By Vicki Larsen, NP If you're considering freezing your eggs, you may have already started looking into fertility testing. And once you have your results, it's natural to have questions. Is my AMH level good? What does my egg count mean? Do these numbers tell me...
By Vicki Larsen, NP How many eggs you actually need after 35 The question of how many eggs you actually need after 35 is the centerpiece of everything.There is no single number of eggs that guarantees you a baby. The answer depends on a few things: Your age at the...
By Vicki Larsen, NP at Onto Health If you’re over 35 and thinking about freezing your eggs, you’ve probably already asked yourself the biggest question: “Have I already missed my window?” We hear some versions of this often from our patients. The answer isn’t a simple...
Being suddenly handed a medication list can feel overwhelming. Here’s the good news: most fertility protocols use only a handful of drugs, and each one has a specific job. Once you understand the five jobs, the list stops feeling intimidating. Fertility medications...
When you’re ready to have a kid, you may have questions you don’t want to ask out loud. That’s where fertility specialists can help. No awkwardness. Just answers. What Is Male Fertility? Male fertility simply means your ability to get a partner pregnant. But it takes...
For many hopeful parents, the road to building a family doesn’t always look how they imagined. The good news is that advances in fertility care have created more pathways to parenthood through what’s known as third-party reproduction, which includes donor eggs, donor...
If you’re exploring fertility treatment or thinking about preserving your fertility, you’ve probably come across the terms embryo freezing or cryopreservation. The concept can sound complicated at first, but the process is well established and widely used. Here’s an...
Fertility preservation is not just for eggs. Sperm can be frozen too. For many people, sperm freezing offers something incredibly valuable: options for the future. Whether someone is facing a medical treatment, starting gender-affirming care or simply planning ahead,...
Egg freezing has become a much more common conversation in recent years. Maybe you have heard friends talk about it. Maybe your doctor mentioned it. Or maybe you are simply wondering what your options are for the future. The idea behind egg freezing is simple: It...
Sleep can feel mysterious. Some nights you drift off easily. Other nights, your mind is busy, you toss and turn, and morning arrives way too soon. But here’s something many people don’t realize: Sleep plays a real, meaningful role in your fertility. Let’s break it...
When you’re trying to conceive, it’s normal to start thinking more about what’s on your plate. You might hear a lot of different advice about “fertility diets,” supplements or foods you should avoid. The truth? There’s no single perfect way to eat for fertility. But...
If you’ve heard the words “genetic testing” during a fertility appointment and felt a little overwhelmed due to uncertainty, the complexity of the concepts or the potential impact on your family, you’re not alone. There are a lot of terms. A lot of acronyms. And a lot...
Trying to get pregnant can feel overwhelming. Month after month of waiting. Tracking. Hoping. Wondering what you’re missing. If you’ve started asking yourself, “Is this normal?” just know you’re not alone. Let’s walk through the signs of infertility in a clear, simple...
