“Geriatric pregnancy.” “Advanced maternal age.” The terms may not be flattering, but women who have babies later in life hardly carry the stigma they did only a couple of decades ago. Generally speaking, “advanced maternal age” refers to anyone who becomes pregnant at the age of 35 or older. It’s also during this time that many women begin to experience symptoms of perimenopause, the transitional period leading up to menopause. Although perimenopause tends to start in a woman’s 40s, it can occur as early as their mid-30s. Unfortunately, perimenopause can be tricky to nail down, because...

When it comes to pregnancy tests, timing is everything. Whether you're hoping for a positive result or anxiously awaiting confirmation that you're not pregnant, the reliability of the test is crucial. But what happens when you find an old test tucked away in your bathroom cabinet? Can you trust an expired pregnancy test? Let's dive into this topic and uncover the truth about using outdated pregnancy tests. The science behind pregnancy tests Before we delve into the reliability of expired tests, it's essential to understand how pregnancy tests work. Pregnancy tests are designed to detect the...

In April 2024, the Center of Reproductive Health (CRH), a fertility clinic based in Nashville, closed its doors due to an inability to pay its employees. The facility’s owner, Jaime M. Vasquez, M.D., has since been sued by the Tennessee Attorney General.  According to a statement from the Attorney General’s office, the clinic’s “abrupt closure” left numerous fertility patients in a lurch: The future of their care, access to medical records, and security of their frozen eggs, sperm, and embryos was now a huge question mark.  Just a few weeks later after the clinic shut down,...

Your doctor says you will need donor eggs to conceive. We get it — it’s hardly the answer you wanted to hear during your already arduous fertility journey. Once you’ve taken the time to absorb the news, you’ll probably have tons of questions about what comes next.  That’s where Everie comes in. More than just an egg bank, Everie boasts a team of fertility and donation experts who can answer all the questions about egg donation likely swimming around your head.  To start, there is a spectrum of options for egg donation, from known egg donation to anonymous...

When the time rolls around to start trying to have a baby, you want to do everything in your power to increase the likelihood of getting pregnant. Regardless of whether you have a baby “naturally” or by way of IVF, there are two things that must be present in order to have a baby: sperm and egg.  Let’s flip the script here for a minute and talk about men’s health. Yes, here at Rescripted, we might be focused primarily on women, but we can’t leave men out of the equation when talking about reproduction.  A study...

Whether you're trying to conceive at home or preparing for an egg retrieval, ensuring that you’re nourishing your body with the proper nutrients — and the right amounts of them — is essential to promoting egg quality while also supporting healthy ovarian function. Since the vast majority of us don't get what we need from diet alone, fertility supplements can be especially useful. Some of the top nutrients to consider include folate, vitamin B12, vitamins C, D, and E, zinc, selenium, iodine, and omega-3 fatty acids, which can typically be found in prenatal multivitamin supplements. But...

Whether you're trying to conceive at home or preparing for an egg retrieval, ensuring that you’re nourishing your body with the proper nutrients — and the right amounts of them — is essential to promoting egg quality while also supporting healthy ovarian function. Since the vast majority of us don't get what we need from diet alone, fertility supplements can be especially useful. Some of the top nutrients to consider include folate, vitamin B12, vitamins C, D, and E, zinc, selenium, iodine, and omega-3 fatty acids, which can typically be found in prenatal multivitamin supplements. But...

When you are TTC, you are most likely paying attention to every little change or hint of change in your body. That two-ish week period of waiting and hoping and anticipating can feel like an eternity, and you might be searching for early hints of pregnancy before you take a test. As with many aspects of the conception and pregnancy journeys, so much of it is individualized. No two women will have the same experience, and it makes for a beautiful, yet slightly confusing personal journey toward motherhood.  We talked with Dr. Jessica Ryniec, a double...

These days, it’s pretty easy to find articles online that walk you through numerous fertility protocols, from in-vitro fertilization (IVF) to egg freezing. But what about all the questions that pop up for each step of those protocols? Like, say, what’s it like to take Ganirelix — a hormone medication administered during ovarian stimulation? Can you really be sure you’re getting correct, medically informed answers from the internet? Unfortunately, it’s just as easy to stumble upon articles that contain misinformation, especially if you’re asking Dr. Google. Enter Roon, a free platform comprised of short-form video content providing accurate...

Pregnancy will always be synonymous with a whirlwind of emotions – joy, fear, stress, excitement, to name a few. And sometimes, heartbreak weasels its way into this momentous time of your life in the form of an ectopic pregnancy. While it’s difficult to talk about, it’s worth arming yourself with the facts about this condition, because ectopic pregnancy is the most common cause of U.S. maternal mortality in the first trimester.  An ectopic pregnancy occurs when a fertilized egg implants outside of the endometrial cavity instead of attaching to the lining of the uterus. In about...