Secondary Infertility
Posted by David Kreiner, MD in Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Causes of Infertility, IVF, Infertility Information, Secondary Infertility on 19. Apr, 2010 | 4 Comments
Sometimes my patients who have difficulty conceiving their second child feel like second class citizens in the infertility world. Unlike their infertile peers without a child they perceive that friends, family and even their doctor’s offices do not have the same sympathy and concern for them as they observe others without a child receive. I [...]
Trying to Conceive with Clomid Therapy
Posted by David Kreiner, MD in Clomid on 23. Dec, 2009 | 9 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 [...]
Endometriosis and Your Fertility
Posted by David Kreiner, MD in Endometriosis on 16. Dec, 2009 | 4 Comments
Endometriosis has made the news lately because Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi has stepped up to use her celebrity to shed light on this disease.
I don’t have to tell you that endometriosis can be a very painful illness and that it can cause infertility. It is often a reproductive lifelong struggle in which tissue that [...]
