Monthly Archives: August 2010
08.31.2010
How The Fertility Centers Of New England Selects Embryos For Transfer
Lynette A. Scott, Ph.D. HCLD Director, Assisted Reproductive Technology Laboratories
Just as our physicians treat patients as individuals, the embryologists at The Fertility Centers of New England treat embryos individually. Similar to the physician who uses the patient’s history, physical examination, and laboratory assessment to obtain a specific profile of that patient, we obtain an embryo profile at specific time points following egg retrieval, insemination, [...]
08.23.2010
DECODING THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE
Danielle Vitiello, Ph.D., M.D. Board-Eligible Reproductive Endocrinologist
Menstruation, or the period, is the result of an endless dialogue between the command centers within the brain (the hypothalamus and pituitary gland); the ovary and the uterus. In particular the uterine lining, the endometrium, is responsive to the growth and maturation hormones provided by the ovary. The two major hormones responsible for preparing the [...]
08.10.2010
Many women with irregular periods wonder if they have PCOS or Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.
Robert M. Weiss, M.D. Board-Certified Reproductive Endocrinologist
The truth is that there are many causes of irregular periods but PCOS is the most common cause. About 7% of the overall population, about 25% of young fertile women and over 50% of women with irregular periods have PCOS. So most women with irregular menses will turn out to have PCOS. If you have [...]
