How long should you be off of the birth control pill before starting to try to get pregnant?
Good for you for planning ahead for a healthy pregnancy. We used to recommend stopping the pill and waiting for at least three periods to start trying to conceive. The thought was that this will give your body [...]
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I am 34 and we’ve been trying to get pregnant for about 6 months and I’m not sure whether to be worried. I had an early miscarriage 3 years ago and have a healthy 2 year old at home. Both times I got pregnant right away. Should I be concerned?
I can imagine your concern over [...]
Question: I have 2 girls and we would love to have a boy. I’d be fine with another girl of course, but it would be neat to have a boy especially for my husband. Do you know of anything that works?
This is not an uncommon question. There are methods out there on the Internet that [...]
Men who eat soy regularly might face a fertility risk researchers in this study found. Men who reported eating a half serving of soy a day had a lower sperm count than men who did not eat soy and the group with the lowest sperm count were men who were obese and ate soy.
Mona Saint M.D., M.P.H. is a board certified Ob/Gyn and a mother of two young boys. She has won awards of excellence in gynecologic surgery and teaching, and she continually receives the highest ratings in patient satisfaction surveys. Most of all, she is appreciated for her down to earth and easy to understand explanations of complex medical questions and her empathetic style.