For couples who have been trying to get pregnant for month or even years, an unexplained infertility diagnosis can seem like a double blow–both physically and psychologically. They may be wondering how they will ever conceive if their doctor can’t figure out the case of their infertility. Here are several important points about unexplained that...
For more than 30 years, frozen embryo transfers (FETs) 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. In fact, most IVF...
It was a rollercoaster ride, but Carrie can finally call herself a mother. After trying to conceive for 18 months, Carrie and her husband consulted a local fertility doctor who conducted preliminary testing and made treatment recommendations. Not long after, Carried and her husband moved to California after a job promotion. Carrie learned about Dr....
What if there was an easy and inexpensive way to improve your fertility, overall health, and perhaps, improve your chances of IVF success? You would probably jump at the chance to use it. No, there isn’t a magic pill with guaranteed success, but infertility specialists, including our physicians at HRC Fertility, have recognized the importance...
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...
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...
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...
February has been designated as American Heart Month, an occasion for health care professionals to provide education and awareness about the risk of heart disease, the leading cause of death in this country for both men and women. Why is an infertility physician writing about heart health awareness? Female infertility patients, whose median age is...
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...
Submit by Claire Perez Castillo Claire and Rod had one chance to get pregnant with in-vitro fertilization. One. Rod had a vasectomy before he met Claire, and rather than reversing it and hoping for a successful natural conception, the couple decided their best chance was with assisted reproductive technology and IVF. Claire credits Dr. David...
