Dr. Veronica Tilden
Focus on Vibrant Health
Colleen always knew she wanted children, but she didn’t find the right man until she was older. They waited a couple of years before trying to get pregnant, and by then she was 35 years old. She still thought she had plenty of time, hearing so many stories of older women having children these days. […]
Tina is determined to get pregnant, and pictures herself holding her beautiful baby in her arms. She knows that understanding her own fertility by watching for her signs of ovulation will help to achieve this. She has enjoyed keeping track of these signs on an ovulation calendar every month, and saves them to learn from. […]
Sherry has been trying to get pregnant for over 2 years, and she and Richard are getting discouraged. After doing some reading she was surprised to find out 25% of couples under age 35 have not been able to conceive within a year, and it’s even worse as you get older. She is just 30, […]
Tiffany is very frustrated by not being able to get pregnant. After charting her cycles for several months, and understanding what it all means, she realized that the time between ovulation and the start of her menstrual cycle was abnormally short. She found out this situation is called a luteal phase defect. She did not […]
Jeff and Erica want a baby, but after over a year of trying Erica is still not pregnant. Jeff was shocked to learn that the problem might be his. After doing a bit of research, he understands that he might not have adequate sperm. Jeff wants to use a sperm test kit at home first and see […]
Monica has friends that use an online ovulation calculator, and they seem to find it helpful. But it is never accurate in predicting when she will ovulate. She finally realized it is because her cycles are so unpredictable in length. After 2 years of trying to conceive unsuccessfully Monica is frustrated and discouraged. Now what? […]
Julia is very frustrated with her lack of success with trying to conceive. She has been using an Ovulation Predictor Kit (OPK) every month, the urine LH stick type. She tests positive, and knows this is the time she is most likely to get pregnant. But still nothing in several months. Now what? Yes, you […]
Steve has done 3 sperm tests (semen analyses) as recommended, just to be sure. He can hardly believe it. Can he really have a fertility problem? All three tests indicate that he has a low sperm count. Now he is wondering how to increase sperm count, a subject he never contemplated before. He has always […]
What is a fun, easy, inexpensive fertility monitor? Judy wants to get pregnant, and is learning about her signs of ovulation. A friend told her about using a ferning microscope, so she decided to try it. It sounded kind of yucky at first, but it is really quite beautiful. She had learned that her cervical […]