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Why Two Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine for Pfizer and Moderna?

Many patients are asking why two doses of COVID-19 vaccine for Pfizer and Moderna are necessary. The Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are two-step regimens. Although the mRNA vaccine is…

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COVID-19 and Pregnant Women

COVID-19 has many hats of expression – asymptomatic carriage (60%-says the CDC) and florid symptoms. COVID-19 and pregnant women (particularly the third trimester) represent a unique population of women when…

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COVID-19 Vaccines Don’t Cause Infertility

There is a headline, and only a headline, that the COVID-19 vaccines cause infertility. This is a baseless claim. The unknown and rigors of our lives cause fear. “Healthy” skepticism…

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Understanding How COVID-19 Vaccines Work

Immunization, natural and prescribed, is a beneficial health and public health standard. Awaiting 70% of people to be infected by SARS-COV-2 certainly would impart herd immunity. However, this practice is…

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How Do Vaccines Work?

The ability to protect us from disease is the greatest medical innovation ever. The ability to vaccinate has prevented 300 million illnesses, more than 20 million hospitalizations, and 1 million…

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Should Pregnant Women Get the COVID-19 Vaccine?

Should pregnant women get the COVID-19 vaccine? Here’s what the pregnancy experts are saying. Infertility specialists (like us) work closely with Maternal-Fetal Medicine specialists. We work to help you become…

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COVID-19 and Impact on Pregnancy

COVID-19 and the impact on pregnancy is still evolving. What we do know is that we have the experience of the last year with countless documented infections during pregnancy (and…

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Should I Get the Vaccination if I Already Had COVID-19?

The COVID-19 pandemic has required many people to distance themselves from loved ones and friends. This forced distance has created an enormous emotional toll for patients undergoing infertility treatment, which…

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The Thyroid Gland Plays an Essential Role in Pregnancy

The thyroid gland plays an essential role in pregnancy. It makes hormones that enable your body to function. It also controls metabolism and plays a key role in the development…

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