I was an interview guest: Darja Wagner talks ovarian reserve and improving egg quality for women over 30

Darja Wagner talks ovarian reserve and improving egg quality for women over 30   This article appeared in a blog by Alanna Lawley from Berlin.  Some weeks ago, Alanna and I sat together and talked about infertility, love and relationships, and the importance of women understanding their egg health. I also gave some practical tips related to determining [...]

I was an interview guest: Darja Wagner talks ovarian reserve and improving egg quality for women over 302020-12-31T07:10:32+01:00

IUI – How many times should you try before giving up?

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Finding success with IUI - How many times should you try before giving up?   Once I coached a 41-year old woman who has gone through nineteen unsuccessful insemination rounds. Yes, nineteen, and nobody told her it was time to stop. She reasoned that, if pregnancy rates are estimated at 10-15 % per insemination cycle, the only thing [...]

IUI – How many times should you try before giving up?2020-12-25T07:12:01+01:00

How to build a family if you are German and homosexual?

  How to build a family if you are German and homosexual?   Germany holds a marginal scientific position in all things regarding biomedical reproduction. This is partially to do with the German Embryo Protection law that came into force in 1991 and severely blocked scientific research in this area. Childless couples in Germany are generally cut off [...]

How to build a family if you are German and homosexual?2018-11-22T13:34:02+01:00

Am I infertile? This is how you can tell

Getting pregnant and giving birth to a healthy baby seems like the most natural thing in the world. And yet sometimes it doesn’t happen. Some women will conceive the moment they first try (or even with no planning at all) while some will wait for months and years to experience this joy. Wouldn’t it be good to know [...]

Am I infertile? This is how you can tell2018-03-18T18:01:38+01:00

IUI – How many times should you try before giving up?

Once I coached a 41-year old woman who has gone through nineteen unsuccessful insemination rounds. Yes, nineteen, and nobody told her it was time to stop. She reasoned that, if pregnancy rates are estimated at 10-15 % per insemination cycle, the only thing she has to do, is try hard enough before she gets pregnant. But this is [...]

IUI – How many times should you try before giving up?2017-10-19T19:21:11+01:00

I was an interview guest: Darja Wagner talks ovarian reserve and improving egg quality for women over 30

This article appeared in a blog by Alanna Lawley  two weeks ago.  Some weeks ago, Alanna and I sat together and talked about infertility, love and relationships, and the importance of women understanding their egg health. I also gave some practical tips related to determining the ovarian reserve and coping with infertility.  Photos by Petra Graf [...]

I was an interview guest: Darja Wagner talks ovarian reserve and improving egg quality for women over 302017-10-13T13:26:29+01:00

Gluten sensitivity and infertility

Image courtesy of Kelli Wong Photography at Flickr.com Stomachs of some genetically susceptible people just can't stand gluten. After such individuals eat gluten (a protein hard to avoid as it's contained in wheat, barley and rye), they develop all kinds of gastrointestinal problems, but also other manifestations, such as joint pain, fatigue, depression, and infertility. As the [...]

Gluten sensitivity and infertility2017-10-13T12:01:38+01:00

Diagnosed with low ovarian reserve? A little story about how this blog started.

Image courtesy: jscreationzs at FreeDigitalPhotos.net Getting pregnant always looked like something that happens easily, so I've spent decades believing that (and doing everything possible to make it not happen). When I only think of all the sex I did not enjoy because I was subconsciously busy calculating my fertile days and obsessing about condoms not being [...]

Diagnosed with low ovarian reserve? A little story about how this blog started.2017-10-13T12:01:41+01:00
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