Natural Conception Rates After Fertility Awareness Training: A Review of Research
“Couples that were trying to conceive for 1-2 years had a 56% spontaneous pregnancy rate increase compared to the basic pregnancy rate.”
A Potential Role for Anti-Müllerian Hormone in Reproductive Health: A Review
As we continue National Women’s Health Week, we are highlighting research published in Human Reproduction Update by Dewailly et al that explores the role of Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) in female reproductive health. While on the FACTS elective, Megan Harman summarized this 2014 study [1] that discusses why AMH may represent a useful marker of fertility for women across the reproductive lifespan.
Menstruation May Precondition the Uterus for Successful Pregnancy: A Review
As part of National Women’s Health Week, we are featuring an article about the potential role of menstruation to precondition the uterus for future pregnancy. Summarized by a former participant in the FACTS elective, the authors of this research explore the role of menstruation in achieving a successful pregnancy by investigating parallels between inflammation present in both menstruation and pregnancy.
Ovarian Stimulation in the Treatment of Infertility: A Review
During National Infertility Awareness Week, we are featuring an article comparing various options available for ovulation induction, including clomiphene citrate, aromatase inhibitors, metformin, and gonadotropins. Ioana Pencea, a former FACTS elective participant, summarized information published in the Textbook of Assisted Reproductive Techniques.
Modeling the Cumulative Effectiveness of Fertility Treatments: A Review
Despite a high prevalence of subfertility in the general population, the cause is often multifaceted, and the diversity of treatment options leaves many couples confused and overwhelmed. Through her summary of a research article titled, “Cumulative pregnancy probabilities among couples with subfertility: effects of varying treatments,” fourth-year medical student Katelyn Rennyson lends insight into the diagnosis of subfertility and discusses the data on a couple’s ability to conceive over a 3-year period depending on the treatment plan. She also highlights how fertility awareness-based methods (FABMs) offer couples hope when combined with restorative reproductive treatment options.
FABMs help couples make well-informed decisions about their Family Planning Goals
This week marks National Marriage Week, and we are featuring an interview with Lilly, an emergency medicine physician assistant, who used both the Sympto-Thermal Method and the Marquette Method when growing her family. Savannah Maddox, a former FACTS elective participant, interviewed Lilly about her story and why she’s grateful that more physicians are becoming educated in fertility awareness-based methods.
How First-Time Mothers Can Improve Their Milk Supply – and Why They
To kick off National Breastfeeding Month, we are featuring a cross-sectional study that examines the relationship between perceived milk supply and exclusive breastfeeding during the first six months postpartum.
Fertility Awareness Based Methods: Filling the Gap in Sex Education
The FACTS elective attracts a broad spectrum of medical students interested in fertility awareness, with a vast range of baseline knowledge of the methods and their efficacy.
Comparing Urinary Hormone Monitors, Tools That Help Women Achieve and Avoid Pregnancy
For decades, researchers have sought ways to help women and couples more easily identify their window of fertility. They have examined cervical mucus observations, basal body temperature, and urinary hormone measurements to better track women’s ovulation.
Temperature Regulation in Women and the Effects on the Menstrual Cycle
More than a hundred years ago, researchers discovered that slight changes in the woman’s core body temperature reflect the various phases of the female cycle.