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Robyn Nazar, RN BSN

Specialty: registered nurse (RN)
Hello. I am a nurse and health enthusiast. I write to bring the latest health news and research to readers. Although I am experienced in many areas of medicine, my primary passion is woman's reproductive medicine, pregnancy and newborns.
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Why You Should Think Twice About Taking Oral Contraceptives Pre IVF Treatment by Robyn Nazar, RN BSN Posted in: Blog Posts in Health Education While reading through the latest edition of Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology I came across a study, reporting that the common practice of using oral ... Read on »
Interpreting Your IVF Center's Success Rates by Robyn Nazar, RN BSN Posted in: Blog Posts in Health Education It's one of the things most couples look for when choosing an IVF center: high success rates. IVF is expensive and understandably any couple wants to know their chance ... Read on »
High Blood Pressure and Trigeminal Neuralgia: What You Should Know by Robyn Nazar, RN BSN Posted in: Blog Posts in Health Education Today is World Health Day! This day, sponsored by the World Health Organization, has  a new theme each year which addresses a public health issue. This yea ... Read on »
3 Tips for Knee Pain Relief and Prevention by Robyn Nazar, RN BSN Posted in: Blog Posts in Health Education Guest post by health writer Amanda Guerrero. Despite the fact that many types of knee pain can be avoided, most people will experience knee pain at some point in their ... Read on »
Alternative Therapies for Treating Stress-related Pain by Robyn Nazar, RN BSN Posted in: Blog Posts in Health Education Cupping and acupuncture therapy can alleviate pain and tension in the neck and arms brought on by physical injuries and everyday stress. Stress and anxiety ca ... Read on »
Food For Thought-Brain Tumors and Nutrition by Robyn Nazar, RN BSN Posted in: Blog Posts in Health Education March is National Nutrition Month! Run by the American Dietetic Association, their message is:   “Eat Right, Your Way, Everyday” ... Read on »
Coronary Heart Disease: A Matter Of the Heart That Cannot Be Fixed With Red Roses by Robyn Nazar, RN BSN Posted in: Blog Posts in Health Education Valentine’s Day. Perhaps you received one hundred red roses; perhaps you cried your eyes out into one hundred tissues. Either way, around Val ... Read on »
Whats the difference between a cold and the flu? by Robyn Nazar, RN BSN Posted in: Blog Posts in Health Education Hey did you know that in the US we are experiencing the deadliest flu outbreak in a decade? Sometimes, the winter influenza can present like a cold, b ... Read on »
Guidelines for Breastfeeding and OTC Medications by Robyn Nazar, RN BSN Posted in: Blog Posts in Health Education If you are a breastfeeding mom you know how difficult it can be to determine whether or not you can take an over-the-counter (OTC) medication. Most warning lab ... Read on »
Safety of Over-The-Counter Medications and Breast Feeding by Robyn Nazar, RN BSN Posted in: Blog Posts in Health Education Winter. The time of runny noses, coughs that tickle, congested airways, watery eyes and sneezing marathons. For most, treating these symptoms with a quick over ... Read on »
Common treatments for pain during breast feeding. by Robyn Nazar, RN BSN Posted in: Blog Posts in Health Education There are many advantages to breast feeding over bottle feeding. However, as a nurse, I often see moms choosing to wean their babies off the breast and onto th ... Read on »
Happy New Year! by Robyn Nazar, RN BSN Posted in: Blog Posts in Health Education What a year! Trying to juggle motherhood, marriage, work and blogging.  It is no easy task, but like most moms out there, I love a good challenge. I would li ... Read on »
Why is there Opposition to Gender Selection? by Robyn Nazar, RN BSN Posted in: Blog Posts in Health Education First of all, thank you for all the positive responses I received regarding the  unexplained infertility post I wrote last week. It is such an interesting area of infe ... Read on »
Unexplained infertility is commonly misdiagnosed. by Robyn Nazar, RN BSN Posted in: Blog Posts in Health Education It can be incredibly frustrating. I see it in the faces of my friends trying to conceive.  After spending thousands of dollars on unsuccessful infertility treatmen ... Read on »
I'm Back! by Robyn Nazar, RN BSN Posted in: Blog Posts in Health Education One way to treat infertility is through the use of  medications which mimic  natural hormones in the body and help resolve female ovulation problems in many di ... Read on »
Can Botox Treat Depression? by Robyn Nazar, RN BSN Posted in: Blog Posts in Health Education Guest Post by David Cooper Botox may be used as a treatment for treatment-resistant depression, according to a new study from the University of Basel, Switzerlan ... Read on »
6 Foods That Naturally Relieve Pain by Robyn Nazar, RN BSN Posted in: Blog Posts in Health Education Guest post by Suzy Mage Many people suffering from chronic pain would like to lessen their dependence on pain killers. Below are 6 simple ways to reduce stress ... Read on »
How to Become an Egg Donor by Robyn Nazar, RN BSN Posted in: Blog Posts in Health Education Guest Post by David Cooper Recently, female egg donation  has been on the rise. According to a recent CNN report, one of the reasons for this increase in popular ... Read on »
Mother's Menopause May Affect Daughter's Fertility by Robyn Nazar, RN BSN Posted in: Blog Posts in Health Education Guest Post by David Cooper A woman may be able to predict her fertility by knowing the age that her mother was at menopause, according to findings from a new Cop ... Read on »
Women with Cancer Uninformed on Options for Having Children Post-Treatment by Robyn Nazar, RN BSN Posted in: Blog Posts in Health Education Guest Post by David Cooper Half of the women who undergo cancer treatment do so without reproductive counseling, according to a study recently published in the Journ ... Read on »