When your biological clock betrays you

By  Jennifer Bright Reich MommyMdGuides.com     Remember the phrase, “You can have it all?”  That is what I thought would happen to my friends and my myself as we transitioned from full time employment ( I was a Lieutenant in the Army) to motherhood.  We were all ready to journey together as women in our  mid-thirties and early forties in to the foray of starting a family.  And, we had plenty of company as  approximately 20 percent of women  in the U.S. wait until age 35 to start trying to get pregnant.       What we didn’t expect was...

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Fertility, Forties and Friends

By Jennifer Bright Reich MommyMDGuides.com      I waited to start our family until I left my military career as a Lieutenant in the Army.   The choice to postpone motherhood also was echoed in some other women I knew who waited until their mid-30’s and early forties to venture in to parenthood.  Our goals started the same- to become a mother.  But, for some – it was not to happen easily.  For some this journey would have heartbreak due to infertility.            Why does infertility happen to some women?   Why does infertility happen? Perhaps it is because time is ticking...

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Dr. Daniel Potter enjoyed seeing all the smiling faces in Australia. Thank you to everyone who helped to make this possible.

Dr. Daniel Potter stayed in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia on June 17th.  He was very excited to meet all the smiling faces during his seminars and reunion with patients.  Here are just a few publications that Dr. Daniel Potter was mentioned over this past week.  That’s Life! Essential Mums Heald Sun Bayside Leader

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HRC is proud to welcome Dr. Alison Peck to our Encino and West Los Angeles offices!

HRC Fertility is proud to welcome Alison Peck, M.D., F.A.C.O.G. to our Encino and West Los Angeles Offices! Board certified in both obstetrics/gynecology and reproductive endocrinology/infertility (REI), Dr. Peck is also fluent in Spanish and has a special interest in the treatment and care of third party parenting. Valedictorian of William Howard Taft High School in Woodland Hills, Dr. Peck graduated with honors from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Dr. Peck completed her specialty training in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Southern California and her fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine,...

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Recurrent Pregnancy Loss (RPL)

By John M. Norian, MD FACOG Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility   Recurrent Pregnancy Loss: The Basics Miscarriage is far more common than most people think. One in every four clinically-recognized pregnancies is lost in the first trimester. Overall, the rate of miscarriages rises with increasing maternal age. A spontaneous abortion or miscarriage is defined as loss of a pregnancy before 20 gestational weeks. The American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) recommends that couples who have two or more spontaneous miscarriages warrant an evaluation. Recurrent pregnancy losses (RPLs) affect upwards of 5% of couples who achieve pregnancy and is defined by the...

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