongst fertility experts, has been dragged from the shadows. According to British specialists, the powerful drugs used to stimulate egg production can actually make women less fertile and keep them from getting pregnant. The doyen of British IVF, Lord Robert Winston, told the Sunday Telegraph: [...]
Failed IVF is Not the End of Baby Making: Why IVF Fails
When in vitro fertilization fails, seek an alternate route (or at least take a break). By Julia Indichova. It was Leslie’s sixth failed in vitro. Still, she wasn’t ready to quit. When she came to the Fertile Heart™ workshop, she was a patient of three different fertility specialists, preparing for another round of IVF. This time, [...]
This is an easy easy recipe. It takes 4 hours to cook. It is, however, worth the wait. Ingredients: – 1 cup short grain brown rice – 1 1/2 quarts Rice Dream, or Almond Milk – 1/4 cup Maple Syrup – 2 tablespoon Vanilla – 1/2 teaspoon salt – 1/2 teaspoon cardamom (optional) Directions: – [...]
This is an easy easy recipe. It takes 4 hours to cook. It is, however, worth the wait. Ingredients: – 1 cup short grain brown rice – 1 1/2 quarts Rice Dream, or Almond Milk – 1/4 cup Maple Syrup – 2 tablespoon Vanilla – 1/2 teaspoon salt – 1/2 teaspoon cardamom (optional) Directions: – [...]
To give our bodies the best possible chance of healing and fixing what’s broken, we want to make sure that the tough job of digestion is completed before we go to bed.
There are many types of lentils: brown, red, french(green), regular. I prefer French Green, I have only seen these in health food stores, so they might be hard to get. They are smaller and firmer and maintain there shape. You should experiment with different types of lentils. The cooking method is the same, except the [...]
You can really clean house with this soup. Almost anything goes. As with the other vegetable only soups, onions are the most important ingredient. I’ve found that since I started adding potatoes my girls are much happier. It makes them not notice the kale, chard and other good stuff. I have to agree. I staggered [...]
This one is a variation on the vegetable soup except it’s a little more like a potato stew. I wanted to make my usual recipe however I was short on onions. Now after I have told you how important onions are I suppose I should have put my shoes on and went running to the [...]
