Welcome to MyFertilityGuide.com
Infertility hurts. I know. I am an infertile woman. There was a
time, some years ago, when I was not able to say those words at all, much
less think of myself as an infertile woman. The words seemed mutually
exclusive. I could be either infertile or a woman but not both. The time
of my infertility investigation and attempted treatment were filled with
turmoil, both physical and mental. I did not understand what was happening
to me, in spite of an advanced degree in Maternal-Child Health
and Nursing. I did not understand my feelings, in spite of the fact that I
had counseled others extensively. I did not understand why my husband
could not understand my pain, in spite of a marriage blessed with good
communication. Most of all I could not understand why infertility
hurt so much. After all, I had a career to pursue if I couldn't have
children. I was born of a generation who are doing such liberal things as
choosing to cohabit instead of marry, choosing to form open marriages
and choosing not to have children at all. They key word here is
choice. I had chosen to marry; I had chosen a traditional relationship
and I had chosen to have children. Infertility robbed me of my right to
choose to have my own genetic children. 
Although the field of reproductive medicine is currently exploding
with new advances, my deep commitment to fertility research goes back
more than twenty years. As a member of several key scientific teams I have
devoted thousands of hours to reproductive research, and my work has
taken me around the world more than three times — to the capitals of
Europe, where the first test tube babies were conceived, to the Soviet
Union, to South America, to the Far East — anywhere I could learn the
latest information on the reproductive system. In the past several years I
joined forces with a team of dedicated physicians and researchers to
create a clinic to utilize much of what has been learned. As a result, I have
been able to see first hand the exciting, almost miraculous ways that
much of the new reproductive technology can change people's lives. Couples who were thought to be hopelessly infertile are now able to conceive and deliver not one, but two and three perfect children. Those who previously miscarried up to fifteen times are now giving birth to healthy, full-term babies.
Time and again my colleagues and I witnessed a dramatic rise in the number of our patients over age thirty-five able to have all natural conceptions and healthy pregnancies thanks to a few simple dietary and lifestyle changes. Equally significant is the increase in the number of women under age thirty who are able to sail through their pregnancies without a single problem.
As I traveled in this country, however, giving lectures and making
television appearances, I began to see that too many couples were not
taking advantage of all the possibilities. Some of the new research had
made its way to the general public, but many couples remained in the
dark about their reproductive health. Much important information
about getting pregnant remained within the confines of the medical
establishment. Thus, I created this website — a source for the newest and most important fertility information — data that I have seen make a difference in my patients' lives. It is my hope that it will make a difference in your life as well, whenever in your childbearing years you decide to get pregnant.
In order for you to get pregnant at any time during your childbearing years, your body must maintain a finely balanced biochemical equilibrium. Unfortunately, current research shows this is not always possible. In fact, a woman's reproductive chemistry can be so fragile, that sometimes something as simple as a cold or flu or even not getting enough sleep can throw things out of sync. As a result you probably experience short spans of infertility far more often than you realize. This is one of the reasons you don't automatically get pregnant each time you have unprotected intercourse, even if relations take place at the time of ovulation. More important, recent research has found that certain more serious personal biological factors can cause your fertility critical, long-lasting harm. If left untreated, some of these factors can render you permanently infertile.
You Can Prevent Infertility
The real importance of this increased understanding has not only been in isolating the biological factors that can harm your fertility but in recognizing that in many instances you, yourself, have the power to prevent harm from occurring.
Combined with the new methods your doctor has for identifying potential problems long before they exist, and a plethora of revolutionary, fast, and easy ways to treat those that do occur, it's now possible to significantly reduce your risk of some of the major causes of infertility.
Personal Pregnancy Power
How can you begin to assume this new and exciting control over your reproductive fate? By becoming an active, aggressive, educated partner in your own fertility care. This is especially important if you are planning to preserve some of your childbearing options for the future. Why?
Very often the effects of reproductive damage are cumulative and silent: what is happening in your body today might not be evident for several more years. However, by remaining critically aware of what has the potential to harm you, you can catch most problems before significant damage has occurred. In this way you can have total control over your ability to get pregnant — both right now and in the future.
