Acupuncture at PFC provides on-site Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) services, making your experience at PFC as complete and stress-free [...]

Spring, a time for celebrating Mothers and Fathers, can be a particularly difficult time for infertility patients. Because dealing with these two holidays can be a challenge, I have some [...]

This past summer, I had the opportunity to travel to Amsterdam, Holland for the annual meeting of the European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE). Though largely attended by [...]

Mind/body therapies are frequently initiated for groups with serious medical conditions, from lupus to multiple sclerosis to major heart disease. It is only natural that the more critical [...]

Sperm are clearly sensitive to environmental conditions. It is possible, through changes in lifestyle and activity, to improve sperm health. The studies available to evaluate environmental effects [...]

In last month’s issue we introduced our readers to Peggy Orlin, MFT, Pacific Fertility Center’s in-house therapist. This month we interviewed her about the key psychological issues affecting [...]

Exercise and diet improvements are excellent enhancements to fertility therapy. There is evidence of a reduced risk of diabetes, high blood pressure, and pre-eclampsia in women [...]

As fertility care providers, a frequent question we are asked is “Does stress affect my chances of a successful outcome?” This is a difficult question to answer, because [...]

Following Halloween, the holiday season suddenly looms. Excited children, crowded stores, decorations, and holiday parties are all set to descend on us. Yet because the winter holidays tend [...]

Stress reduction through mindful well being… while this may sound like a new age mantra, the medical community is growing in consensus about a mind/body connection that can [...]