By Dr. Pamela Frank, BSc(Hons), Naturopathic Doctor, Toronto, Ontario – July 2026 Key Takeaways If Melatonin Helps You Sleep, Could It Also Help Your Eggs? When most people think about melatonin, they think about sleep.… Read More »Melatonin and Egg Quality: Can It Improve Fertility?
By Dr. Pamela Frank, BSc(Hons), ND – Published July 2026 Vitamin D is the nutritional deficiency I find most consistently in fertility patients – and the one that is most consistently undercorrected even in patients… Read More »Vitamin D and Fertility: Why Ontario Women Are at Particular Risk
By Dr. Pamela Frank, BSc(Hons), ND – Published July 2026 Few things are more dismissive to someone struggling to conceive than being told to “just relax” or “it’s just stress.” While stress affects fertility, it… Read More »How Stress Affects Fertility Hormones: The Specific Mechanisms That Matter
By Dr. Pamela Frank, BSc(Hons), ND – Published July 2026 Most people starting their first IVF cycle receive a stimulation protocol from their reproductive endocrinologist and very little guidance on what to do in the… Read More »Natural IVF Prep Protocol: A Week-by-Week Guide From a Fertility Naturopath
By Dr. Pamela Frank, BSc(Hons), ND – Published July 2026 What to eat when you are trying to conceive is one of the most researched and most modifiable factors in reproductive health. It is also… Read More »What to Eat When Trying to Conceive: A Naturopath’s Evidence-Based Guide
By Dr. Pamela Frank, BSc(Hons), ND – Published July 2026 If there is one supplement that comes up in nearly every fertility conversation I have with patients over 35 – or with any woman told… Read More »CoQ10 for Egg Quality: What the Evidence Actually Says
Overcoming Infertility Naturally Infertility affects millions of couples worldwide, making the journey to conceive a daunting one for many. Overcoming infertility by exploring natural pathways to success in conception is crucial for those trying to… Read More »Overcoming Infertility: Natural Pathways to Conception Success
Chinese Medicine & Infertility Research Review By Dr. Pamela Frank, BSc(Hons), ND Chinese Medicine & infertility is rooted in a holistic understanding of the body, where the reproductive system is seen not in isolation, but… Read More »Chinese Medicine & Infertility
Updated July 2026 Short Follicular Phase Patients tracking their cycles closely, often with an app or basal body temperature charting, sometimes notice their follicular phase has quietly shortened over time, even while their period still… Read More »Short Follicular Phase and Fertility: What It Means and What the Research Shows
What the Evidence Actually Shows By Dr. Pamela Frank, BSc(Hons), ND – Published August 2026 DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone) is one of the most searched supplements in fertility circles, and one of the most inconsistently understood. Patients… Read More »DHEA for Infertility
