What Do You Know About Your Fertility? – Part 1, Biological Clock
Posted by David Kreiner, MD in Age Related Infertility, Infertility Information on 04. Jan, 2010 | 2 Comments
What Do You Know About Your Biological Clock?
Women have a biological clock. Everyone knows that. The problem is that a lot of the information people think they know about their fertility and reproduction is not true. The blurring of fact, opinion, myth and misunderstanding makes for a treacherous misinformation landscape. The knowledge gap [...]
Trying to Conceive with Clomid Therapy
Posted by David Kreiner, MD in Clomid on 23. Dec, 2009 | 12 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 [...]
There’s No Business Like Show Business, Except Fertility
Posted by David Kreiner, MD in IVF, News, Octomom, Single Embryo Transfer on 03. Dec, 2009 | 2 Comments
The Fertility news is constantly highlighted in sensational headlines, the most recent of which was, “49 year old woman conceives with own egg through IVF”. In the past several months, readers have been entertained with “Octomom”, “a woman pregnant with a supposed dozen”, “Jon and Kate plus eight” and “a 62 year old mother [...]
Micro IVF May Be Your Answer
Posted by David Kreiner, MD in Micro IVF on 03. Dec, 2009 | 5 Comments
You’ve already crossed the bridge from “We’re going to get pregnant!” to “We need help…” But this other side looks filled with more obstacles, including expensive and risky fertility medications.
How far do you have to go just to have a baby?
Micro IVF (sometimes called MiniIVF) may be your answer.
The primary point of MicroIVF: fewer fertility [...]
Hydrosalpinx
Posted by David Kreiner, MD in Causes of Infertility, Hydrosalpinx on 06. Nov, 2009 | 3 Comments
A hydrosalpinx is a fallopian tube that is blocked at its distal end on the opposite side from the entrance to the uterine cavity. It may be diagnosed by a hysterosalpingogram or in severe cases by pelvic ultrasound. The hydrosalpinx is filled with inflammatory fluid and is most likely the end result of [...]
