Megan Simpson always expected that she would be a mother to a daughter. She had grown up in a family of four sisters. She liked sewing, baking, and doing hair and makeup. She hoped one day to share these interests with a little girl whom she could dress in pink. Simpson, a labor and delivery...
By: Jeffrey Nelson, DO FACOOG It is no secret that fertility diminishes rapidly in your forties. USA Today ran an article this year stating that many women lack basic information about aging and fertility and mistakenly believe their fertility extends longer than it actually does. Unfortunately, after about age 35, a woman’s fertility starts to rapidly...
By: Dr. John G. Wilcox, M.D. FACOG Study suggests fertility drugs may not pose a significant increased risk of developing breast cancer A recent study published by the National Institutes of Health recently reported their results of 3000 women studied comparing 1400 women diagnosed with breast cancer before age 50 and 1600 of their sisters who never...
When should a person consider an IVF cycle versus other forms of treatment? Your doctor will discuss with you your best treatment options based upon your age and medical history. An IVF cycle may be suggested if other options such as interuterine insemination (IUI) have not worked or if you have blocked or damaged fallopian tubes, unexplained infertility, or...
The New York Times discusses egg-freezing and whether it is a family decision. Check out the article that features HRC’s own Dr. David Tourgeman! Click here to read the article in the New York Times.
Trying to get pregnant month after month is not fun for anyone. And after a few months of getting busy yet failing to see that positive pregnancy test, it’s only human to start wondering what could be preventing that egg from meeting up with that sperm. Today, Dr. Jane Frederick, a reproductive endocrinologist at HRC Fertility, shares...
A blog by Joseph A. Hill, III, MD, Fertility Centers of New England The following is based my experience of over almost 30 years as a physician devoted to women?s reproductive health care. FertilityAuthority.com
a blog by Joanne Verkuilen, Founder, Circle+Bloom, July 30, 2010 – Would you believe me if I told you reading about a story of a 61-year-old male cancer survivor can help in your fertility journey? No? Read on, and you might just…
a blog by Gina Paoletti-Falcone, RN, BSN, July 23, 2010 – So you’ve mustered the courage to see a fertility doctor, had your blood drawn and your HSG. The dreaded semen sample has been produced and analyzed (on demand in that room…
a blog by Ellen S. Glazer, LICSW, July 22, 2010 – I have a client who is pregnant after a long struggle with infertility. That?s the good news. The almost very, very bad news is that she nearly died this week. This is what…
