Fertility
How Therapy Can Help With Infertility: A Conversation With Perri Shaw Borish
This week, Binto sat down with Perri Shaw Borish, MSS, LCSW, BCD, a psychotherapist practicing in Philadelphia, PA with over 15 years of experience in Maternal Mental Health. She treats a range of issues across the reproductive journey including anxiety and depression, postpartum anxiety and depression, fertility challenges, and birth trauma. We talked to her…
Read MoreDoes Birth Control Cause Infertility?
Birth control can be an incredible resource for women who are not ready to start a family yet but plan to have one in the future. However, with outdated information, muddled facts and urban legends, there is a lot of misinformation circulating on the topic of hormonal birth control. If having a family is a…
Read MoreHow Long Are You Fertile After You Ovulate?
If you are trying to conceive, one of the most important factors to be tracking is the timing of your ovulation. But, you may be wondering how much time you have after ovulation to get pregnant. Today, Binto is answering one of the most commonly googled questions about getting pregnant: how long are you fertile…
Read MoreWhat Is Secondary Infertility?
This week, Today show meteorologist and co-anchor Dylan Dreyer happily announced she was pregnant following a struggle with secondary infertility. Secondary infertility? According to Mayo Clinic, secondary infertility is the inability to become pregnant or to carry a baby to term after previously giving birth to a baby. If you haven’t heard of it, you’re…
Read MoreHow Does Stress Affect Your Fertility?
Stress comes in many forms. A fight with a family member. Looming deadlines at work. An unfair boss. Financial worries. You probably already know how stress can affect you physically. For example, maybe you tend to over-eat when stressed; or perhaps you don’t eat at all. But there’s another sneaky side effect of stress on…
Read MoreHow Does PCOS Affect Fertility?
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common hormonal disorder that affects approximately 1 in 10 women of childbearing age. Symptoms include infrequent or prolonged menstrual periods, as well as excess male hormone (androgen) levels. “Some woman may experience acne and unusual/extra hair growth, but this does not happen to all women with PCOS,” says Dr. Lori…
Read MoreThe Modern STD Epidemic: What Does That Mean for Fertility?
The STD Epidemic According to the CDC, 2017 brought in a record high number of STD cases in the United States. We’re looking at 2.3 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis alone (1). Our nation is at the point where the public health community is referring to our state as an “STD Epidemic”. In…
Read MoreSurrogate or Gestational Carrier? There’s a Difference
For months on end we saw the headlines: “Kim Kardashian Surrogate Makes Appearance” “Kardashian Surrogate Revealed” “Why Kim Used Surrogate for Baby No. 3” The problem? Media outlets needs to be very careful when using the term “surrogate.” I know what you’re thinking: does it really matter which word we use? In a legal context,…
Read MoreEgg Freezing: Board Certified Reproductive Endocrinologist and OB-GYN Explains
We sat down with Dr. Maureen Kelly to discuss the benefits and potential challenges one may encounter when considering egg freezing. Dr. Kelly is the Medical Director of Society Hill Reproductive Medicine, a Board Certified Reproductive Endocrinologist, OB-GYN, and leader in the field of egg freezing. BINTO: First, can you give us a quick…
Read MoreWhy Hormone Levels are NOT the Best Predictor of Fertility
Our board of scientists and medical professionals formulated a variety of supplements to promote fertility. Our BINTO CoQ10 antioxidant supports egg quality in women, which is vital in conception. We all like the ability to make a choice of what we want, when we want it. This applies to something as simple as planning…
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