Recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL, two or more clinical pregnancy losses) is a focus in my clinic, and in my online programs. Research focuses primarily on female factors – including anatomical factors in the uterus, suboptimal progesterone and thyroid levels, and auto-immune disease. But in...

Medical training, like law school education and other similar intensive post-graduate studies, happens during peak fertility years for female students. A recent survey of US female physicians showed that 24% of respondents had been given a diagnosis of infertility – and the number was...

Thyroid health and fertility are my two favourite topics in my clinics in Whitehorse and Atlin. We know about the critical role of thyroid function in pregnancy health, including miscarriage prevention, which I discuss at length in my online programs. We also know the critical...

Since the beginning of the pandemic, with each variant and post-vaccination, I have seen consistent disruptions to menstrual cycles and ovulation. Typically this has been three months of varied cycle lengths, delayed or absent ovulation, and changes to menstrual flow. Despite confirming this trend...

As I shared in this blog post, there is an important link between leaky gut and recurrent miscarriage, likely due to inflammatory and immune reactions to the endometrium. New research from Italy and Iran has highlighted links between zonulin (a biomarker of intestinal permeability, or...

The link between periodontitis (PO, or gum disease) and birth outcomes – including pre-term birth, preeclampsia, and low birth weight – is well documented. But new literature is now exploring what role PO may play in both male and female fertility. While published research on the...

Pre-conception weight loss is something I get asked about a lot, particularly in the Yukon where birth options have recently become more limited based on the full-term weight of pregnant mothers. The controversial “birth-weight-limit” issue is frustrating, as the weight cut-off does not consider height...

Building and maintaining a regular exercise routine in pregnancy is something that I recommend to all of my pregnant patients – both for the physical and mental health benefits to mom, and for improved pregnancy and birth outcomes for fetus – even for patients...

After almost three years of awareness and vigilance around Covid, we are all at (or near) our tolerance for more news about epidemics. When the WHO recently declared monkeypox outbreak as a public health emergency of global concern, many were numb to yet another...

As I talk about in my online pregnancy program, iron is an essential nutrient for maternal health during pregnancy, and also for infant health after delivery. Iron is required to produce hemoglobin, which carries oxygen to all of the tissues in the body –...