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Earlier this week the BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (1.) released a report that found that acupuncture can help women* suffering from pelvic girdle pain in pregnancy. This is not the first research study to look at this. In fact, in 2005 I was interviewed by ABC news about the same topic. […]

Morning sickness, one of the most common of complaints in pregnancy, can vary widely from person to person.  One might experience a mild aversion to aromas that previously were perceived as pleasant and not much more.  In another, the mere thought of food can induce a wave of nausea accompanied by dry retching and or […]

This week's blog is written by New York massage therapist Nicole Kruck. Nicole specializes in fertility massage as well as pre and postnatal massage. We often get asked questions about prenatal massage and decided to put some of these questions to Nicole. Below are her answers. You can book an appointment with Nicole online by clicking here.

This week I was interested to read a new study in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology which showed that ear acupuncture can significantly reduce low back and pelvic pain during pregnancy. You can read the full text of the study here. This is not the first research study to look at this. In […]

Setting a New Year’s resolution can give us focus, or it can add pressure and feel stressful. We’ve all been there. One minute we’re creating a self-improvement challenge, and the next, we’re overwhelmed by all the things we believe we ought to fix.  At the end of every year, there is a flurry of articles […]

Chances are, unless you’re pregnant or trying to conceive, you might not have spent much time thinking about your cervix (other than at your annual gynecologist appointment where you may have a pap smear done to assess for cancerous or precancerous changes of the cervical cells). This part of our anatomy is hardworking, but often […]

The team at RMA of New York are leaders in state-of-the-art reproductive medicine. Their fertility clinic is led by an integrated team of doctors and scientists with extensive experience in fertility testing, IVF, egg freezing, and LGBTQ+ family building. Recently, we caught up with reproductive endocrinologist Dr. Buyuk who offered us some insight on the […]

Exercise can improve circulation, prevent chronic disease (i.e. Cardiovascular disease), manage and/or prevent metabolic syndromes (i.e. pre-diabetes, and type 2 diabetes mellitus), help manage anxiety and moderate depression, and help manage and prevent weight gain, just to name a few. But did you know that it can also boost your fertility? Being healthy is important for […]

Placenta Previa is a condition characterized by the placenta partially or completely covering the mother’s cervix, the passageway for the uterus. This obstruction can cause a blockage and if ruptured can cause severe bleeding during pregnancy and delivery. More often than not, the placenta moves off of the cervix by week 32 of the pregnancy […]

During pregnancy, a thickening of the vaginal muscle layer, combined with an increase in the hormone estrogen, will cause the cells in the vagina to multiply in preparation for childbirth. As a result, you may notice an increase in vaginal discharge. This is similar to the discharge experienced during the menstrual cycle; however, during pregnancy, […]