What Do You Know About Your Fertility? – Part 2, Fertility Screening
Posted by David Kreiner, MD in Fertility Screening, Infertility Information on 05. Jan, 2010 | 0 Comments
What Do You Know About Fertility Screening?
Statistics and general truths aside, every woman is unique. Given just how complicated it is to make a baby in the first place, understanding your own body’s reproductive capability and the changes it might undergo from year to year is an invaluable planning tool.
Consider an annual fertility evaluation or [...]
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 | 0 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 [...]
Micro IVF May Be Your Answer
Posted by David Kreiner, MD in Micro IVF on 03. Dec, 2009 | 1 Comment
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 | 2 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 [...]
Fertility Treatment During This Economic Downturn
Posted by David Kreiner, MD in Making It Affordable, Micro IVF, NYS IVF Grant on 05. Nov, 2009 | 0 Comments
Financial hardships have increased fertility challenges for many couples attempting to build their families. According to a new study release at the ASRM meeting in Atlanta last week, the recession has severely affected access to fertility treatment in this country.
Fifty eight percent of infertile couples who chose not to pursue therapy cited cost as [...]
