Could California Senate Bill 1972 signal hope is on the horizon? At the beginning of this year’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the American Cancer Society announced some very encouraging news. It reported there were 322,800 fewer deaths from breast cancer between1989 and 2015, representing an almost 40% decrease in mortality. Experts attribute this dramatic...
Author: Scott (Scott Webb)
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Two Women, One Dream to Create A Family
In the last several decades, lesbian would-be parents have increasingly sought reproductive assistance to have babies. It is estimated that approximately one-third of lesbian households have children, having achieved motherhood either through non-assisted insemination, fertility treatment, adoption or through prior heterosexual relationships. While two women trying to make a family together equals double the set...
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Guys: Are You Producing Enough Sperm?
Many reasons for a lower than normal sperm count Infertility is an equal opportunity medical condition. This means there is a 40 to 50% chance that prospective dads who seek our help will have an infertility problem, with low sperm production being one of the main culprits. Getting this diagnosis can be very shocking for...
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OB/GYN or Infertility Specialist: Who is Best for You?
If you’re frustrated that you’re not getting pregnant, you may be wondering about your next step. Should you make an appointment with a gynecologist, or is it appropriate to seek the advice of an infertility specialist, especially a board-certified in reproductive endocrinologist? At HRC Fertility, we work with obstetrician/gynecologists (OB/GYNs) who refer patients to us....
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The Zika Virus: What You Need to Know
You’ve probably seen the frightening news reports of hundreds of Brazilian babies with microcephaly, a serious birth defect characterized by abnormal smallness of the head and incomplete brain development. Infectious disease experts have attributed their condition to the Zika virus, carried by two species of mosquitoes as well as through sexual intercourse with an infected...
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Let’s Pass #IVF4Vets!
Author: Dr. Mickey Coffler Earlier this month, more than 200 infertility advocates (including many from California) and representatives from numerous veterans organization joined Resolve: the National Infertility Association and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine in Washington, D.C. They lobbied for bills that will pay for fertility treatment for wounded veterans. Located in Southern California...
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Dr. Robert Boostanfar Lectures at Shanghai Fertility Conference
Dr. Robert Boostanfar spoke at an MSD-sponsored (Merck Pharmaceuticals in the U.S.) fertility conference in Shanghai. Dr. Boostanfar was part of an international contingent speaking to Chinese physicians about the latest in fertility research.
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HRC Fertility/OC Releases Live Birth Stats
HRC Fertility/Orange County recently announced it achieved a live birth rate per patient of 83.3 % for women under 35 in a fresh IVF cycle. According to the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART), national statistics were a 57% live birth rate per female patient with the same characteristics of being under 35 using their...
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IVF Gave Us the Opportunity to Have our Family
Sarah and Dane were ready to have kids; they’d known each other for 11 years, been married five and all their friends were getting pregnant. Everything seemed to be on track—until it wasn’t. After undergoing treatment with Dr. Jeffrey Nelson, Sarah learned she had hyperprolactinemia, a condition where high levels of the hormone prolactin interfere...