Reproductive Endocrinology: Then and Now
Posted by Dr. Kreiner in Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Causes of Infertility, Co-culture of Embryos, Cryopreservation, Embryo Glue, Endometriosis, High order Multiple Births, IVF, Infertility Information, Laboratory, Micro IVF, Physicians, Regulation of IVF, Reproductive Health, Research, Single Embryo Transfer, Treating Infertility, Tubal Disease on 02. Jun, 2010 | 0 Comments
My son is starting his second year residency in obstetrics and gynecology. He, like I was 30 years ago, is turned on by reproductive medicine and enjoys performing gynecologic surgery. When I decided then to specialize in reproductive endocrinology and infertility (REI) I was looking forward to being on the frontier of fertility [...]
The Gift of Life and Its Price
Posted by David Kreiner, MD in Dave Kreiner, MD, High order Multiple Births, Innovating the Financing of Infertility, Regulation of IVF, Single Embryo Transfer on 07. Sep, 2009 | 0 Comments
IVF has been responsible for 1 million babies born worldwide who otherwise without the benefit of IVF may never have been. This gift of life comes with a steep price tag that according to the NY Times article, “Gift of Life and Its Price” Sunday, October 11, 2009, hits $1 Billion per year for [...]
Why “The Wyden Bill” Does Not Support Infertility Patients
Posted by David Kreiner, MD in Regulation of IVF on 05. Sep, 2009 | 0 Comments
Patients often seek my help, desperate to try In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) after having a previous cycle cancelled at an outside clinic. These patients stimulated with fewer follicles and therefore due to their lower pregnancy expectations were not allowed to proceed. We presented our data on IVF performed on patients with 3 or fewer follicles [...]
Fertility doctor denounced for claims of human cloning
Posted by David Kreiner, MD in IVF, News, Regulation of IVF on 08. May, 2009 | 1 Comment
a href=”http://www.ivf.net/ivf/fertility_doctor_denounced_for_claims_of_human_cloning-o4150.html”>IVF News – Fertility doctor denounced for claims of human cloning
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Fertility doctor denounced for claims of human cloning
First Octomom and now this. I get the impression there are fertility specialists out to ruin the reputation of IVF for the rest of us. In the case of octomom, there is some question as to [...]
Reaction to The California Octuplets
Posted by David Kreiner, MD in Cryopreservation, News, Regulation of IVF, Single Embryo Transfer on 04. Mar, 2009 | 0 Comments
The American public has been stunned by the news of a mother of six giving birth to octuplets. This shocking news is compounded by the stories broadcast by the mass media regarding the woman’s family situation and that she used IVF for these pregnancies.
Physicians have known for many years the dangers of multiple pregnancies and [...]
