Contact Info | Dr. Annie Coughlin, Winnipeg Fertility Naturopathic Doctor

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Email: info@drcoughlin.com
Phone: 204-813-6073
Fax: 204-515-0856

location

Private Practice located
inside Lineage House

250 Lilac St. 2nd Floor
(not currently wheelchair accessible)
Wpg, MB. R3M2T3

Hours of Operation
Wed/Fri/Sat 10am-6pm
Thursday 10am-6 pm*

*Virtual Appointments Only, Starting in August 2021

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Anti-mullerian hormone (AMH for short) is a substa

Anti-mullerian hormone (AMH for short) is a substance produced by special cells in developing ovarian follicles. It’s produced in highest quantities by small follicles in their resting phase (Each of these follicles contain an immature egg that can potentially develop and ovulate in the future). We then use the amount of AMH produced by these small follicles as a way to measure the amount of resting/remaining egg supply, also known as “ovarian reserve.”
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Now, just because your levels are "high" or "low" does not guarantee any sort of fertility outcome but is just part of your overall picture.

AMH > 2.0ng/mL has a good prognosis for pregnancy
AMH 1.0-1.9 has an intermediate prognosis
AMH <1 has a poorer prognosis

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AMH is ultimately influenced by the quantity and quality of the follicles present and must be interpreted in the context of the total patient picture.
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High AMH? Could it be great ovarian reserve or PCOS? Low AMH - signalling low reserve or poor quality follicles?
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Have you had your AMH assessed? Give me an 🥚 in the comments if yes!
- Dr. C

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Nutrition matters! ** There are a lot of things du

Nutrition matters!
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There are a lot of things during a babies development that our outside of our control. However, nutrition is one way we can give ourselves and baby the best outcomes both today and tomorrow.
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When we talk about pre-natal nutrition, it's not just a conversation about what to avoid: Take one bite of something and your IVF transfer won't stick. Take one bite of that and there goes your chance of conceiving this month. In truth, when our bodies are given the proper macro and micronutrients it needs, it becomes more resilient to the ebbs and flows.
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What's one simple change you can focus on today?
Protein! Protein is literally the building blocks for creating human life. Research shows that most women aren't get anywhere near the appropriate requirements. Aim for 20g of protein with each meal and that's a great place to start. (FYI: 1 egg = ~ 7g of protein, so one egg and toast isn't enough!)

Want to learn more? Check out "Real Food for Pregnancy" by Lily Nichols, RDN

- Dr. C

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Now, I'm not a fan of how the pill is used - throw

Now, I'm not a fan of how the pill is used - thrown at every female health complaint - BUT let's set some rumours straight. No, the pill does not CAUSE your infertility.
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But how come you and too many people you know have struggled to conceive after coming off the pill?
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That's because the pill does not fix your hormones. **SAY IT AGAIN FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK ** It does not solve whatever issue encouraged your Doctor to prescribe the pill. For many women, it simply masked the symptoms so that the hormonal issue still exists when you come off decades later.
For example, you have debilitating period cramps that we suspect is endometriosis or you haven't got your period in months and have been diagnosed with PCOS. While the pill can absolutely help reduce your period pain and can bring on monthly withdrawal bleeds, the fact remains that you're stuck in the same boat when you come off.
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So what's a girl to do? I am not demonizing the pill. There is a time and place where it can be helpful. There is actually some research around the pill helping to preserve fertility by reducing the likelihood of tube scarring from endometrial lesions. What needs to shift is having an informed conversation about the pro's and con's of the pills use. We also need to be using that time while on the pill to actually uncover and fix the underlying issue so that it's not a concern when we are trying to conceive.
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Need help getting your body ready to conceive?
Reach out today!

- Dr. C

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What if I told you there was a different way to do

What if I told you there was a different way to do health care?
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When you work with me for your fertility journey, we begin with an in depth 60min+ conversation about YOU. I want to know your fertility journey. I want to know about your successes and your losses. I want to know about your period and your fertility signs. I want to know all those details about your health history you thought were too insignificant to bring up to previous practitioners.
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Why do I want to know it all? Well fertility is so much more than just about “sperm meets egg.”
It’s about understanding the environment of these two are coming together in - Adequate nutrients? Inflammation? Oxidative stress? Adequate blood flow? Ect ect
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Once we address the environment and create a supportive plan specific to YOU, it’s amazing what we can create 🐣
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Curious how we can support YOUR fertility journey?

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- Dr C

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Full disclosure, I used to be vegan. 🌿 Well, on

Full disclosure, I used to be vegan.
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Well, only for 4 months (I LOVE eggs. I struggled) but I was vegetarian for 8 years total. All plant based except for eggs for 8 years.
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The reasons I started eating plant based are my own, but like many, I had concerns with animal welfare, and meat quality. And if I'm going to be really honest, there was also a growing obsession with eating "healthy," or what I understood being healthy was FOR ME at the time.
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Fast forward 5 years and I'm feeling tired, my periods are excruciating and I'm bleeding through my tampons and pads. I read every book on properly combining food to optimize my protein intake and I made sure I took my handful of vitamins daily to fill the nutritional gaps. No change. I held on for another 3 years. No matter what I did, I couldn't get my iron stores up and my thyroid was never functioning like it should. It took me the next 3 years to realize that my food habits were not supporting MY heath goals - if I wanted to feel different, I'd have to eat different.
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From that point on, I dove into understanding how my body benefited from meat. By including animal based protein, I was able to reduce my glucose load and improve my iron stores - my periods improved immensely and my thyroid woke up (still not perfect... I didn't know I had Hashimoto's at that time).
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Animal welfare and quality meat are still important to me, so I dug into learning about soil health and regenerative agriculture practices and got to know some local cattle farmers.
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The take home message here is to not eat how I eat. It also isn't to eat how anyone else thinks you should eat. Food is meant to be enjoyed and shared between people but it is also there to nourish us. If you're not reaching your health goals and feeling weak in YOUR body, its time to dig deeper to understand WHY and be open to make the changes needed to get you feeling and operating at your best.

Curious if your diet supports your fertility journey? Book in today!

- Dr. C

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