Your menstrual cycle can say a lot about your health. Understand how to start tracking your menstrual cycle and what to do about irregularities. Do you know when your last…
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OBESITY AND CANCER
Obesity is a condition in which a person has an unhealthy amount and/or distribution of body fat. To measure obesity, researchers commonly use a scale known as the body mass index (BMI).…
HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS
Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is a virus. Viruses cause infection by entering cells and taking over the cell’s ability to function normally. HPV infection is a viral infection that commonly…
POLYCYSTIC OVARIAN SYNDROME (PCOS) HEALTHY DIET
FOOD BASICS & THE POLYCYSTIC OVARIAN SYNDROME DIET. This article was taken from PCOS Healthy Diet.comby McKenzie Nelson Research shows that the most effective polycystic ovarian syndrome diet is one…
POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME (PCOS)
Dear readers: This is the first of a two part series on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). Next week look out for our next post on “The PCOS Healthy Diet.” You…
HOW TO GET PREGNANT AND FAST TOO
ONCE YOU’VE DECIDED TO TRY FOR A BABY, AN ACTIVE HAPPY SEX LIFE IS ALL MOST PEOPLE NEED TO CONCEIVE. Fertility expert Dr. Gillian Chisholm, Clinical Director at Reproductive Solutions Jamaica sees…
MALE INFERTILITY?
Making a baby is a simple and natural experience for most couples. However, for some couples it is very difficult to conceive. A man’s fertility generally relies on the quantity…
Obesity & Cancer
The obese are at greater risk.
SMOKING AND FERTILITY
You know that smoking is bad for you, but you may not know about the negative effects smoking has on your chances of becoming pregnant and having a healthy baby.…
RISK FACTORS AND SYMPTOMS OF INFERTILITY
DO YOU HAVE IRREGULAR CYCLES? An irregular cycle can be a red flag for infertility problems. An irregular cycle may be a sign of possible ovulation problems. If your cycles are unusually short…
IRREGULAR PERIODS AND NATURAL WAYS TO MAINTAIN A REGULAR MENSTRUAL CYCLE
Most of us have missed a period at one point or another — some with anticipation of a pregnancy, others because of anxiety or tension. At the clinic, we see…
DONZA & ANEKA
We are a happy couple, that after our many disappointments we were able to conceive with the help of Dr. Chisholm. I am thrilled that during my pregnancy, throughout the…
MONETARY REQUIREMENTS FOR FERTILITY TREATMENTS
Raising kids is always expensive, however for some couples; the costs start to add up even before the baby is born. More than 10,000 Jamaican women from the parishes of…
STDS AND FERTILITY
“STDs are going to have a huge impact on couples that are trying to have babies in later life. My concern especially applies to women and men in their 20s…
ALCOHOL AND FERTILITY
The scientific evidence about how low to moderate drinking affects women’s fertility isn’t clear. People often have difficulty accurately reporting their alcohol consumption and it’s hard to do research that…
WHAT BABIES LEARN IN THE WOMB
By Laura Flynn McCarthyAdapted by Dr. Gillian Chisholm The first time I played my acoustic guitar for my son, Michael, he was just a few months old. But even though…
BABY NEWS
4 BABIES ON THE WAY WE ARE PLEASED TO REPORT THAT BETWEEN APRIL 29th TO MAY 2nd, 2016, WE HAVE CONFIRMED FOUR (4) EXPECTANT MOMMIES. WE ARE SO HAPPY FOR THESE…
WHEN CLOMID DOES NOT ACHIEVE OVULATION
CLOMID RESISTANCE AND WAYS TO IMPROVE OVULATION RESPONSE TO CLOMID While 75% of women taking Clomid for anovulation will ovulate, 25% will not. Without ovulation, pregnancy achievement is impossible. If you don’t achieve ovulation on…
OVARIAN CYSTS
POLYCYSTIC OVARIAN SYNDROME (PCOS) Polycystic ovarian syndrome, or PCOS, is a condition in which a woman’s levels of the sex hormones estrogen and progesterone are out of balance. This leads…
NUTRITION INFORMATION IN PREGNANCY
WHAT ARE THE FIVE FOOD GROUPS? 1. Grains—Bread, pasta, oatmeal, cereal, and tortillas are all grains.2. Fruits—Fruits can be fresh, canned, frozen, or dried. Juice that is 100% fruit juice…
