Egg Freezing: Could You One Day Be Your Own Egg Donor?
Posted by Dr. Kreiner in Age Related Infertility, Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Egg Donation, Egg Freezing, Fertility Screening, IVF, Infertility Information, Secondary Infertility, Treating Infertility on 21. Jul, 2010 | 2 Comments
We are approaching a time that freezing eggs will be a standard option for an IVF program much like Embryo freezing is today. Despite the fact that hundreds of babies have been born apparently without an increase in defects or abnormalities, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) has proclaimed that Egg freezing is still [...]
The Perfect Game
Posted by Dr. Kreiner in Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Fertility Screening, Infertility Information, Mind-Body Fertility Connection, Reproductive Health, Treating Infertility on 09. Jun, 2010 | 1 Comment
I grew up on baseball in the 1960’s with the likes of Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris. A few years later Tom Seaver and the Miracle Mets held my fancy. Over the years I have been intrigued by many baseball spectaculars such as Mark McGwire and his run to break Roger Maris’s homerun record and [...]
A Better Way To Screen Embryos For Genetic Defects: ACGH
Posted by David Kreiner, MD in Age Related Infertility, Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Fertility Screening, IVF, PGD on 04. May, 2010 | 2 Comments
Pre-embryo genetic screening (PGS) was developed to help weed out embryos containing inherited metabolic disorders and genetic abnormalities prior to implantation. It was thought that PGS could be used to minimize the risk of miscarriage and perhaps even increase live birth rates in older women IVF undergoing .
We have thus far been disappointed in our [...]
Have You Had A Fertility Workup?
Posted by David Kreiner, MD in Fertility Screening, Fertility Testing on 18. Jan, 2010 | 3 Comments
I have received an enormous amount of email from patients over the years asking for information about how they should get started with their infertility workup. Apparently, they are women, men and couples who have experienced difficulty conceiving and now want some direction about how they should proceed. Building a family was something they had [...]
What Do You Know About Your Fertility? – Part 2, Fertility Screening
Posted by David Kreiner, MD in Fertility Screening, Infertility Information on 05. Jan, 2010 | 7 Comments
What Do You Know About Fertility Screening?
Statistics and general truths aside, every woman is unique. Given just how complicated it is to make a baby in the first place, understanding your own body’s reproductive capability and the changes it might undergo from year to year is an invaluable planning tool.
Consider an annual fertility evaluation or [...]
