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...
It wasn’t the easiest journey, but this couple persevered and couldn’t be happier with the care they received from Dr. Robert Boostanfar. http://www.infertility.org/our-ivf-journey-three-tries-one-beautiful-baby/
Heather Dubrow discusses her IVF story and invited Dr. Potter onto this week’s #podcast to talk infertility facts and when couples should seek help in their attempt to conceive a child. Click here to listen to the full podcast.
Tune in to Little Women: LA, on February 24th at 9pm PST and watch Dr. Frederick’s the meeting with Briana Renée on her infertility struggles and what to do next. The episode will air on Lifetime Network.
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...
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...
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...
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....
It’s a new year and a new chance to get pregnant. For many of my patients, this can be a difficult time of year. It represents another mile marker in their fertility journey with no definite end in sight. Unfortunately, stress and fertility are often constant companions, making for a difficult journey for my patients...
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...
