Millions of women use fertility apps to predict timing of ovulation, but unfortunately, most apps do not reliably predict the fertile window.
A review of 73 fertility apps, published in Current Medical Research and Opinion, in May 2018 found that even the best app only had 21 percent accuracy in predicting a woman’s day of ovulation. Another study presented …
RPMG’s Dr. Andy Huang recently met with Khloe Kardashian to discuss her fertility. In this week’s episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Dr. Huang discovers that Khloe’s ovarian reserve may be low for her age. Dr. Huang’s meeting with Khloe is summarized in a Women’s Health article, “Khloe Kardashian Just Got More Bad News About Her Fertility—Here’s …
A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine is showing that pregnancy rates after hysterosalpingogram (HSG) procedures may be higher when an oil-based contrast is used compared to when a water-based contrast is used. Increased pregnancy rates after HSG procedures have been reported for many years, but it was unclear whether the type of contrast used made …
A new smartphone device may allow men to test their fertility at home. Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School are developing a smartphone accessory and app that can determine sperm count and motility with reported accuracy of up to 98%.
The test comes in the form of a disposable kit that uses hardware and software technology. …
Getting healthy before pregnancy is important for both mom and baby. In the first 8 weeks of pregnancy most of the baby’s major organs have already begun to form, so your health and nutrition even before your pregnancy has begun has a large impact on the baby’s growth and development. Optimizing your health before pregnancy will also help you feel …
The fertility test that patients seem to dread the most is a hysterosalpingogram (HSG). An HSG is an outpatient x-ray procedure that is performed to determine if the fallopian tubes are open and to see if the shape of the uterine cavity is normal. During the procedure, x-ray images are taken as contrast dye flows through the uterus and fallopian …
