Louise Brown, the world’s first IVF baby, turns 40 on Wednesday, July 25. Infertility professionals from around the world will be celebrating this day and reminiscing about the advances that have been made in reproductive medicine during the last four decades since her milestone birth. Recently an international committee on assisted technologies monitoring announced that...
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IVF and Summer Travel
Take these steps to have a more carefree vacation Are you planning a getaway this summer? If so, you may be wondering how you will manage your treatment cycle while you are away from home and your routine. Many patients ask about traveling while they are undergoing in vitro fertilization. Here are some tips that...
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Tubal Ligation Reversal Versus IVF
It is not uncommon for women who have had tubal ligations to change their minds about having more children. They may have regrets about their decision or have remarried or found a new partner and want children with these individuals. They may find themselves at a crossroads between deciding if a tubal ligation reversal or...
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Fertility Preservation Options for Cancer Patients
More than 70,000 reproductive-age women are diagnosed with cancer each year. Due to the increasing age at which women have their first child, many are not likely to have started their families at the time of diagnosis. Fertility preservation is essential to think about so that women can have a chance at having children after...
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New Year’s Resolutions – Our resolution to our patients
At the end of each year, many people start planning their resolutions for the coming one. They vow to lose weight, stop smoking, become better organized, read more books or achieve another type of admirable goal. Those trying to have a baby, however, may be focused on only one New Year’s goal: to become a...