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The Infertility Doctor’s Guide to Love on Valentine’s Day

Let’s be honest. There’s nothing sexy or romantic about infertility. Trying to conceive may have started out as something fun and spontaneous, but over time and with each failed pregnancy test, the romance can begin to dwindle. It’s very easy to forget one of the main reasons you are trying to have a baby: your...

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Article: Facing Infertility, Dr. Jane Frederick

Remember that “birds and bees” talk when you were an adolescent? Invariably, it included a caution against unprotected sex – because “it only takes once” to conceive a baby. But for those couples experiencing infertility, conception is not that easy. Read Dr. Frederick’s most recent interview on conception challenges at Max Sports & Fitness: http://bit.ly/1nSooUN

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What She Needs to Know About Female Fertility

Female fertility is centered on regular and predictable ovulation. Many infertility issues for women stem from challenges surrounding the release of a healthy, mature egg for fertilization. However, female fertility has a lot of particulars, and when it comes to getting pregnant, women should be well-versed in them all. To that end, let’s explore some...

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When the Gym Makes Infertility Worse

My patients always want to know what they can do to boost their fertility and the chance at getting pregnant with fertility treatment. I usually advise them to improve their diet and get more regular exercise as part of our plan. However, too much exercise can be just as harmful to fertility as not enough....

Dr. Michael Feinman Blog
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Dr. Michael Feinman Discusses Common Infertility Issues

Fertility Authority recently interviewed Dr. Michael Feinman about two important topics of interest for women facing infertility: implantation failure and advanced family planning. Dr. Feinman says that implantation failure is no longer a mysterious “black box,” and that, in fact, there has been enough progress to justify some testing in women who have repeated IVF...

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Options for Surrogates and Intended Parents

When Robyn decided to become a surrogate, she looked into options that included going through an agency or doing it privately. She compared the earnings for a surrogate and the agencies, and researched how much intended parents were going to have to pay an agency. She gathered the same data going the private route. Robyn...

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Dr. Jane Frederick Featured on iHeart Radio

Dr. Jane Frederick was recently featured on iHeart Radio’s Fearless Fabulous You, hosted by Melanie Young, discussing the latest options for women of childbearing age who have been diagnosed with cancer. Originally broadcast live on W4WN Radio – The Women 4 Women Network, you can tune in by clicking the link below. Listen to the...

Dr. Daniel Potter of Huntington Reproductive Center
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Dr. Daniel Potter Sees More Than 20 Australian Couples a Month for Gender Selection

  More than 20 Australian couples a month visit Dr. Daniel Potter to select their baby’s gender, with most couples wanting a girl after multiple sons. The number of Australians traveling to the U.S. has doubled since 2011, prompting Dr. Potter to advocate gender selection in Australia, calling it a “reproductive freedom issue.” Last summer,...

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HRC Fertility’s Dr. Potter Visits Australia

The debate on the use of gender selection technology by IVF clinics in Australia has returned to the spotlight after the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) announced it would soon begin reviewing public submissions on its Assisted Reproductive Technology guidelines. During his most recent visit to the country, Dr. Potter was recently featured...