Natural Fertility & Pregnancy Blog
13 Nov 2023
Joanne as featured guest on the Age Rebels Revolution podcast. The podcast is aimed at people over forty who want to live their best life.
29 May 2023
What is AMH? Anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) is a hormone that is produced predominantly by granulosa cells of the growing follicles within the ovary.
20 Dec 2022
Joanne Lipinski was invited to appear on the "What next" podcast to share information about natural fertility. The episode runs for 44 minutes. Watch or Listen!
11 Aug 2022
Hormonal imbalance is the main cause of infertility. The efficiency of your reproductive cycles as well as your overall conception processes are totally dependent on the balance of your hormones.
21 Oct 2021
Did you know there are organisms that live in and on your body which can help you Conceive Quicker, Prevent Miscarriages and Improve your Chances of Successful IVF?
23 Mar 2021
Scientists involved in the area of Nutrigenomics have discovered certain chemical substances found naturally, mostly in plants, that help shape our health. These substances are called ‘Bioactives’.
12 Aug 2020
Having your DNA tested can lift the veil on your genetic blueprint and help highlight the possible areas needing more support regarding your health and fertility.
13 Apr 2020
Other than our genes, our immune systems can be affected by diet, exercise, stress, sleep and our environment. Improving our fertility goes hand in hand with improving our health.
1 Dec 2019
If your periods have stopped or have become very irregular for 3 months in a row, in order to work out the cause, your doctor will do blood tests to check your hormone levels, and a pelvic ultrasound to check your ovaries.
30 Sep 2019
15 – 20% of infertility couples are diagnosed with ‘Unexplained Infertility’. This can be a devastating and incomprehensible diagnosis to receive.
2 Aug 2019
MTHFR As a Natural Fertility practitioner my patients often tell me that they have “MTHFR” but don’t understand what it means, and question whether it has any relevance to their health and fertility.
15 Apr 2019
Over the past few decades, scientists have been reporting on the worrisome increasing trend of human infertility rates.
16 Jan 2019
The fact that you are reading my blog means that either you, or someone you care about, is one of the 10% of reproductive-aged women suffering silently from this most painful and debilitating disorder.
30 Sep 2018
As I mentioned in my previous PCOS blog, the symptoms of PCOS result from the cascading effect that insulin resistance has on the normal functioning of the body.
30 Jul 2018
What is PCOS? PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) is a common hormonal condition affecting 12-20% of Australian women of reproductive age.
8 Jun 2018
Having an ectopic pregnancy or experiencing one or more miscarriages can affect your whole being – mentally, emotionally and physically.
22 May 2018
Society in general tends to place responsibility for fertility on women. This is most unfortunate as the female partner often ends up carrying the burden for a whole host of issues including unexplained infertility,
2 May 2018
I was fortunate enough to be at the book launch of “If At First You Don’t Conceive” - Liz Ellis’s guide to tackling infertility. Liz is the former Australian netball captain who found herself “part of the one-in-six couples in Australia affected by infertility”.
9 Mar 2018
As I’ve said before in my previous blogs, a good healthy diet is so important for both prospective parents when planning on getting pregnant and having a healthy baby.
15 Feb 2018
In order to improve your health and wellbeing, as well as boost your fertility, it’s important to know what foods cause or promote inflammation and what foods prevent inflammation.
29 Jan 2018
At what stage, during pregnancy, is it most important to be eating well? According to Professor Hazel Inskip (Statistical Epidemiologist): “Getting the right start in life is vital, and that means even before conception."