FOUNDER FERTILITY NOTES
Reflections on fertility, health, and the human journey toward creating life.
Drawing from more than two decades of caring for people trying to build families, Dr. Spence Pentland shares observations, clinical insights, and ideas that reach beyond tests, treatments, and protocols.
These notes explore not only what we can do to support fertility, but who we may become along the way – offering perspective, direction, and a more human way to understand the fertility journey.
Art Therapy, Mental Health & Fertility
Your mental health has a great impact on the rest of your world and how you function. It is tied to your physical health, your relationships and your general happiness and well being! But why do so many of us ignore it, suffer, or try to 'tough'
Autumn Buckwheat Salad
Guest Post by Krista A. Parr
Enjoy this colourful, anti-oxidant-rich salad as a side dish or light lunch served over a bed of baby greens. It’ll also be a hit at any potluck! Buckwheat is a gluten-free whole grain packed with B vitamins,
Omega Oils For Your Stud
Back to Male Factor Infertility
Just finished reading a study in the Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics and wanted to share how research keeps pointing out the importance of omega oils and sperm. Ladies and gentlemen, it is time to make a daily habit of either eating some wild salmon (better yet,
Thyroid & Male Fertility
Back to Male Factor Infertility
When treating male factor infertility, we often treat female fertility also, this makes sense. Research and understandings of female infertility also help us better understand what to investigate when it comes to men. An area of female infertility that is generally overlooked, misunderstood, and treated poorly is issues of the thyroid.
Infertility and Psychology
“Stress evaluation that precedes or is concurrent to fertility treatment is suggested.” This is the conclusion from the following paper published in the European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology.
Research results and conclusions: Psychological factors such as depression,
Does Stress Affect Fertility?
The short answer is ‘Yes’.
However, a more accurate answer is that stress affects some women’s capability to build a happy healthy family, and seems not to affect others.
You may have some friends that seem laid-back about almost everything and others who react strongly to the slightest stress.
Pumpkin Pie Porridge
Guest Post by Krista A. Parr
This delicious breakfast is perfect for a cool Autumn morning, and contains plenty of protein, quality fats, and low-glycemic carbohydrates to keep you satisfied until lunchtime. Amaranth, a gluten-free whole grain similar to quinoa, is exceptionally high in protein,
A Call to the Slight of Slumbered
“Get enough sleep!”
How many times have we heard this phrase in lecture from our health care practitioners, friends and loved ones, or the health expert on our news hour break? We hear it so much, it almost gets tuned out, perhaps falling into the pit of “I’ve heard it before” with all the other healthy living phrases like: “reduce stress”,
More Appreciation and Less Negativity Please
Give your partner one appreciation every day. It can be a quality that you love or something your partner has done recently. It is so important to give and receive appreciations, to be looking for things to appreciate and to be acknowledged for something wonderful you have done. Sometime, we fail to acknowledge what our partners are doing that is contributing to the betterment of the relationship.
Advanced Maternal Age and Fertility
A big piece here is to understand how to guide intention. As the body ages it gives less and less resources to the function of reproduction. This happens as a result of the body’s decrease in overall resources and the growing need of other more life sustaining systems.
It's All About Good Timing
An essential component to effective communication is timing. You can demonstrate award winning communication skills, and if your partner has just got off work and had a horrible day, the conversation goes south. When you have something you need to discuss with your partner,
Why I Love Imago
I am so glad that Imago came into my life. I have grown tremendously as a therapist and as a wife. Personally, I practice what I have learned in how I show up in the world and in my marriage. Professionally, I teach my experience to couples and individuals,
