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 | 0 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 [...]
Having a Baby with Donor Egg or Donor Sperm
Posted by David Kreiner, MD in Egg Donation, Sperm Donation on 25. Feb, 2010 | 1 Comment
As a reproductive endocrinologist (and, therefore, a supposed expert on heredity), I’m often asked how much of a child’s development and ultimate personality is a result of genetics (nature) and how much is a result of its environment (nurture). Typically, this question arises when dealing with patients contemplating using donor sperm or donor egg.
I don’t [...]
Reproductive Tourism
Posted by David Kreiner, MD in International on 29. Oct, 2009 | 0 Comments
There has been a lot of negative press recently about “reproductive tourism” – or cross-border reproductive care; that is traveling abroad for fertility services. However, the fact remains that in some areas couples struggling to start a family sometimes have no other option but to seek help away from their homes. This [...]
When Are You Too Old To Be a Mother?
Posted by David Kreiner, MD in Age Related Infertility, Egg Donation, Infertility Information, News, Ovum Donation on 16. Jul, 2009 | 2 Comments
When I saw that Maria de Carmen Bousada (the oldest mother to conceive at the time with donated eggs and the help of an IVF program) had died, my first thought was to extend my sincere condolences to her family and in particular to her two year twin boys. My heart truly went out to [...]
