The IVF Fertility Blog

Vaping can risk a woman’s fertility because nicotine and flavorings in e-cigarettes reduce the quality of the egg a woman naturally produces each month. Poor quality eggs make it difficult to conceive or maintain a healthy pregnancy. What else? The nicotine and chemicals in e-cigarettes can inhibit a fertilized egg (embryo) from implanting in a woman’s uterus – Journal of the Endocrine Society, Study by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, September 2019. According to this study, vaping while pregnant can also trigger developmental disabilities in babies lasting a lifetime. Bottom Line: The fertility of females is drastically impaired by e-cigarettes.

The Holiday Season is underway and you must continue to be proactive about increasing your fertility health through the New Year. Making strategic food and drink decisions is imperative when you are trying to get pregnant. Heavy alcohol consumption negatively affects your fertility – both short and long term.

The Holiday Season is underway and you are tempted hinder your fertility by overindulging. Don’t fret – You can continue to maintain your fertility through the Holiday Season with some strategized food decisions. Bottom Line: Navigating Holiday mealtime and party finger food is easy when you are focused on your fertility health. We have some patient-friendly eating and drinking tips that will not compromise your fertility health during the Holiday Season.

The Holiday Season can be cringe-worthy if you have not been able to get pregnant. This is a difficult time when struggling with infertility. Especially when family and friends are flourishing with pregnancy naturally. Look: The Holiday Season should be a time of reflection. Our fertility experts recommend that you reach out for fertility counseling.

Infertility can cause one to become self-absorbed in their grief and disappointment during the Holiday Season. Look: Reflecting on those who are in need and suffering more than you can deflect the hurt. Your attention and affections will uplift others and – in return – you will feel good.

A woman’s infertility can be signaled unexpectedly. Symptoms can seem trivial – but you must pay attention. Today’s woman must be proactive in preserving her natural fertility by recognizing important infertility signals.