Thursday, September 27, 2018

Fertility Diet: 7 science based food tips for TTC





Which fertility diet tips actually work? Which fertility diet prevents endometriosis? Or helps with sperm counts?  Dr Randy Morris MD-The BOARD CERTIFIED fertility expert with weekly TTC tips on InfertilityTV



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Fertility diets - Are they fact or fiction? In today's episode, we will discuss whether fruits, vegetables, fast food, seafood, trans fats and carbs can help or hurt your fertility. Stay tuned to the end for my specific diet recommendations.  (more below)



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First, don’t get confused. There are many different types of diets for a variety of medical problems. A diet to lower cholesterol, for example, won’t necessarily help with your fertility.

Second, if you are overweight, ANY type of diet that will allow you to lose weight will improve your fertility. Let’s get into some specifics. 



Fruits and vegetables -- A new study found that women who eat fast food and little or no fruit take longer to become pregnant. For women who had with the lowest intake of fruit, the risk of infertility increased from 8% to 12%, and in those who ate fast food four or more times a week, the risk of infertility doubled from 8% to 16%.



Fast foods included burgers, pizza, fried chicken and chips that were bought from take-away or fast food outlets. These findings were true regardless of female weight (BMI   ).



The LIFE (Longitudinal Investigation of Fertility and the Environment) study of 501 couples planning pregnancy shows that couples consuming two or more servings of seafood every week enjoyed more sex and got pregnant faster than those eating seafood less often. After 1 year, 92% of couples with a seafood-rich diet had conceived compared with 79% of couples with diets that contained less fish and shellfish.



Another study found that a diet high in trans fats were 48% more likely to develop endometriosis than those with the lowest consumption. However women eating a diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids, found in oily fish, seemed to protect against the disease as these women had a 22% reduced risk of developing endometriosis



A survey of women with and without ovulation problems found that women with ovulation problems were more likely to eat low fat dairy products, refined carbs, get their protein from animal products and consume trans fats. So if you have an ovulation problem avoid these things.



A typical Mediterranean diet contains a high amount of vegetables, fruits, olive oil, beans and cereal grains, moderate amounts of fish, dairy products, and wine, and only a small amount of red meat and poultry. A study from Greece of nearly 250 women found that those women who adhered most closely to this diet had 66% higher pregnancy rates during IVF.



Men who follow Alternative Healthy Eating Index (AHEI guidelines) (a diet rich in vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and low-fat dairy products and a relatively low intake of refined grains, saturated fatty acids, and added sugars) showed significantly better results for concentration, total sperm count, and percentage of normal semen morphology compared with men who didn't follow such a diet. 



So to put this all together. My recommendations for a fertility diet. It seems reasonable to eat some fruits and vegetables every day. Seafood at least twice a week. Stay away from fast foods and foods that are high in trans fats. If you have an ovulation problem, try to switch from low fat dairy to high fat dairy. Get more of your protein from plants sources that from animal sources. Swap out your current vegetable oil for Extra Virgin Olive Oil. The Mediterranean diet takes most of these recommendations into account already. If you follow that diet closely you should maximize your fertility.





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Friday, September 21, 2018

IVF Expert Randy Morris Performing IVF with low sperm counts



Randy Morris, an IVF expert, discusses how to do IVF with low sperm counts



According to Randy Morris M.D. if a man has very low sperm counts, then standard IVF may not work due to failed or poor fertilization.



Dr. Morris states that the technique known as ICSI or intracytoplasmic sperm injection can overcome these problems and result in normal fertilization and pregnancy.



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Randy Morris Endometriosis Surgery





Randy Morris is an IVF and Infertility Expert at IVF1 in Naperville, Illinois.

Endometriosis is a common problem which can cause both infertility and pain.

Dr. Randy Morris grades endometriosis based on how much of it is present in the body. Learn about the staging from Randy Morris M.D.

Also discussed in this video is the impact of surgery on the ovaries which can compromise ovarian reserve.


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Thursday, September 20, 2018

Randy Morris Naperville Restaurant Fire





Randy Morris tells the story of how a special air filtration system protected his IVF lab from a  Naperville Restaurant Fire

Thursday, September 13, 2018

Fertility pills to get pregnant - TTC - InfertilityTV



Which fertility pills to get pregnant work? More importantly, which ones don't work or are dangerous? Dr Randy Morris MD-The BOARD CERTIFIED fertility expert with weekly #TTC tips on #InfertilityTV
Fertility pills to get pregnant
The are several different
#fertilitypills you can use to get pregnant. I’ll discuss the ones that work first but stick around to the end to hear about the ones that don’t work or are dangerous.
#Clomid, or clomiphene citrate, is probably the most widely used fertility pill in the world. Clomid is used to help women who don’t ovulate but also for women who already ovulate to produce more eggs at one time.
A typical course of Clomid goes for five days. Monitoring for ovulation is important. With clomid you can use a home ovulation predictor test or be monitored in the doctor’s office with blood tests and ultrasound.
Like all fertility treatments, the success rate with Clomid decreases as women get older. Plus, out of every hundred pregnancies on Clomid, about 15-20 will be twins. Triplets and more are pretty rare.
Clomid will not work for everybody. If clomid is going to work for you, you will usually get pregnant in the first four months. So if you are not pregnant by then, think about moving on to something else.
#Letrozole, also known as #Femara, is another fertility pill. Like Clomid, letrozole is also given over five days. Its most common use is to induce ovulation in women with PCOS. In fact, well done studies have shown that for PCOS patients, letrozole is better than Clomid. More women will successfully ovulate and more will get pregnant.
You may hear about women using letrozole for other reasons. But there is no good evidence that it works any better than Clomid in other instances.
The risk for multiples with letrozole is about the same as it is with Clomid.
#Metformin or #Glucophage is a pill that was originally used to treat people with Type 2 diabetes. Metformin helps treat a problem called insulin resistance. Insulin resistance in women can interfere with ovulation. The two groups of women are most likely to have ovulation problems due to insulin resistance are women with PCOS and very overweight women with a BMI over 30.
If your doctor wants to start you on metformin, here are some quick tips. The optimal dose of metformin is 2000 mg a day. But don’t start at that dose. Metformin can cause side effects such as bloating, cramping and diarrhea. Start on 500 mg or one pill a day and work your way up gradually. Also, there are long acting versions of metformin. These will have the letters XR or ER which stand for extended release. We recommend extended release to make your life a little easier and further lower side effects.
The biggest benefits to metformin are that it does not increase your risk for multiple pregnancy and even if you don’t get pregnant, it will lower your chance for getting Type 2 diabetes
Which pills don’t improve fertility?
First, although prenatal vitamins are recommended before you conceive, they don’t actually do anything to help with fertility. You should absolutely take them, however, because they will reduce the chances for birth defect and help with fetal brain, eye and heart development
Supplements such as #CoQ10 and #DHEA are often sold on the internet as fertility pills but there is little evidence for any benefit for fertility
Herbal supplements should also be avoided. A review of scientific evidence failed to find a benefit of herbal supplements. People using herbal supplements, especially women trying to conceive, should be aware of the possible risks associated with lead exposure from herbal supplements.
Exposure of a fetus to high lead concentrations in the uterus could result in neurological defects, lower birth weight, premature birth, and an increase in birth defects. Adverse effects may even occur at lower levels than previously thought. All patients should consult their physician before beginning any such treatment.
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Thursday, September 06, 2018

HSG blocked fallopian tubes - What now?





If your HSG showed blocked fallopian tubes could you still be able to get pregnant without IVF or surgery?  Learn how from Dr Randy Morris MD-The BOARD CERTIFIED fertility expert with weekly TTC tips on InfertilityTV

You’ve just had an #HSG and your doctor told you that you have #blockedfallopiantubes and you can’t get pregnant on your own. What do you do now? First, don’t panic! There may be a number of options for you.

First step, get more information.  How many tubes are blocked?

If only one tube is blocked, it is still possible to get pregnant on your own without any treatment. Although the chance for pregnancy is a little lower than for women with two open tubes, it is not 50% lower.

If both tubes are blocked, then the location of the blockage is important. There are two common locations for blockage.

-- Proximal blockage is where the tube is attached to the uterus.

-- Distal blockage is at the far end, near the ovary.

Proximal blockage may not even be a real blockage. Sometimes, during an HSG, the muscle around the tube may contract, pinching off the tube. This may look like a blockage but it isn't real. A repeat HSG will often be normal.

At IVF1, we can also put a catheter into the tube so the spasm doesn’t impact the dye flow.

***A real blockage can sometimes be fixed - without surgery.***

This technique uses a wire which is pushed through the tube to clear the blockage from the tube. This technique has allowed many women to avoid having the more expensive #IVF treatment.

Distal blockage cannot be fixed without surgery. Surgically opening the end of a tube is possible but the pregnancy rates are low and there is a higher risk for a tubal pregnancy to occur afterward.

If all else fails, patients with tubal blockage generally will do well with IVF.

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