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Category: About Fertility

An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Lifetime
Prenatal care is the reason for the dramatic reduction of maternal illness and mortality in the United States. Initially, this care was focused on the major pregnancy complications: blood pressure,…
Fragile X
Normal people have 23 pairs of chromosomes. One pair is called the sex chromosomes. Males have one X chromosome and one Y chromosome. Females have two X chromosomes. Each chromosome…
Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
In addition to testing for single gene mutation abnormalities, preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is also used to detect a chromosomal abnormality when one partner has a balanced reciprocal translocation or…
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A Hand in the Circle of Life
“The object and color in the materials around us actually have a physical effect on us, on how we feel.” ~ Florence Nightingale The people who surround you in a journey…
IVF Pioneer Sir Robert Edwards
IVF Pioneer Sir Robert Edwards
IVF pioneer Sir Robert Edwards died in his sleep on April 10, 2013.  He was 87 years old.  Professor Edwards and Dr. Patrick Steptoe (1913-1988) co-pioneered the first successful IVF…