October 1, 2008
By Heather Bishara
Getting married is a wonderful right of passage for a woman. Many of us wait to establish our careers, find the right person with the same life goals, and take immense joy in planning our “perfect” day. And the best part is that we can finally stop hearing the dreaded question “So when are you getting married?”
Unfortunately, that question is immediately replaced with “So when are you going to have children?”
Time and time again I’ve heard brides recount the fact that they didn’t even get out of their wedding reception without someone, or multiple someone’s, asking them when they were going to start a family. And whether they wait to start trying or want to have children right away, getting pregnant is often not as simple as planning a wedding; there can be complications, set backs and an emotional toll that even the best planner is not prepared to deal with.
To most, pregnancy seems like the most natural process in the world. If you stop using birth control, you’ll get pregnant within three months right? Wrong. More and more, women are struggling to get pregnant. And the frustration builds when you are told by your OBGYN that you have to wait a year to formally be diagnosed with an infertility problem before receiving any kind of infertility counseling and/or treatment.
What women and some OBGYN’ s do not realize is that there are signs that show up way before a woman tries to become pregnant that could signal a problem with their reproductive systems. Some questions to ask yourself if you feel you might have a problem:
- Do you suffer from missed periods?
- Do you have excess fat around your middle?
- Do you crave carbs?
- Do you suffer from depression or have emotional ups and downs?
- Do you suffer from adult acne or have thinning hair?
Some or all of these symptoms could mean that you have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), a common problem for women in childbearing years that can severely inhibit their chances of becoming pregnant.
PCOS is the cause of an alarming variety of conditions in women today, but its symptoms are among the most widely misdiagnosed. What’s worse is that women with PCOS often suffer through one ineffective and frustrating infertility treatment after another – and still not get to the root cause of your infertility or get pregnant.
The good news is that women with PCOS can improve their health and chances of becoming pregnant just by making a few changes to their daily lives. From adopting a low carb, healthy diet to exercising daily and taking vitamins, women can decrease the symptoms caused by PCOS and increase their chances of becoming pregnant naturally. And there are many support groups out there to help you. For example, many women use Insulite Labs’ 5 Element System to help them reverse PCOS. The Insulite Labs PCOS System helps you get the nutrients and supplements your body needs, helps you change your eating habits, and works with you on getting the exercise and emotional support to deal with PCOS.
For more information on PCOS, please visit:
- Insulite Labs (http://pcos.insulitelabs.com/)
- PCOSupport.org
- Soulcysters.com
About the Author:
Heather Bishara lives in South Riding, VA, is a mother of two boys ages 1 and 4 and works as a business consultant for www.tricalyx.com part-time from home. She continues on her journey for relief from her PCOS through a low carb diet, exercise, and the use of herbs and dietary supplements such as those found in the Insulite PCOS System.
September 24, 2008
CNN.COM/entertainment
Sept. 24, 2008
- Nicole Kidman says swimming in Australian Outback waterfalls may promote fertility
- 41-year-old actress gave birth to daughter Sunday Rose in July
- Kidman swam in the waters during production of the epic romance “Australia”
- “Seven babies were conceived out of this film,” she says
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) — Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman said swimming in Australian Outback waterfalls may promote fertility and might have contributed to her unexpected pregnancy over the past year.
The 41-year-old Aussie, who gave birth to daughter Sunday Rose in July, said she and six other women who swam in the waters of a small Outback town during production of the epic romance “Australia” became pregnant.
“I never thought that I would get pregnant and give birth to a child, but it happened on this movie,” Kidman told The Australian Women’s Weekly in an exclusive interview for the magazine’s 75th anniversary edition, released Wednesday.
“Seven babies were conceived out of this film and only one was a boy. There is something up there in the Kununurra water because we all went swimming in the waterfalls, so we can call it the fertility waters now.”
“Australia,” directed by Baz Luhrmann, was filmed in Kununurra, a small town in far northern Western Australia state. The film, which follows the story of a noblewoman on a cattle drive in Australia during World War II, is due for release in November.
The actress also commented on the relatively diminutive size of her baby bump throughout her pregnancy.
“I’m so lucky I’m so tall, so I carried small and also, I have to say, I had a birth that I was blessed with, a labor that was very good and a baby that was very good to me in that regard,” said Kidman, who is married to country music crooner Keith Urban and has two adopted children with ex-husband Tom Cruise.
“To be given this again is a beautiful thing. To have raised Bella and Connor since I was 25 and now to be able to do it again at 41 … wow!”
http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/09/24/kidman.fertile.water.ap/index.html
Obese women may have a harder time becoming pregnant, reports CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta.
August 24, 2008
sourced from CNN.com
September 22, 2008
New York Family Matters: Patient Education Conference, Oct. 8th, Steiner Studios in Brooklyn Navy Yard
Conference Information: The American Fertility Association’s New York Family Matters Conference is an all day educational event geared towards the needs of all people who wish to have a family. Egalitarian in nature, three concurrent educational tracks will focus on the needs of couples, singles and the lgbt community. Panels, lectures and small round table discussions will cover topics such as in vitro fertilization, egg freezing, adoption, pcos, surrogacy, ovum and sperm donation, and much, much more. Your registration fee includes shuttle busses to and from Manhattan if needed, admission, continental breakfast and coffee breaks, end of day wine and cheese reception, conference materials, entrance to all workshops, lectures and an extensive exhibit hall featuring IVF programs, urologists, adoption agencies and attorneys, surrogacy and ovum donation agencies, pharmacies, pharmaceutical companies and other interesting and informative exhibitors.
Check-in and registration the day of the conference begins at 8:00 a.m.
The Conference location is Steiner Studios located in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
15 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn. NY 11205. (718) 858-1600
Click this link to register: https://app.etapestry.com/hosted/TheAmericanFertilityAssocia/OnlineRegis…
Registration is $40 per person, but free admission is available. Email lisav@theafa.org to find out how. We also have several booth still available.
If you wish to preorder lunch to eat on site at the Conference, please let us know. Payment will be collected at lunchtime by cashiers set up in the exhibit hall and is $20 all inclusive per person. We will be serving a variety of gourmet sandwiches, salads and desserts prepared by the catering sensation, Abigail Kirsch. During the lunch break, we will be featuring small, roundtable discussions hosted by medical, adoption and legal professionals in our exhibit hall. Feel free to choose the topic of your choice and join an expert for lunch.
Busses from Manhattan will depart for the conference at 7:00 a.m. End of day busses back to Manhattan will leave Steiner Studios promptly at 6:45 p.m.
Shuttle bus locations are as follows:
West Side – In front of The Pennsylvania Hotel, 7th Avenue between 32nd and 33rd Sts.
East Side – Park Avenue (Facing South) between 41st and 42nd Sts.
A shuttle bus will be available from the Jay Street Borough Hall subway station, which is located nearby to Steiner Studios. The shuttles will run every twenty minutes from 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. The departing shuttle bus from Steiner Studios back to Jay Street Borough Hall will leave at various intervals between 5:45 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. You can reach Jay Street Borough Hall by E.F,N and R trains.
If you have any questions regarding the conference or registration, please contact
Lisa Van Ness at 888 917-3777 or LisaV@TheAFA.org
