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Obesity Lowers Pregnancy Rates in Donor Egg Recipients

A recent study from Spain published in Fertility and Sterility (Fertil Steril 2013;100:1050-8) involving 9,587 first cycles using donor eggs from normal weight women found significantly lower success rates in…

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Building Healthy Families One Baby At A Time

Infertility is a life crisis and a devastating disease affecting one in eight couples trying to conceive. One of the most successful therapies for infertility is In Vitro Fertilization (IVF),…

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Fracking and the Possible Side Effects

Hydraulic fracturing, also known as “fracking”, is the process where natural gas is extracted from shale rock deep within the earth. Boreholes are created into the shallow layer of shale…

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Past Pesticides and Endometriosis Risk

Investigators from the Pacific Northwest reported online in Environmental Health Perspectives that exposure to organochlorine pesticides was associated with the development of endometriosis. Is there any connection to past pesticides and…

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Dr. Weiss Named Top Doc in Infertility Diagnosis and Treatment by Boston Magazine

We are proud to announce that our own Dr. Robert Weiss has once again been recognized by Boston Magazine as one of the Top Reproductive Endocrinologists in the Boston 2013…

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Is Secondary Infertility Common?

The Fertility Center of New England’s Dr. Joseph Hill was featured on CBS Boston discussing is secondary infertility common? People who had a child or children often believe they should…

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The SINGLEton Reason to Promote Elective Single Embryo Transfer

Multiple pregnancy (twins and higher-order multiples) is a major public concern. Each fetus presents an additional maternal physical burden which can translate into higher related morbidity and mortality rates for…

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ART for A.R.T.

“Life is short, Art is long…” Hello and welcome to The Fertility Centers of New England’s Boston Center. The above passage is attributed to Hippocrates, an Ancient Greek physician (460-370…

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Reduce the Risk of Peanut Allergies

Women going through infertility treatment often ask what is safe to eat while attempting pregnancy in the hope that their child will have the best chance at being healthy. Eating…

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