What Does It Mean When a Woman Experiences Premature Ovarian Failure?

If you are a woman in good health, your ovaries are designed to regularly produce a hormone called estrogen. This vital hormone works by controlling your menstrual periods while ensuring fertility if you want to get pregnant. As you would expect, as you age there comes a point where your ovaries will eventually stop producing this important hormone. Premature Ovarian... read more »

How Breast Cancer Awareness Can Help Your Fertility

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and is a good time to talk a little bit about how breast cancer can impact your fertility. For American women, breast cancer is the most common form of cancer, next to skin cancer. According to breastcancer.org, in the U.S. this year alone, it is estimated that 266,120 new cases of invasive breast cancer are... read more »