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Key Takeaways: Current guidelines recommend that women who are pregnant or those who are trying to become pregnant avoid alcohol. There is no safe amount of alcohol use during pregnancy.  Fetal exposure to ...

Early this year, as vaccine programs rolled out across the country, many began to see the light at the end of the tunnel. And with all of us emerging from our homes after months of lockdown, many wondered if...

Now, more than ever, women are delaying having children until later in life. According to the CDC, the average age a woman has her first child is 26. Why has the average age creeped higher? One reason is that fewer women are having children in their teens. The CDC notes ... Read More The post Having Children After 40 appeared first on DWC.

Sigmund Freud famously said there was one question he could never answer in his research. The question? “What does a woman want?” It turns out that modern science continues to have difficulty answering this same question. Female sexuality remains a relatively new and unstudied field. During the Roman era, when ... Read More The post Desire: Men and Women are Different appeared first on DWC.

Whether you’re trying to conceive, planning on starting I.V.F., or recently learned you are pregnant, your baby needs essential nutrients to grow and develop. Research links deficiencies in certain vitamins with certain types of birth defects, so taking a prenatal vitamin can potentially protect your baby from developing birth defects ... Read More The post Choosing the Right Prenatal Vitamin appeared first on DWC.

Many factors play a role in your chances of success with I.V.F. Fixed factors like the woman’s age, the man’s sperm count, the woman’s egg reserve, and health factors like endometriosis and blockages can impact your chances of conceiving naturally and can also affect your chances of success with I.V.F. ... Read More The post Preparing for I.V.F. Series: What Women and Men Can Do to Increase Their Chances of Success appeared first on DWC.

What you eat as you prepare for your first cycle of I.V.F. can improve your chances of success and promote a healthy pregnancy. While we hear quite a bit about the importance of prenatal vitamins and diet in pregnancy, women aren’t the only ones who need to watch their diet. ... Read More The post Preparing for I.V.F. Series: Diet appeared first on DWC.

Key Takeaways From This Article: Millennials are actually unhealthier than their predecessors Gen X, according to new findings in a Blue Cross Blue Shield study A number of factors from the economy to social media can account for the sharp increase in health conditions in millennials Long term, these conditions ... Read More The post Study Finds Millennials Health Plummets After Age 27 appeared first on DWC.

Key Takeaways From This Article: Women overall are taken less seriously by doctors and are treated with less time and care than men Many women who have been discounted and disbelieved by doctors and traditional medicine are turning to alternative treatments such as essential oils Recent research has shown essential ... Read More The post Essential Oils – Botanical Based Medicine appeared first on DWC.

Key Takeaways From This Article: Currently there are NO COVID-19 products, vaccines, or cures approved by any medical organizations such as the CDC or WHO Best way to boost immunity is through key basic steps: healthy diet, regular sleep, stress management Most people who do get COVID-19 will treat themselves ... Read More The post Boosting Your Immune System During the COVID Pandemic appeared first on DWC.

UPDATE: The American Society for Reproductive Medicine issued an update for April 24 – May 11, 2020. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ASRM called for the suspension of new fertility treatment cycles. This guidance has changed. As many parts of the nation position to re-open in the ... Read More The post COVID-19’s Impact on Fertility Treatments, Birth Plans, and Pregnancy in America [Updated July 28, 2020] appeared first on DWC.

A lot has been said about the millennial generation. Some have called the generation both too apathetic or too sensitive. Others have praised the generation for their innovativeness and their ability to constantly recreate themselves. But one thing is for sure about the millennial generation—it is a generation obsessed with ... Read More The post The Millennial Generation and Depression appeared first on DWC.