Reproductive Partners Fertility Blog » Education http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog Helping couples acheive the dream of being parents. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:40:12 +0000 en hourly 1 More embryos do not lead to better success rates http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/886/more-embryos-do-not-lead-to-better-success-rates.html http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/886/more-embryos-do-not-lead-to-better-success-rates.html#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:20:55 +0000 Dr. Arthur Wisot FACOG http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/?p=886 Haven't we been saying this for a long time?

 

 

A new study of fertility treatment in found that women who get three or more embryos have no better odds of having a baby than those who get just two embryos.

They also have a greater chance of risky multiple births.

“Women who have gone through infertility treatment want …

]]> http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/886/more-embryos-do-not-lead-to-better-success-rates.html/feed 0 Dietary DHA linked to sperm health and male fertility http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/883/dietary-dha-linked-to-sperm-health-and-male-fertility.html http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/883/dietary-dha-linked-to-sperm-health-and-male-fertility.html#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:23:53 +0000 Dr. Arthur Wisot FACOG http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/?p=883 We have known for some time that male fertility depends on sperm-cell architecture. When a man has a low strict morphology (a detailed study of sperm shape) the chance of natural conception is very low and often requires IVF with intracytoplasmic sperm injection ( ICSI)  to achieve a pregnancy. 

A University of Illinois study reports that a certain omega-3 fatty acid is …

]]> http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/883/dietary-dha-linked-to-sperm-health-and-male-fertility.html/feed 0 Your fertility: the eggs age at a different rate than the rest of the body http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/821/your-fertility-the-eggs-age-at-a-different-rate-than-the-rest-of-the-body.html http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/821/your-fertility-the-eggs-age-at-a-different-rate-than-the-rest-of-the-body.html#comments Sun, 18 Dec 2011 16:34:36 +0000 Dr. Arthur Wisot FACOG http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/?p=821 I have often heard these distressing words: "I eat right, exercise, don't smoke and take good care of myself. How come my ovaries are failing prematurely." My answer has been, "The ovaries don't care how you take care of yourself, they age based on genetics." According to a new article, they age independantly of the rest of the body. Of …

]]> http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/821/your-fertility-the-eggs-age-at-a-different-rate-than-the-rest-of-the-body.html/feed 0 Another danger to sperm: wi-fi laptops http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/818/another-danger-to-sperm-wi-fi-laptops.html http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/818/another-danger-to-sperm-wi-fi-laptops.html#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:39:14 +0000 Dr. Arthur Wisot FACOG http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/?p=818 Males who place a laptop on their laps with the WI-FI on might have a greater risk of reduced sperm motility and more sperm DNA fragmentation, which could, in theory, undermine their chances of becoming fathers, researchers reported in the journal Fertility and Sterility this week.

This study was done in an artificial setting. The male participants were not tested …

]]> http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/818/another-danger-to-sperm-wi-fi-laptops.html/feed 0 http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/812/812.html http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/812/812.html#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:44:46 +0000 Dr. Arthur Wisot FACOG http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/?p=812 RPMG's Dr. David Meldrum announced the publication of his new book, "Survival of the Firmest" today. The book offers a new approach to erectile dysfunction.

After decades of medical research and a Nobel Prize-winning discovery that led to the development of Viagara and other drugs for erectile dysfunction (ED), Dr. Meldrum and other UCLA researchers offer a safe and effective …

]]> http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/812/812.html/feed 0 If you’re over 40 consider IVF first http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/797/if-youre-over-40-consider-ivf-first.html http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/797/if-youre-over-40-consider-ivf-first.html#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:22:00 +0000 Dr. Arthur Wisot FACOG http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/?p=797 Bypassing superovulation steps and proceeding directly to in vitro fertilization (IVF) technology appears to improve pregnancy outcomes for older women who have unexplained infertility, researchers reported at the annual meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.

This randomized trial found that older women with unexplained infertility were significantly more likely to achieve pregnancy and a live birth if treated …

]]> http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/797/if-youre-over-40-consider-ivf-first.html/feed 0 Day 5 embryo biopsy for PGD or PGS less harmful to embryo than Day 3 http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/782/day-5-embryo-biopsy-for-pgd-or-pgs-less-harmful-to-embryo-than-day-3.html http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/782/day-5-embryo-biopsy-for-pgd-or-pgs-less-harmful-to-embryo-than-day-3.html#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:27:58 +0000 Dr. Arthur Wisot FACOG http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/?p=782 A study presented at the American Society of Reproductive Medicine Conference in Orlando last week, aimed to compare the safety and efficacy of embryo biopsies conducted for the purposes of screening for genetic disease at day 3 (cleavage stage) versus day 5 (blastocyst stage) of embryonic development. The impact that biopsy has on an embryo's ability to implant and develop …

]]> http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/782/day-5-embryo-biopsy-for-pgd-or-pgs-less-harmful-to-embryo-than-day-3.html/feed 0 The Family Act of 2011-Contact your senator http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/771/the-family-act-of-2011-contact-your-senator.html http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/771/the-family-act-of-2011-contact-your-senator.html#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:10:10 +0000 Dr. Arthur Wisot FACOG http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/?p=771 A bill to create a tax credit for the out-of-pocket costs associated with infertility medical treatment has been introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (NY).  Aptly named the Family Act of 2011, S 965, this bill will potentially help thousands of people seek medical treatment that otherwise would be out of reach for them.

 

Key provisions …

]]> http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/771/the-family-act-of-2011-contact-your-senator.html/feed 0 Is male infertility linked to cardiovascular disease? http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/767/is-male-infertility-linked-to-cardiovascular-disease.html http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/767/is-male-infertility-linked-to-cardiovascular-disease.html#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 18:23:26 +0000 Dr. Arthur Wisot FACOG http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/?p=767 A man who has never had any children has a greater chance of dying from cardiovascular disease than fathers, researchers from Stanford University School of Medicine, California, reported in the journal Human Reproduction. The authors say that they do not know whether male infertility is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. They tracked 137,903 men who were members …

]]> http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/767/is-male-infertility-linked-to-cardiovascular-disease.html/feed 1 Sperm bank wants no more red-heads http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/749/sperm-bank-wants-no-more-red-heads.html http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/749/sperm-bank-wants-no-more-red-heads.html#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 19:05:38 +0000 Dr. Arthur Wisot FACOG http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/?p=749 What's the matter with people today? I was a red-head as a kid and now I feel rejected.

The world's biggest sperm bank, Cryos International, whose main office is in Aarhus Denmark, says it does not want any more sperm from red-haired donors because they have more than enough to meet current demand. Ole Schou, agency director for Cryos, told …

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