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Elective Single Embryo Transfer (eSET): Achieving One Healthy Baby Per Pregnancy – Tuesday, July 27, 2010 from 6:30-8:30 pm

With Dr. Danielle Vitiello and Lynette A. Scott, PhD., Fertility Centers of New England A multiple pregnancy may feel like a welcome relief after the struggles of infertility. But with…

Ovarian Reserve

“Ovarian Reserve” is a term referred by many infertility specialists to describe the size, quality and developmental potential of the eggs remaining in the ovary. As a woman age’s ovarian…

Air Travel During Pregnancy

Patients recently pregnant following infertility therapy often ask if air travel is safe during pregnancy. While definitive studies in pregnant women following infertility therapy have not been published, a number…

What is a Fertility Specialist?

A Fertility Specialist practices in a subspecialty within Obstetrics and Gynecology called Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. While any physician with a medical degree can claim to be a Fertility Specialist,…

Fertility Drugs and Ovarian Cancer

Over the years, controversy has existed whether fertility drugs can predispose to ovarian cancer. Several small poorly designed studies published in the 1990s raised the concern that drugs used to…

Elective Single Embryo Transfer (eSET): Rethinking the “One Pregnancy and Done” Philosophy

Many couples with infertility both desire and welcome the birth of twins, thus affording an instant family often after years of frustration, disappointments and inability to conceive adopting a “once…

Fertility Myth

One fertility myth among many women of advanced reproductive age (40 and above) is that because they look and feel as they did when they were in their early 30s…

The Impact and Impetus Behind Universal Genetic Testing

Hurler syndrome … Usher syndrome … Krabbe disease … Smith-Lemli-Opitz (SLO) syndrome … you’ve probably never heard of these genetic syndromes? For most infertility couples, these rare genetic diseases would…

Vitamin D: The “Sunshine” Vitamin

Vitamin D: The “sunshine” vitamin gets another look. Vitamin D is known to promote bone and heart health. It may provide benefit in boosting the immune system and lowering risks…

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