Fertility Cares Blog

When an IVF Cycle is Not Successful

When an IVF cycle is not successful, it is natural to ask why. Understanding the reasons behind an unsuccessful IVF attempt is an important step toward improving future outcomes. It…

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Is Vaginal or Intramuscular Progesterone Better For Pregnancy Success?

When a patient or couple begins an IVF cycle, we are always hopeful that success will be achieved in the very first cycle. Despite excellent pregnancy rates, some patients may…

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Assistance for Fertility Medications During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

One of the many concerns that has arisen from patients is if there is any assistance for fertility medications during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Patients are asking questions like: What…

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Fertility Medications Do Not Increase The Risk Of Invasive Ovarian Cancer

Our success in fertility treatment is secondary to the ability to generate embryos. The generation of embryos is a result of our ability to stimulate the ovaries to produce more…

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Responsible Blogging for IVF Patients: Be Aware of Scams and Unethical Bloggers!

Unlike professional scientific journals that publish peer reviewed studies or journalists who publish articles with reliable sources for information, “bloggers” can write about topics and make claims that can go…

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Ovarian Stimulation for IVF is Not Associated with New Ovarian Tumors

Aggressive stimulation of the ovary concerns some for the inadvertent creation of ovarian cancer. To address this concern, the OMEGA study was established. This study is a large cohort study that…

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Your IVF Protocol

If you and your physician have decided that you need IVF, you will be given a protocol of your upcoming IVF cycle. A protocol is a schedule or blueprint of…

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Making Infertility Treatment More Affordable

Treatment of infertility, for example in-vitro fertilization (IVF), is expensive. How much you pay depends on whether you have insurance coverage for infertility services including IVF, the amount of your co-pay, and of your deductable. For those…

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