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Category: Infertility Treatments

Patient Centered Care

The delivery of health care has traditionally focused on a paradigm known as ‘disease management’ based on guidelines formulated from medical studies and expert opinions. A new trend has emerged…

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS): What to Expect When You Are Not Expecting

Polycystic ovarian syndrome is a lifetime affair. It manifests often in the late teens early twenties often causing irregular menstrual cycles and elevated androgen (male hormone) levels. This hyperandrogenemia can…

ICSI and the Risk of Birth Defects

“IVF TURMOIL OVER SHOCK REPORT INTO BABY DEFECTS” was the headline of THE MAIL ON SUNDAY, a newspaper published in the UK, 6 May, 2012 in response to a recent…

Transfer of Cryopreserved Embryos: Does It Increase Risk of Malformations?

In one of the largest studies to date to address the issue of whether reproductive technologies increase the risk of birth defects researchers came to the conclusion that the transfer…

IVF with Standard Insemination Doesn’t Increase Risk of Malformations

In one of the largest studies to date to address the issue of whether reproductive technologies increase the risk of birth defects researchers came to the conclusion that standard IVF…

Acupuncture and Infertility

In 2002, a fertility center in Germany published “Influence of acupuncture on the pregnancy rate in patients who undergo assisted reproductive therapy” (Fertil Steril 77(4):721-4). In this small study of…

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…

Buyer Beware! A Patient’s Guide to Asking the Right Questions When Paying for Fertility Treatment

For many in the United States, advanced treatments for infertility (for example, in vitro fertilization or IVF) are not covered by their health insurance. This means that those needing advanced…

When an IVF Cycle is Not Successful

When an IVF cycle is not successful it is important to try and understand why given the fact that the odds of success are generally not favorable when it comes…

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