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    Robbing Peter to Pay Paul - But What if Peter is Broke? 

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    TheFertilityAdvocate
    Published on 08-17-2010 11:49 AM
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    I have been writing since the recession hit - about the hard economic times that have hit the infertility community and that has only recently begun to lift a bit.

    Infertility treatment has historically been a pay as you go, and self funded treatment. Patients who did not have the money on hand to pay for their treatment often used credit to finance their dreams of having a child. Now, these couples are facing a situation where credit has dried up - jobs have been lost or wages reduced - and for many of them - they are putting their dreams of a baby on hold. For those patients who are ...
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    Fibroids: One of The Most Common Causes of Infertility 

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    TheFertilityDoc
    Published on 07-24-2010 09:46 AM
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    Fertility is dependent upon so many things! We must have healthy gametes (eggs and sperm) capable of fertilizing and implanting in a uterus with a normal endometrial lining unimpeded by any uterine or endometrial pathology. The sperm need be in sufficient number and capable of swimming up through a cervix which is not inflamed and provides a mucous medium that promotes sperm motility. The eggs need to ovulate and be picked up by normal healthy fimbriated ends (finger like projections) of the fallopian tubes. The tubes need to be covered with normal micro hairs called cilia that help transport the egg one third of the way ...
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    Nature Vs. Nurture 

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    TheFertilityDoc
    Published on 07-20-2010 07:18 AM
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    Having a Baby with Donor Egg or Donor Sperm

    As a reproductive endocrinologist (and, therefore, a supposed expert on heredity), I’m often asked how much of a child’s development and ultimate personality is a result of genetics (nature) and how much is a result of its environment (nurture). Typically, this question arises when dealing with patients contemplating using donor sperm or donor egg.

    I don’t have the answer to this question; it’s one I, myself, have spent much time considering. I’m one of five children and I have four children of my own and, ...
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    Reduce Your Fertility Carbon Foot Print with Micro IVF 

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    TheFertilityAdvocate
    Published on 07-19-2010 09:16 AM
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    For decades women struggling to conceive a child usually have had two choices for fertility treatments: the high-tech but high-cost process of invitro-fertilization (IVF) or the much lower-priced alternative of intra-uterine insemination (IUI), also known as artificial insemination - a clinical technique that reproductive endocrinologists generally consider a hit-and-miss proposition.

    Now, I must say - I have experienced the hit and miss of intra-uterine inseminations. When I was 25, I began my treatment experience for infertility. I was started on IUI's just like so many other women. I actually did six cycles of fertility medications and IUI's and spent a year in infertility treatment hell before I gave up and tried IVF. I got ...
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    Journey To The Crib | Episode 1 | Introducing Dr. Kreiner 

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    Dan
    Published on 07-16-2010 03:05 PM

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    Can Stress Affect your Fertility? 

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    TheFertilityDoc
    Published on 07-09-2010 11:05 AM

    I can tell you that when i am stressed it affects the way i am feeling. Physically my body just doesn't feel right. I get anxious. Who knows what else is going on in your body because of it...

    I see a lot of stress as a reproductive endocrinologist. And let's face it - we all have stress! Recently I read on a post by Melissa Brisman Esq. (source: theadventurouswriter.com) tips for reducing infertility stress. And if you’re trying to conceive (TTC), and have been faced with constant disappointment - you are probably getting a little stressed out. High levels of stress definitely won’t help you get pregnant.

    These stress relief tips may increase your chances of getting pregnant, and will definitely ...
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    How Do We Deal With Sperm DNA fragmentation? Are IVF programs Overlooking This? 

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    Mike Berkley
    Published on 07-08-2010 01:32 PM
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    Normal sperm DNA is essential for the healthy contribution of the father’s genes.

    Tests which show an increased fraction of sperm DNA fragmentation has been shown in some studies to correlate to other sperm pathologies such as poor motility, count and morphology. However, due to lack of confirmatory evidence of its role in fertilization most reproductive endocrinology clinics do not test for sperm DNA fragmentation. Many state that they would perform IVF whenever the patient presents with even borderline sperm parameters and that the test therefore would not effect their management. ...
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    Dr. Eli Rybak, Reproductive Endocrinologist / Ordained Orthodox Rabbi to Join ECF 

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    Dan
    Published on 07-07-2010 04:37 PM
    Categories:
    1. East Coast Fertility
    2. Rabbinically Supervised IVF
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    Dr. Eli's bio is live on the East Coast Fertility website. Very exciting news for many Brooklyn bound patients!

    This is a snippet from his bio... "He has a strong interest in Jewish Law and reproduction, and he regularly communicates with Rabbinic Authorities. Dr. Rybak is fluent in Hebrew, and has a basic command of Yiddish. He lives with his wife and children in New Jersey. He sees patients in the Brooklyn office."

    Yay! ...
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