Kira Tabakin, 3 months, was born healthy, even though her parents, Melanie and Dudley Tabakin, carry the Tay-Sachs gene. Kira was conceived using in-vitro fertilization and a pre-implantation genetic diagnosis. Click to read the full article.
Dr. Daniel Potter has been selected as a Castle Connolly Top Doctor
Dr. Daniel Potter has been selected as a Castle Connolly Top Doctor. For more information about this prestigious award, please click here.
Dr. Frederick speaks on Today Again Radio
At 7:30 the discussion turns to the search for sperm donor dads as reproductive endocrinologist Dr. Jane Frederick, and a few brave souls who have searched for their donor fathers join the coaches for a candid look at sperm donor children. All that and more beginning at 6:30 pm eastern standard time.
HRC Fertility Opens a Newport Beach Office
State-of-the-art Laboratory is the most advanced in the United States Los Angeles, CA, January 25, 2012 – HRC Fertility, the leading fertility clinic on the West Coast and one of the largest providers of advanced fertility treatments in the United States, has added a new location in Newport Beach. The Newport Beach office is located at 500 Superior Avenue, Suite 210. The world famous Professor Barry Behr of Stanford University helped design and will serve as Laboratory Director of the Newport Beach facility which houses the most advanced in vitro fertilization laboratory in the United States. The laboratory is the first in...
60 Minutes Australia: Dr. Potter and Gender Selection
Just imagine it. Seven kids and every one of them a boy. You’d give up trying for a girl wouldn’t you? Well not Andrew and Jodi McMahon. They wanted a daughter so badly they decided to have one more go. But this time, there was no rolling the dice. Andrew and Jodi headed overseas where it is legal to choose the sex of your baby. Gender selection is banned in Australia and often condemned as a first step towards designer babies. But for the McMahons, it’s nothing short of a miracle.
Jane Leigh Frederick, MD, FACOG on AVVO. Expert Advice When You Need It Most
Practising in California since 1990, Dr. Jane Frederick is an internationally noted specialist in Reproductive Endocrinoloy and Infertility. She is the Medical Director of HRC Fertility in Orange County, where she developed a diverse clinical practice in reproductive surgery, IVF, and the genetic screening of embryos. Dr. Frederick is board certified in both Reproductive Endrocrinology /Infertility and Obstetrics/Gynecology from the University of Southern California. A renowned speaker, Dr. Frederick has educated medical colleagues in the area of fertility preservation, and age and reproductive issues with numerous publications. She has held many posts with organizations active in the advancement of reproductive medicine including the...
AOL Latino speaks to Dr. David Tourgeman en español about gender selection.
Cuando una mujer está embarazada es común que se le haga una y otra vez la misma pregunta, “¿qué te gustaría tener, niño o niña?”. Y aunque lo único que verdaderamente les importa a las mamás es tener un bebé sano, sí sucede que la pareja fantasea en cómo sería su vida si tuvieran una nena o un varoncito. Si tú tuvieras la oportunidad de decidir entre niña o niño, ¿elegirías el género de tu bebé? Las nuevas tecnologías han hecho que esta posibilidad se vuelva una realidad. Sobre el tema, hablamos con el Dr. David E. Tourgeman, Endocrinólogo certificado de HRC...
Dr. Jane Frederick spoke about PCOS in Today’s Parent USA.
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a condition that affects a woman’s menstrual cycle, fertility, hormones, insulin production, circulatory system, and appearance. Women have both male and female hormones, but women who have PCOS have higher levels of male hormones and experience irregular or absent menstrual cycles and small cysts on their ovaries. It is estimated that 5-10% of women who are of childbearing age have PCOS. Click Here for Complete Article.
Having a Baby when you have Endometriosis
Can I still have a Baby with Endometriosis? If you have been diagnosed with infertility associated with endometriosis, you probably have a lot of questions. What is it? What caused it? What are my treatment options? And more importantly, can I still have a baby? The answer to the last question is—yes! Natural conception is still very possible with endometriosis-especially if it’s mild, but your chances of conceiving may drop considerably if you have a more severe form of it. Unfortunately, there is no cure for endometriosis but it is treatable. However, treating infertility associated with endometriosis requires a highly specialized...
How Acupuncture Benefits Infertility
Does Acupuncture Help Infertility? Today many infertility doctors are recommending acupuncture to their patients undergoing infertility treatments. Acupuncture, an ancient Chinese medical treatment, involves the insertion of fine, yet painless needles, into the body to stimulate specific areas known as energy points. According to ancient Chinese wisdom, these energy points are believed to regulate the physical, spiritual, mental and emotional aspects of the body and are effective in the treatment of many health conditions. Acupuncture stimulates and moves Qi (pronounced “Chee”), the body’s life energy, so it flows easily and unobstructed throughout the body. It is believed that when Qi’s flow is obstructed...