Optimal BMI has been identified as a priority for both male and female patients undergoing fertility treatments, as I discuss in my online fertility program. A new American study has investigated whether waist circumference, as a measure of central obesity, impacts fertility independently of...

Living and working in Canada’s North, I have a number of patients who have come to my clinic with pre-conception concerns about heavy metal contamination after working in the mining industry in the Yukon, or living in regions with known concerns about contaminated drinking...

It’s no secret that I am a big fan of plant-based and plant-majority diets, having had two plant-based pregnancies myself and having progressed to a low-carb plant-based diet for the last four years. I have seen the health benefits in myself, and in hundreds...

The question of whether to trial IUI or go right to IVF is a frequent question amongst my fertility patients, especially when travel time/cost need to be factored in for out-of-territory fertility treatments. A new British study has looked at this question specifically for...

The global epidemic of obesity and its rising prevalence among children has resulted in an enormous increase in the number of bariatric (weight loss) operations performed around the world. My preference for any weight-loss program is always to assess for underlying conditions like hypothyroidism,...

In my online fertility program, I talk about Vitamin D being a critical nutrient in both male and female reproductive health. A new Turkish study has looked at this issue even further, particularly in cases of idiopathic (unexplained) male fertility, which is increasing worldwide....

Zinc is most commonly known for its impacts on immune function and resistance to infection, and also for its role in male fertility and sperm health. However, this mineral’s influence is incredibly widespread in the body, as zinc is a component of more than...

In this earlier post I shared emerging research on the impacts of Covid-19 infection on sperm parameters, primarily through inflammatory and oxidative damage. A new Iranian study looked at men who had normal sperm parameters previously to Covid-19 infection, and in the 3 months...

I feel that I blog and teach about Vitamin D and its role in reproductive health pretty much constantly. Since the pandemic began, there has been an increased awareness about the role that Vitamin D plays in the immune system, and in particular severity...

Weight is a sensitive issue during fertility and pregnancy, but a subject that is tremendously important for health care providers to broach with their patients. In my online fertility program, I talk a lot about optimal and healthy weight for fertility and pregnancy, including...