Does Too Much TV Affect Sperm Quality?
By Dr. Patricia McShane – Smoking, obesity, diet, environmental pollution and other lifestyle factors can affect sperm quality. Men who don’t exercise experience lower sperm counts.
Blogs by Patricia McShane, MD
About Dr. McShane
Dr. Patricia McShane is an obstetrician-gynecologist formlery affiliated with the University of Colorado. She received her medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years.
Egg Freezing No Longer Considered Experimental
By Dr. Patricia McShane – Egg freezing, a standard fertility practice, offers women and couples with infertility more options, limiting the number of embryos generated in IVF.
Should I Check My Ovulation?
By Dr. Patricia McShane – Many women trying to conceive want to know if, and when, they are ovulating. As a rule of thumb, if you have cycles every 21 to 35 days, you are ovulating.
Twin Birth: Why the Uproar?
By Patricia McShane – The CDC the rate of twin birth has been rising in recent decades, stating that the increase is mostly due to use of fertility and IVF therapies.
Newer Fertility Options for Women with Irregular Cycles
By Dr. Patricia McShane – Another option exists for inducing ovulation in infertile women; Letrozole which works in a similar way to Clomid, but may have better pregnancy rates.
What’s the Skinny on Weight & IVF Outcomes?
Dr. McShane discusses infertility problems affected by weight and the importance of being at normal weight to optimize fertility treatment, especially IVF.