by Dr. John Preston Parry | Feb 11, 2021 | Doctor's Blog
Fertility patients naturally have lots of questions about pregnancy and emotions: – How much does anxiety play into the picture, and can it keep you from getting pregnant? – Does it matter whether you’re in the mood to conceive? – Is it okay...
by Dr. John Preston Parry | Feb 5, 2021 | Doctor's Blog
Fertility myths and legends are many and as you can guess, there will be a lot of babies born near Christmas and after Valentine’s Day “celebrations.” However, for couples trying to conceive, a forced schedule for relations can take away some of the fun and even...
by Dr. John Preston Parry | Dec 2, 2020 | Doctor's Blog
“Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: ‘It might have been.” John Greenleaf Whittier, “Maud Muller,” 1856 Fertility, Family, and the Holidays. COVID has made us more reflective. We are distanced from others and isolated at home....
by Dr. John Preston Parry | Nov 24, 2020 | Doctor's Blog
Let me start by saying the topic of Diminished Ovarian Reserve or Premature Ovarian Failure, although the conventional description of this topic, are not terms I like to use. With premature ovarian failure, there is no failure. No one has done anything wrong. It is...
by Dr. John Preston Parry | Sep 14, 2020 | Doctor's Blog
With six million babies in the world from in vitro fertilization (IVF), technology has advanced meaningfully since the birth of Louise Brown, the first IVF baby, over two decades ago. IVF remains an exceptionally powerful way of getting pregnant, provided there...
by Dr. John Preston Parry | Aug 10, 2020 | Doctor's Blog
Though many joke infertility isn’t hereditary (if your parents didn’t have children, it couldn’t apply to you), PCOS is an important exception. PCOS is short for polycystic ovarian syndrome, which relates to an overabundance of eggs and is a top reason for not only...
