“Why are you doing this?” My friend asked me that question this morning when I told her that I totally bombed this weekend’s run. That question has had me pondering all day to the point where I totally scrapped what I was going to type for this blog and gave some real thought to the questions. EXACTLY why am I running 21 kilometers?! About ten weeks ago when I decided sign up for a half...

Our team of experts at the Life Wellness Centre are always saying that to ensure you have a positive outcome during your fertility treatment, you need to reduce your stress levels. When you live in a continuous state of high stress, your reproductive organs don’t receive the energy and nutrients they need to function optimally, particularly as we mature. Optimising your fertility and...

Have you ever started something in your life that is somewhat terrifying and a few weeks in you think to yourself what have I done?! I am sure many of you who are on a fertility journey can identify with this feeling and thought. To take what we call our “normal life” and throw it into the unknown can be downright scary and uncomfortable. This fear in many cases holds us back from taking a...

While there are no guarantees that unprotected sex will lead to pregnancy, what we do know is that frequency plays an important role in increasing your chances. A study involving 221 “presumably fertile couples” found that couples who have sex daily, or every other day, have a better chance of conceiving than those who limit intercourse to once per week. The Practice Committee of...

If you and your partner are struggling with infertility, chances are a sperm analysis will be part of your assessment at your doctor’s office.For the man, there’s no escaping it as male infertility accounts for a significant amount of the cases where a couple can’t get pregnant. To alleviate fears and get you better prepared here are some quick facts you need to know.1....

In this section of our site, you will find numerous blogs covering everything fertility that you as patients have said you would like to talk about. We use this platform to reach out and communicate to you, especially if you’ve been thinking about your fertility, talking about it, researching the IVF process or just reading about artificial insemination. We also cover IVF costs, In Vitro...

“Both my tubes are blocked; do I have any chance to get pregnant? What are my options? How can I know if my tubes are ok? Can tubes be fixed? Can tied tubes be reopened?” These are only few of the hundreds of questions I get asked every day and it’s understandable why there is a lot of confusion on this topic. Allow me to address some of the major concerns around tubal factor infertility. The...

I was driving along this week and the song, Whistle While You Work, by Katy Tiz was playing. I was having one of those days where it felt like it was coming at me in all directions. But by the end of this song I couldn’t help but stop and smile and decided it was time embrace my inner child and whistle for the first time in years! I puckered my lips, sucked in the air and out came this...

Baby making should be easy as 1-2-3. When we are young we’re taught in Human Biology class how pregnancy occurs, never expecting that when we are ready to start a family,  the process is not as easy, at least not for some. The fact is one in six couples will have difficulty getting pregnant and in about half of these couples, male infertility plays a role. What’s a good definition of male...

Unbeknown to many I am a napper, especially on a Sunday. There is something so very sweet about a Sunday nap that simply can’t be beat! I was thinking about my naps just this past weekend and thought to myself, what do naps represent? Why do I fiercely protect that time on Sunday between 2 and 3 pm with the ferocity of a lion protecting her caught prey!  For me naps represent a surrender of...

From the other side of the desk Today I write through the lens of the people on the other side of the desk…those of us that work in this very specialized field. I have been working in Assisted Reproductive Medicine for more than a decade now and it escapes me how the English language can have so many words yet none that come close to the inspiration that our patients bring to my team and I...

IVF is used to help people with fertility problems such as low sperm count, ovulation problems, low ovarian reserve, problems with the uterus or fallopian tubes who wish to become pregnant.IVF stands for In Vitro Fertilisation. The term ‘In Vitro’ is Latin for ‘in glass’ because during an IVF cycle the eggs are mixed with the sperm in glass, rather than inside the female body. While in the...