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National Infertility Awareness Week

April 21 -27 is National Infertility Awareness Week (NIAW). As a practicing Reproductive Endocrinologist and Infertility Specialist in the field for 25 years, I have witnessed many exciting innovations and…

STD Awareness Month: Preventable Causes of Infertility

April is STD Awareness Month. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that there are nearly 20 million new STD cases every year with half occurring in young adults ages…

Dr. Vitiello Named a Patients’ Choice Award Winner

Among the select few physicians honored with the prestigious Patients’ Choice Award this year is Fertility Centers of New England’s Dr. Danielle Vitiello. In fact, of the nation’s 870,000 active…

Binge Drinking In Women

The Centers for Disease Control and prevention released their Mortality and Morbidity Weekly Report on Binge Drinking Among Women and High School Girls. The report announced that 1 in 8…

Why Vaccinate?

Most Americans are immunized during childhood. As adults, we assume that this immunization carries into adulthood. Often women are unaware of immunization status prior to attempting pregnancy and to conception.…

High Saturated Fat Intake is Linked to Poor Sperm Quality

A recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that high intake of saturated fat is associated with reduced sperm quality in men and may be associated…

A Letter From One of Our Patients

At the Fertility Centers of New England, we practice a patient-centered approach to the diagnosis and treatment of infertility. In other words, it is all about you. We recently received…

Anti-Depressant Drugs While Trying to Conceive and During Pregnancy

Depression occurs across the child bearing years and is compounded in those who are having difficulty achieving a successful pregnancy. For women suffering depression, pregnancy does not confer protection against…

The Smoking Gun: Why Cigarette Smoking Delays Pregnancy

It has first been presumed, and then linked. Cigarette smoking adversely affects both becoming pregnant and the health of the pregnancy itself. A recent study examined the relationship between heavy…

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