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Can Dairy Help Increase IVF Success?

A recent study published in the journal Human Reproduction from the Harvard School of Public Health showed that women over the age of 35 who had diets high in dairy…

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ACOG Guidelines Encourage Exercise During Pregnancy

American Obstetrics and Gynecology guidelines encourage continuing exercise during pregnancy, even in those patients who participate in daily vigorous exercise. It also encourages sedentary women to initiate exercise during pregnancy.…

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IVF Treatments Don’t Increase Ovarian Cancer Risks

A large study presented at the American Society of Reproductive Medicine yesterday, October 20th, revealed that advanced treatment for infertility including IVF does not appear to increase the risk of…

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Women Who Work Long Hours

A recent study from the Harvard School of Public Health revealed that women who work greater than 40 hours per week took 20% longer to conceive compared to women who…

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Family Balancing

This week in the Wall Street Journal (August 17, 2015 Issue), there was an article about the growing popularity of family balancing. At FCNE, we have been performing this for…

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FCNE’s Dr. Robert Weiss Chosen As Top Doctor in Reproductive Endocrinology

Castle Connolly Medical, Ltd, America’s trusted source for identifying Top Doctors, has selected Fertility Centers of New England’s, Dr. Robert Weiss for inclusion in its highly selective list of Top Doctors…

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Your Lifestyle Affects Your Fertility

A recent paper in the January issue of Fertility and Sterility continues to point to the negative effects of smoking, weight extremes, alcohol use, and stress on pregnancy rates in…

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Why We Prefer Transferring A Single Embryo

Many women ask why we prefer transferring a single embryo into women less than 35 years of age, encourage this in women under 38 and leave it as an option…

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High Pregnancy Rates with Both Fresh and Frozen Embryos

In the last few years our ability to grow embryos for 5 days, at which point they are called blastocysts, has led to extremely high pregnancy rates with both fresh…

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