Today, I want to dive into an intriguing article that caught my attention, shedding light on the relationship between preconception stress and pregnancy serum glucose levels. The study in question is titled “Preconception Stress and Pregnancy Serum Glucose Levels Among Women Attending a Fertility Center,” authored by Lidia Mínguez-Alarcón and colleagues, published in the Journal […]

In 2023 the American Society for Reproduction Medicine (ASRM) changed its definition of infertility to “Infertility” is a disease, condition, or status characterized by any of the following: The inability to achieve a successful pregnancy based on a patient’s medical, sexual, and reproductive history, age, physical findings, diagnostic testing, or any combination of those factors.

My resolution for 2024 is to write a blog! Medical Care is all about teaching. I am an OBGYN in practice for over 30 years treating women in all phases of life. I am also an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa, and have been teaching medical students, residents,