Stress and Infertility – The Link is There….
Posted by Dr. Kreiner in Mind-Body Fertility Connection on 31. Aug, 2010 | 2 Comments
The old fertility legend about a couple who had failed fertility treatments, adopts a baby and then all of a sudden gets pregnant is one we have all heard.
In fact, as a practicing reproductive endocrinologist over the past 25 years, I have experienced this with some of my own patients.
Those stories have led us to [...]
The Middle Years of Reproductive Endocrinology
Posted by Dr. Kreiner in Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Reproductive Health, Treating Infertility on 18. Aug, 2010 | 0 Comments
I entered the field of IVF in 1985 when the pregnancy rate at the Jones Institute, the most successful program in the country, was 15 percent.
IVF’s Early Years
Practicing reproductive medicine during the ’80s was like having a new love or beginning a new romance — all of it seemed liked a miracle, and everything [...]
“I Didn’t Know, Doc”
Posted by Dr. Kreiner in Infertility Information on 28. Jul, 2010 | 0 Comments
A friend of mine was complaining to me about the trouble he got into with his homeowner’s association because he did not hide his empty garbage cans in his garage but left them behind his cars in front of his house. It was 20 feet from the curb, he claimed, still distraught that he should [...]
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 [...]
Miracle on Old Country Road
Posted by Dr. Kreiner in Reproductive Health on 23. Jun, 2010 | 0 Comments
I was feeling depressed the other day. It seemed that we had insurmountable computer issues, staff morale was down and my family was acting rebellious. My kids were arguing with each other, with me and I found myself mindlessly walking out of my office down Old Country Road.
I came to a busy intersection and just [...]
