Learn about the egg freezing process Egg freezing allows women to preserve their fertility while their egg supply is at its best, so they can focus on their current priorities now and on family-building later. Fertility preservation is a great choice for young women who want to focus on school or careers, cancer patients who...
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Caffeine and Fertility Treatment
Do caffeine and fertility treatment mix? Coffee, tea, soda and energy drinks are eye-openers that many of us depend upon to get through the day. But couples who are trying to conceive may wish to cut the caffeine, as years of research support the idea that caffeine and fertility treatment aren’t a great mix. The...
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Infertility Risk Factors for Women
Be proactive and learn the infertility risk factors for women Our physicians at USC Fertility believe that it is important for patients to take initiative when it comes to their reproductive health. An important part of being proactive involves understanding infertility risk factors for women. If you feel most comfortable seeing a female fertility specialist...
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Affordable Modified Natural IVF
Modified Natural IVF Offers Hope for Infertile Couples Every year members of our Los Angeles fertility center team attend the world-recognized American Society for Reproductive Medicine’s (ASRM) Scientific Congress and Expo. Thousands of attendees – the brightest minds in the field – come together to share ideas and advances in reproductive technology. And this year,...
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Is it too late for women over 40 trying to get pregnant?
Trying to get pregnant after 40 By Dr. Kristin Bendikson Due to the recent announcement that at 49 years old, Janet Jackson is pregnant, I have been flooded with questions about how women who are older can get pregnant. Although it is common knowledge that age negatively impacts female fertility, a fact that has been...
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AMH
AMH – Why testing is done and what it reveals Anti-mullerian hormone or AMH is produced by granulosa cells (cells lining the egg sacs or follicles) within the ovary. Testing a woman’s AMH levels in her blood is one of the many valuable tools employed here at our Los Angeles fertility center to estimate how...
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Janet Jackson is having a baby!
Too late to get pregnant. She beat the odds, but when is it too late to get pregnant? Janet Jackson is 49 and pregnant. What are the odds that a similar outcome can happen for you? Unfortunately, a woman’s fertility starts to decline after 30, with more significant changes after the age of 35. However, the...
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Altered Sex Ratio after IVF. Is it real?
You may have heard that after IVF you are more likely to have a boy. There is some truth to that. During an IVF cycle, the embryos are cultured for a few days in the laboratory before they are transferred back into the woman’s uterus. The day of transfer is not set in stone, and...
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Chill Documentary Follows USC Fertility Patient through Egg Freezing in Her 30s
Her eggs were on the cover of the Los Angeles Times. You may recognize Jennifer Frappier, the lovely young woman who decided to freeze her eggs when she was 36. Dating but not betrothed, she opted for egg freezing and three years later has found her voice as a blogger and documentary filmmaker raising awareness...
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Premature Ovarian Insufficiency
Premature ovarian insufficiency or POI, was previously referred to as premature ovarian failure. Premature ovarian insufficiency is a condition in which a woman’s ovaries lose their normal function at an earlier than expected age. This means that the ovaries will significantly decrease the amount of estrogen and progesterone they produce in addition to ceasing to...