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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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Should There Be Stricter Regulations For Egg Donation? by Robyn Nazar, RN BSN Posted in: Blog Posts in Health Education Guest Post By Suzy Mage According to the most recent data from the American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), in 2010 alone 146,693 egg donors completed t ... Read on »
Testicular Cancer May Cause Positive Pregnancy Test Results by Robyn Nazar, RN BSN Posted in: Blog Posts in Health Education Guest Post by David Cooper A primary chemical produced by testicular cancer may cause a false positive pregnancy test for males. Testicular cancer causes ... Read on »
Sperm Quality May Improve With Moderate Exercise by Robyn Nazar, RN BSN Posted in: Blog Posts in Health Education Moderate exercise may improve the quality of sperm, according to a new University of Cordoba study. Although previous studies found that exercising too hard can impai ... Read on »
Obesity: Too Late to Lose Weight? by Robyn Nazar, RN BSN Posted in: Blog Posts in Health Education Guest Post by David Cooper A recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation may indicate that weight loss following obesity is near impossible. Obesit ... Read on »
Fish Oil: The Key to a Healthy Heart? by Robyn Nazar, RN BSN Posted in: Blog Posts in Health Education Guest post by David Cooper Consuming either two to three servings of fish per week or taking  fish oil  supplements may prevent ... Read on »
Viable Eggs Created From Stem Cells by Robyn Nazar, RN BSN Posted in: Blog Posts in Health Education Guest post by David Cooper Japanese scientists were able to create viable eggs from mice stem cells. The scientists were able to fertilize the eggs created and b ... Read on »
Smoking Decreases Success of Spine Surgery by Robyn Nazar, RN BSN Posted in: Blog Posts in Health Education Guest post by David Cooper Patients diagnosed with spinal stenosis do better with surgical treatment than with nonsurgical treatment, with the except ... Read on »
Exposure to BPA affects success of IVF by Robyn Nazar, RN BSN Posted in: Blog Posts in Health Education Guest post by David Cooper. Women with high levels of bisphenol A (BPA) in their system might have lower rates of successful conception through  in ... Read on »
IVF success affected by weight by Robyn Nazar, RN BSN Posted in: Blog Posts in Health Education Guest Post by David Cooper Overweight women are less likely to have a baby through in vitro fertilization (IVF). Being clinically obese is known to affect concep ... Read on »
Scientists share Nobel prize in medicine for stem cell discoveries by Robyn Nazar, RN BSN Posted in: Blog Posts in Health Education Guest Post by Health News Watch Stem cells are in the spotlight again as scientists from Britain and Japan shared a Nobel prize yesterday for discovering how adu ... Read on »
Study links moderate drinking to abnormal heart rhythm by Robyn Nazar, RN BSN Posted in: Blog Posts in Health Education Guest Post by Health News Watch Heart patients who drink moderately are have been found to have increased risks of suffering from a common heart rhythm problem, says ... Read on »
Minnesota hospital’s aggressive medical bills collection tactics broke laws, report says by Robyn Nazar, RN BSN Posted in: Blog Posts in Health Education A guest post by David Cooper Researchers from the United Kingdom (UK) claim to have found a way to prevent genetically inherited mitochondrial diseases using a ... Read on »
No science to support theory that cell phones cause brain tumors by Robyn Nazar, RN BSN Posted in: Blog Posts in Health Education A guest post by David Cooper Sheryl Crow made a statement on national television recently that her benign brain tumor, called meningioma, was caused by her freq ... Read on »
New Study Finds E-Cigarettes Could Hurt Lungs by Robyn Nazar, RN BSN Posted in: Blog Posts in Health Education For those of you who have a strong family history of breast or ovarian cancer, the option of getting tested for the “breast cancer susceptibility” gene is availabl ... Read on »
What’s Causing My Pelvic Pain? by Robyn Nazar, RN BSN Posted in: Blog Posts in Health Education Pain in the pelvic region can have a huge variety of causes.  Acute or chronic pain in the pelvic area can be difficult to deal with, and it’s important for women experienc ... Read on »
Should the Military Pay for a Donor Egg for Wounded Veterans and Active-Duty Military? by Robyn Nazar, RN BSN Posted in: Blog Posts in Health Education There has been a big movement in recent legislation to help provide extended infertility services, such as IVF, for active-duty soldiers as well as wounded veteran ... Read on »
Premature ovarian failure symptoms and treatments by Robyn Nazar, RN BSN Posted in: Blog Posts in Health Education Women below the age of 40 who do not have a regular period for three months or longer, are at risk of health conditions that can have broad-reaching implications. Pre ... Read on »
Teaching your child about having a healthy body by Robyn Nazar, RN BSN Posted in: Blog Posts in Health Education The rise in childhood obesity is all over the news. While it seems that this greater awareness would help combat the growing number of kids that are overweight - but ... Read on »
Male Infertility: Does New Sperm Mapping Promise a Cure? by Robyn Nazar, RN BSN Posted in: Blog Posts in Health Education For the first time ever scientists have a real shot at curing male infertility . Researchers at Stanford University just announced that for the first time ever th ... Read on »
Owning a Dog Makes Your Baby Healthier by Robyn Nazar, RN BSN Posted in: Blog Posts in Health Education My dog and baby... What good news for dog owners! According to a new study, babies who spend their first year in a household with a dog have fewer ear ... Read on »