You’ve had irregular periods for years. Maybe you’ve experienced acne, weight gain and excess facial hair. Now you can’t get pregnant. But until you started trying to conceive, doctors never put two and two together to confirm you had polycystic ovary syndrome, also known as PCOS. PCOS is the most common form of female infertility....
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Fresh Versus Frozen IVF Cycles
Since the 1980’s, frozen embryo transfers (FET’s) have been successfully utilized when patients have had excess frozen embryos remaining from a fresh cycle. But with older freezing methods, success rates were not as impressive. In recent years, however, several studies have demonstrated the increasing effectiveness of frozen IVF cycles, showing comparable, if not better, pregnancy...
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This Week and Every Week #StartAsking the Important Questions
Do you remember your teachers telling you there was no such thing as a ‘silly’ question? That was wise advice. Questioning the world around you and your particular situation can help you manage life’s challenges. Knowledge is power and starts with asking questions. Sunday, April 25 is the start of this year’s National Infertility Awareness...
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The Truth About Preimplantation Genetic Selection (PGS): More Than Gender Selection
Recently supermodel Chrissy Teigen and her husband, John Legend, announced they were expecting a baby girl with the help of in vitro fertilization (IVF). Ms. Teigen has candidly shared her infertility journey, and been a strong supporter of others struggling to conceive. However, a social media firestorm ensued once she disclosed she and her husband...
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Dr. Potter Interview: How Chrissy Teigen Chose Her Baby’s Gender
Following IVF treatment, model Chrissy Teigen is pregnant with her first child with her husband, singer-songwriter John Legend. She has been facing backlash on social media since she announced that they chose to have a girl by transferring a female embryo. “Not only am I having a girl, but I picked the girl from her...
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What to Know Before You See a Fertility Specialist
Most couples seek fertility treatment after trying unsuccessfully to get pregnant for a year, or six months if the woman is over age 35. There are a few things you should know before you visit a fertility specialist and choose your fertility clinic, however. Let’s take a look at a few of them: The first...
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Why Looking Great in Your 40s Doesn’t Help Fertility
Forty is the new thirty, some people say. And with the improvements in lifestyle choices (and the introduction of many easy plastic surgery options), looking great into your 40s is more of a norm than it might have been in the past. Looking great isn’t going to help you get pregnant, however. Not looking your...
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Ring in the Chinese New Year With This Excellent TCM Fertility Treatment
The Chinese New Year in 2016 is Monday, Feb. 8. In celebration of this momentous holiday, let’s take a look at an excellent traditional Chinese medicine fertility treatment that might just help you get pregnant: acupuncture. If you are unfamiliar with acupuncture, it’s a treatment that uses thin needles that are inserted at different points...
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Want to Conceive a Boy? Want to Conceive a Girl? Here’s How.
Many couples want to conceive a boy. Many other couples want to conceive a girl. They all have their reasons for wanting gender selection as an option for their family — some that most would understand and some that most people would condemn. But whatever the reason behind it, there is a way to conceive...
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The Benefits of Assisted Hatching
Experiencing a failure during in vitro fertilization (IVF), or even facing predictions that your IVF cycle has a high risk of failure, is disheartening. IVF is not cheap, financially or emotionally. Many couples hang a lot of hope on the success of these cycles. Depending on your fertility situation, one procedure your fertility specialist might...