IVF

Have you ever heard of ectopic pregnancy? In a normal pregnancy, the egg is fertilized by the sperm in a fallopian tube. The fertilized egg then travels through the fallopian tubes to the uterus, over the course of three or four days. The fertilized egg implants in the uterus and... Read More →

Did you know that the costs of your fertility treatments may help you reduce your income tax payments? There is an IRS rule that allows medical expenses that exceed 10 percent of your adjusted gross income to be itemized and deducted from your annual tax bill. Fertility... Read More →

About 10 million women in the United States have “had their tubes tied,” a form of female sterilization called tubal ligation.  The fallopian tubes can be tied together in surgery, cauterized, closed with rings or clips, or be blocked with Essure, a microinsert which causes scar... Read More →

Although many people believe infertility is a “woman’s problem,” 30 percent of infertility is related to male factor problems. If your partner has been diagnosed with male factor infertility, your fertility specialist may recommend intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) as part... Read More →

How Does Your Weight Affect IVF? The health benefits of maintaining a normal weight have long been understood in the medical community. People who are overweight have a higher incidence of diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure and cancer, and have a greater risk of... Read More →

What’s Age Got to Do With It? How Age Affects IVF Treatment and Success It seems like every day, celebrities over age 40 are featured in magazines, entertainment TV shows and gossip websites with “baby bumps,” glowing and babbling about how excited they are to be pregnant. Some... Read More →

No Myths, Just Facts! Whether you’re getting ready to start your first IVF treatment cycle or you’ve been through IVF before, you probably have heard a lot of crazy advice on how to make sure your cycle is successful. Does anything really make a difference? Are there actions you... Read More →

Starting IVF Treatment When You Work So you’re ready to start your first IVF cycle. It’s a stressful and exciting time—and it also requires a number of visits to the fertility center, including visits for blood work, monitoring, the embryo transfer and follow-up consultations.... Read More →

Making a Stressful Time Better For Both of You Going through fertility treatment is full of stress for any couple. You may have feelings of sadness or even shame that you haven’t been able to have a baby without help. One of you may feel hopeful that IVF will work for you, while... Read More →

How Do You Decide How Many Embryos to Transfer? One of the advantages of IVF treatment is that you and your fertility specialist have the ability to limit your chances of having a multiple pregnancy by making the decision of how many embryos to transfer. Multiple pregnancies... Read More →