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 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: John Wilcox, MD FACOG Numerous factors lead couples to make the decision to balance their families using PGD, the gender selection technology. For some it may be the desire to raise a child of each sex and others may already have several children of the same gender and desire a child of the opposite sex to balance...
A year ago, the Medical Board of California revoked the license of Dr. Michael Kamrava, finding he “did not exercise sound judgment” in transferring 12 embryos to Nadya Suleman, who already had six children at home. The ruling, while not surprising, was illuminating, and it’s worth reflecting on the eight things we learned from Octomom:...
There are many different causes that could prevent a couple from achieving pregnancy so it is always best to check in with a specialist if you have been trying for six months to one year. Basic infertility work-ups can include a semen analysis for the male and initial blood work for the female. Below are...
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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…
