Written by Guest Blogger: Susan Salenger, an author and researcher behind SIDELINED. So many women have told me stories about how dissatisfied they were with their doctor visits. Some were misdiagnosed, many felt unheard, and several asked questions that remain unanswered today. And many felt their symptoms were tossed automatically into the “It’s all in

Written by Guest Blogger: Amber Romaniuk, an Emotional Eating, Digestive and Hormone Expert. One of the biggest things I learned on my journey to overcoming food addiction, emotional eating and self-sabotage with food, was that the more I focused on weight-loss, the more weight I gained. Why? Well I was putting a lot of stress

Written by Guest Blogger: Lauren Haring, a Fertility Nurse Specialist and founder of Embrace Fertility. Fertility treatment requires as much of your mind as it does your body. If you are getting ready to start an IVF cycle, you may be feeling anxious, excited, overwhelmed and everything in between. Understandably so! For most patients, IVF

Do you have PCOS and are you trying to get pregnant? Have you been to your gynecologist and she literally says, “you’re infertile and the only way to treat your PCOS is to get back on birth control”? Talk about unhelpful. And getting dismissive advice like that also leaves you feeling broken, fed up and

Written by Guest Blogger: Katie Salmon, a Prenatal Registered Dietitian and founder of The Pregnancy RD. Are you feeling confused by what is actually safe to eat while pregnant? Google says this, the doctor says that, and well, your best friends say, “I ate turkey sandwiches my whole pregnancy, and nothing happened to me.” While

For some couples, the journey to parenthood can be a long and challenging road, filled with unexpected twists and turns. The fertility journey can take a toll on even the strongest relationships, leaving couples feeling isolated, frustrated, and alone. But the truth is, you can navigate the ups and downs of the fertility journey together and

Written by Guest Blogger: Jessica Manns, an embryologist and the creator of Explaining IVF. In vitro fertilization (IVF) refers to the process of retrieving eggs from a woman’s ovaries, fertilizing them in a laboratory, and ultimately transferring any resulting embryo(s) to a woman’s uterus. Each step of the IVF process plays an important role in