Intensive Brief Weight Loss Intervention Found to Improve Reproductive Outcomes
February 1, 2017 by Richard Fehring, PhD, RN Obesity is a risk factor for infertility and is associated with polycystic ovarian syndrome, anovulatory cycles, and other ovarian dysfunctions. The National Institute for Health and Care...
What your cervix is telling you – Part 3: Team Fertility
Women and men of the world unite: #CervicalHealthMonth continues, and so does our series on cervical health! This is the final post, so please catch up on Part 1 and Part 2 if you're just tuning in. Considering how male-dominated the world can sometimes...
What your cervix is telling you – Part 2: The “Everyday Janes”
Happy #CervicalHealthMonth! In celebration and solidarity with those promoting women’s health worldwide, we continue our series on cervical health. Read on to learn more about all that a healthy cervix can do every day and why labeling its work a mere...
What your cervix is telling you – Part 1: The basics
January 10, 2017 by Sarah Murray, MD When is the last time that you thought at length about cervical fluid or mucus? In the clinical setting, family physicians and other primary care providers often see women concerned about changes in vaginal...
Using electronic hormone measurement in an FABM – The Marquette Method
For this week’s Featured Research we have a review of Richard Fehring's Efficacy of Cervical mucus Observations plus Electronic Hormonal Fertility Monitoring as a Method of Natural Family Planning. Please click through to the article for a complete...
Amplified risks from contraception for teens – but can they chart?
As we understand the side effects of hormonal birth control more and more, physicians should naturally be concerned with how to incorporate this information into their practice. Why are teens affected so differently? Should teen health be treated the same way as a mature female adult? A great place to start is to consider what are the needs of the patient.