Fertility Resources

How to Address Fertility Issues in Women Are you struggling to start or grow your family? You’re not alone. According to the CDC, approximately 10-20% of women in “reproductive years” cannot get pregnant or carry a pregnancy to term. But the answers to what exactly causes infertility is often unknown. At Famlee, our goal is…

Progesterone For Pregnancy   Often we meet women who have been misprescribed progesterone by doctors who aren’t as familiar with the nuances of fertility medicine and the physiology of ovulation.  If used incorrectly, prescribed progesterone can act as a birth control, rather than support fertility. Unfortunately, this is a common occurrence as there are so…

Progesterone Q + A: The Misunderstood Ovulation Hormone Part 3: Understanding Ovulation Results   Often we meet women who have been mis-prescribed progesterone by doctors who aren’t as familiar with the nuances of fertility medicine and the physiology of ovulation.  If used incorrectly, prescribed progesterone can act as a birth control, rather than support fertility.…

Progesterone Q + A: The Misunderstood Ovulation Hormone Part 2: Testing For Ovulation   Often we meet women who have been mis-prescribed progesterone by doctors who aren’t as familiar with the nuances of fertility medicine and the physiology of ovulation.  If used incorrectly, prescribed progesterone can act as a birth control, rather than support fertility.…

Part 1: What Is Ovulation?   Often we meet women who have been mis-prescribed progesterone by doctors who aren’t as familiar with the nuances of fertility medicine and the physiology of ovulation.  If used incorrectly, prescribed progesterone can act as a birth control, rather than support fertility. Unfortunately, this is a common occurrence as there…

Whether you’ve just begun the journey towards trying to get pregnant or you’ve been trying for months (or years!) to no avail, you’ve probably run into more abbreviations than you can shake a stick at. After a while, it can be hard to keep up with all the terms used in and out of fertility…

There has been a recent trend away from “traditional” health care benefits—and an influx of demand for fertility benefits—to be provided in the workplace. Due to its prohibitive costs and relatively low success rates, women are looking for financial support and fertility coverage to offset these costs. While employers may be apprehensive to provide fertility…

For many, the notion of a perfect life includes someday having children. While some start early, others wait until later in life—but almost everyone expects the process of starting or growing their family to be as simple as making the decision to start. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case as infertility is more common than…