In the last several decades, lesbian would-be parents have increasingly sought reproductive assistance to have babies. It is estimated that approximately one-third of lesbian households have children, having achieved motherhood either through non-assisted insemination, fertility treatment, adoption or through prior heterosexual relationships. While two women trying to make a family together equals double the set...
The effectiveness of flow cytometric sorting of human sperm (MicroSort®) for influencing a child’s sex
By John M. Norian, MD FACOG Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Recurrent Pregnancy Loss: The Basics Miscarriage is far more common than most people think. One in every four clinically-recognized pregnancies is lost in the first trimester. Overall, the rate of miscarriages rises with increasing maternal age. A spontaneous abortion or miscarriage is defined as loss...
By John M. Norian, MD FACOG Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Introduction Nutrition affects women and men’s health in many ways and has now been demonstrated to affect our chances at pregnancy. Particularly, the types of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins that we eat or drink can each have an impact on how regularly women ovulate (the release...
By Robert Boostanfar, MD, FACOG Board Certified, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Introduction The last several decades have propelled assisted reproduction technologies (ART) into one of the most controversial and revolutionary medical therapies in the United States and around the world. The impact is so profound that today nearly 1% of babies born in the United...
By David E. Tourgeman, MD, FACOG Board Certified, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility The ABC’s The ABC’s A fundamental step in understanding how fertility medications work, is to review some basic physiology (see figure). At the beginning of a menstrual cycle, Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) is produced by a part of the brain called the pituitary...
By Bradford Kolb, MD, FACOG Board Certified, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Reproductive medicine has provided many wonderful options for women seeking to preserve their reproductive potential. From the advent of medications to stimulate egg production, to the development of in-vitro fertilization (IVF), many individuals have benefited from this technology. IVF is now commonplace and is...
By Michael Feinman, MD, FACOG Board Certified, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility In the late 1980’s, Dr. Sherman Silber in St. Louis, proved that sperm obtained directly from the scrotum could be used to successfully fertilize eggs and achieve viable pregnancies. While this procedure was originally intended for men who are born with an obstruction in...
by Jane Frederick, MD, FACOG Board Certified, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility The decrease in female fecundity beginning after the age of 30 and exaggerated after 40 is a well documented finding. This age-related decline in fertility is the result of several factors that contribute to overall reproductive failure. Women over 35 require a longer period...
