Today I want to talk about the answer to a common question: Am I more fertile after a miscarriage? When I was in medical school and residency, this question rarely came up. But now, patients who have experienced a miscarriage often ask if they should try again immediately because they’ve heard women are more fertile right after a miscarriage. Let’s look at the evidence that studies show us about fertility after a miscarriage.

A miscarriage can be a devastating loss, and if you’re trying to build a family, one of the first things you might be wondering is when you can try again. In this blog post, I want to help you learn more about miscarriage (and how common it is) and understand the evidence we have about trying again.

Your fertility doctor will become a critical player in your family-building journey, and trust is so important. Fertility is vulnerable, humbling, and sometimes frustrating—so this blog post includes red flags to watch for when finding your fertility doctor.

During pregnancy, I understand why you’ll want to do everything you can to ensure you and your baby are as healthy as possible. When there’s a new medical intervention like a vaccine, it’s normal to want data before making that decision. And now we have the data, so let's go through it.

Father’s Day like many holidays can be a stinging reminder of what some people desire most but do not have yet. Whether it’s years of infertility, a recent miscarriage, a failed adoption attempt – any holiday celebrating family can make those that want it most feel down. Learn how you can help.

Mother’s Day is a wonderful way to celebrate the mothers but this holiday can be a painful trigger for many struggling with infertility and pregnancy loss. The get togethers, cards, flowers, social media posts can be reminders of what they have lost or desire to be. If you know someone grieving this Mother’s Day, keep reading to learn how you can support your loved ones.

Although infertility impacts a higher percentage of black women, they are less likely to seek fertility evaluation and treatment. Increasing awareness and access to resources may be breaking down the traditional stigma and some barriers for black women with infertility.

Holidays are tough when you do not have the family of your dreams yet. If you or someone you love is struggling with infertility or miscarriage this holiday season, this post is for you. Read here about tips and reassuring suggestions for navigating the holidays while you are trying to conceive.

Thanksgiving gatherings can be a minefield of triggers when you’re trying to conceive. Here are some supportive tips to help navigate the awkward family questions and situations with friends.

Grief is one form of adversity discussed in Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy, by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant, and I learned lessons from their work than can help my patients dealing with their family building journey.

Men contribute half of the genetics of a pregnancy and suffer alongside their partners with loss, but they are so often left out of the research, the care, and the discussions surrounding miscarriage and recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL). This has been true for all aspects of infertility and reproduction for decades and plays into society’s assumption that reproduction is female-focused (and any issues with reproduction are the woman’s fault). More recently, at medical conferences and in medical journals, men’s health is being discussed in fertility and miscarriage, so we are starting to pay more attention to the other half, finally!

Dealing with infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss have been compared to dealing with chronic disease and even cancer. Similar feelings of frustration, isolation, and questions like ‘Why me?’ surround these conditions, but the reactions from friends and the support provided can be different. As a society, we know what to do when someone gets cancer – we have meals to organize and flowers to send – but people suffering with recurrent pregnancy loss often suffer in silence. Most miscarriages are in the first trimester, before people are physically showing pregnancy and before they announce it publicly.

Preparing for your first visit with a provider to discuss recurrent miscarriage can be stressful. You are meeting someone new who may or may not be compassionate, you’re going to have to talk about the miscarriages, you’re nervous they are going to tell you something scary, and so on. Being prepared for what to expect and taking a list of questions with you can decrease your anxiety and make the visit more productive. Here's how to prepare for your visit.

As a recurrent pregnancy loss specialist, part of my job is to talk with my patients about their emotional as well as their physical well-being. Having a miscarriage can be an isolating and devastating experience, and when many of my patients come in, they are in the middle of grieving a recent loss. They describe the strain this can place on relationships with friends and family—people can unintentionally be hurtful when trying to be supportive. Many of my patients start to feel isolated from their family and friends, which is unfortunate, because going through a miscarriage is one of those times when people need support more than ever.