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Lack of Sleep Linked to Reduced Semen Quality

“A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor’s book.” Underlying this anonymous, Irish proverb there is probably truth. Most recently, the association between lack…

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…

The Truth About Trying to Conceive

This week is Infertility Awareness Week and as such it is important to dispel many of the myths surrounding fertility by busting them with facts. Myths are defined as an unproven or…

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…

Unclear Association Between Low Birth Weight and IVF

Infertility management and success has blossomed since the late 1970s. Technologic advances have spurned increased success and availability. In recent years, the concern for safety to both the child and…

World’s First Live Birth Using Previously Frozen Eggs Cultured as Embryos in the Embryoscope®

The Fertility Centers of New England is excited to announce another milestone in assisted reproduction: the world’s first live birth from embryos cultured in the Embryoscope® using previously frozen eggs. Last year,…

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…

Oxygen and Embryos

A human embryo naturally develops within the confines of the fallopian tube before its implantation within the uterine cavity. Since the first IVF cycle in 1977, efforts have been made…

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…

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