Unfolding Dreams

I took Soy Isoflavones when I was trying to conceive my third child. I took it for one cycle from cycle day 3-7. Only for 5 days! Because the cycle I took it was also the cycle I became pregnant, I didn't take anymore. I feel that 5 days is not likely to do significant harm. According to Web Md, "Taking dietary supplements with soy extracts is  POSSIBLY SAFE  when used short-term (up to 6 months).  Long-term use of high doses of soy dietary supplements is  POSSIBLY UNSAFE" (Soy, 2016). I was diagnosed with Graves that is causing me to have hyperthyroidism. The articles below discusses Soy leading to hypothyroid. So I do not believe using Soy is what caused me to get Graves. A study in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism reported "that researchers fed some subjects 16 mg of Soy Isoflavones, the amount found in a typical vegetarian diet. Others 2 mg of Soy Isoflavones found in most omnivore's diets. The subjects fed 16 mg were 3x mo...

Fertility My Gynecologist was clear that if we wanted to be parents in the next few years, we needed to get pregnant now. He said if we waited for pass the 6-month window of the surgery and did not get pregnant, he would not know if it was from the Endometriosis, from secondary infertility problems or both. My husband and I discussed it and having a desire to be parents, we started trying right away on October 29, 2009.  After three menstrual cycles, we discovered we were expecting our first child on February 11, 2010. I carried our baby to full term at 40 weeks and 2 days. The pregnancy was not considered high risk and I had minor complications of urinary tract infections and a prolapsed cervix. I had 2 hours of pre-labor and a quick labor and delivery of only 5 hours of active labor and delivery. Unusual the nurses told me for a first time, mom. My baby was born in October 2010 in a  vaginal birth medicated with an epidural. We knew we wanted to be parents to m...

Is it a big deal if your male partner smokes marijuana? A  recent study published in The American J ournal of Epidemiology may have him reconsider using it. According to Medical Daily's article,  " Effects Of Marijuana: Smoking Pot Burns Out Sperm Count For Men By A Third, Harming Fertility" ,  the study i s called  " Association Between Use of Marijuana and Male Reproductive Hormones and Semen Quality: A Study Among 1,215 Healthy Young Men" . It can be found here .  Having a male partner who smokes Marijuana can be counterproductive for couples hoping to conceive. If he smokes it more than once a week, it can lower sperm by a third. If you partner is smoking it with other recreational drugs, it can lower his sperm count by more than half. This article also cautions that men who are borderline infertile may risk becoming infertile by smoking Marijuana (Borreli). Sources 1. Borreli, Lizette, and Lizette Borreli Liz Is a Senior Reporter at Med...