Dr. Kirti Deol, Naturopathic Doctor

03/10/2020

06/05/2019

https://www.trumedfertility.com/articles/2019/6/4/advanced-age-in-men-can-affect-fertility

Advanced paternal age is on the rise and more studies need to be done to address it’s possible effects on fertility health.

04/24/2019

Inflammation and PMS symptoms, a treatment option

J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2016 Sep;25(9):865-74. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2015.5529. Epub 2016 May 2. Multicenter Study; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

04/17/2019

Having a period DOES NOT mean you ovulated..PERIOD!

This is a common misconception in patients struggling with infertility who are cycling regularly.They rely solely on ovulation predictor kits or blood work, which is not the most accurate in some cases.

This study showed that 37% of women, who were cycling regularly, resulted in an anovulatory cycle (no ovulation occurred):

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4546331/

It was concluded that a lack of ovulation can occur in up to one third of normal menstruating women!

Ovulatory menstrual cycles are essential for women’s fertility and needed to prevent bone loss. There is a medical/cultural expectation that clinically normal menstrual cycles are inevitably ovulatory. Currently within the general population it ...

04/16/2019

A great read on functional hypothalamic amenorrhea (lack of menstrual cycle).

A common possible cause of your irregular cycles.

“She may look completely healthy and not have an eating disorder, but she can still have functional hypothalamic amenorrhea."

04/02/2019

No one should be enduring heavy cycles and this is not a “normal” part of having a menstrual period. Proper identification and treatment can not only improve your fertility, it can also reduce the need for any unnecessary procedures or surgeries and reduce any long term consequences (ie. iron deficiency)

Many of the women walking in to the clinic are rarely investigated for their heavy cycles. It can be a large factor into your fertility case since many of the conditions above can directly effect one’s ability to conceive.

03/12/2019

Another study confirming higher incidence of thyroid disease in patients with PCOS

In summary, patients with PCOS have a higher incidence of ATD and are at greater risk for metabolic disorders. Symptoms of androgen excess appear to be less associated with patients presenting with both ATD and PCOS.

02/22/2019

Small study shows reduction in FSH levels in women with decreased fertility and/diminished ovarian reserve with Omega 3 supplementation.

Reprod Sci. 2019 Feb 17:1933719119828099. doi: 10.1177/1933719119828099. [Epub ahead of print]

02/22/2019

An important gene linked to male infertility.

"Male infertility is a poorly understood topic, and this study helps us to understand why some men might become infertile"

Experts have identified the importance of gene, RBMXL2, which is similar to an infertility gene found on the Y chromosome, in regulating the production of fully-functioning s***m.

02/21/2019

In 2004, the Center of Human Reproduction was the first clinic to implement DHEA in infertility treatments, with numerous, published studies showing benefit, primarily in patients with diminished ovarian reserve.