by KimGatenby | Jul 24, 2017 | Blog, Fertility
Low ovarian reserve means that a woman is running out of her egg supply. Women are born with all the eggs they will ever have, and they decline over time. Low ovarian reserve just means there are a small number of eggs left. This can leave a lot of women quite...
by KimGatenby | Feb 20, 2017 | Blog, Fertility
Modern medicine is a beautiful tool that we can use to assist our health journey, but it’s only part of the story. I personally love to encourage my patients to seek diagnostic measures (and IVF where necessary), and combine that with the wisdom and healing power of...
by KimGatenby | Oct 7, 2016 | Blog, Fertility
Egg freezing is a hot topic these days. We’re starting families later than ever before, so some women are turning to egg freezing to take the pressure off their ticking biological clock. But do you actually need to take the drastic step of going through an egg...
by KimGatenby | Oct 27, 2015 | Blog, Fertility
Medicine in the field of infertility is constantly evolving, which is good news for couples who are struggling to conceive. We know much more about the causes of infertility now than ever before, and thankfully we have quite a few options to treat infertility as well,...
by KimGatenby | Sep 2, 2014 | Blog, Fertility
There’s a lot of conflicting information available about MTHFR (methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase) on the internet, so this article is designed to break it all down for you and give you the facts. Your body has many processes going on all the time that...
by KimGatenby | Apr 22, 2014 | Blog, Fertility
When I first started working in fertility care, I became aware of how important it is to chart your menstrual cycle to really know what’s going on each month. So, in order to learn the most I could about charting, I hopped down to the chemist and bought myself...