Trying to Conceive with Clomid Therapy
Posted by David Kreiner, MD in Clomid on 23. Dec, 2009 | 0 Comments
It has become commonplace for women who have been frustrated with repeated unsuccessful attempts to conceive naturally on their own to see their gynecologist who often times will try clomid therapy on them. Clomid, the traditional brand name for clomiphene citrate, is a competitive inhibitor of estrogen. It stimulates the pituitary gland to produce follicle [...]
Is My Biological Clock Running Out?
Posted by David Kreiner, MD in Age Related Infertility, FSH, Fertility Screening, IVF, Micro IVF on 19. Aug, 2009 | 0 Comments
Tears start to course down the cheeks of my patient, her immediate response to the message I just conveyed to her. Minutes before, with great angst anticipating the depressing effect my words will have on her, I proceeded to explain how her FSH was slightly elevated and her antral follicle count was a disappointing [...]
Fertility and the MIND & BODY connection
Posted by David Kreiner, MD in FSH, Infertility Information, Mind-Body Fertility Connection, Stress Relief on 30. Mar, 2009 | 0 Comments
by: Bina Benisch, M.S., R.N.
At East Coast Fertility, we understand the emotional aspect that accompanies infertility, and we believe it is equally important to support our patients emotionally as well as physically. It is important to understand fertility holistically. In addition to treating the various physical etiologies of infertility, we must take into account the [...]
Co-Culture of Embryos Offered at East Coast Fertility
Posted by Dr. Kreiner in Co-culture of Embryos, FSH, IVF, Infertility Information on 16. Mar, 2009 | 0 Comments
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In the past 30 years great strides have been made in the field of in vitro fertilization (IVF). The use of ovulation induction to recruit multiple eggs increased the IVF success rate in the late 1970’s. The addition of FSH and a GnRH agonist (such as Lupron) to [...]
