Reproductive Partners Fertility Blog » In Print 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 Egg freezing is accepted as preventing disease and age-related fertility decline…in Israel http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/733/egg-freezing-is-accepted-as-preventing-disease-and-age-related-fertility-decline-in-israel.html http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/733/egg-freezing-is-accepted-as-preventing-disease-and-age-related-fertility-decline-in-israel.html#comments Sun, 28 Aug 2011 17:43:27 +0000 Dr. Arthur Wisot FACOG http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/?p=733 According to an article in the August 2011 issue of Fertility & Sterility, the Israel National Bioethics Council (INBC) issued recommendations permitting egg freezing to prevent both disease and age-related decline in fertility. The INBC considers age-related infertility a medical problem and treats the new technology favorably as preventive medicine. As a comparison, the major regulatory bodies in Europe and …

]]> http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/733/egg-freezing-is-accepted-as-preventing-disease-and-age-related-fertility-decline-in-israel.html/feed 0 How many eggs do you need to have a good chance of a successful IVF cycle? http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/728/how-many-eggs-do-you-need-to-have-a-good-chance-of-a-successful-ivf-cycle.html http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/728/how-many-eggs-do-you-need-to-have-a-good-chance-of-a-successful-ivf-cycle.html#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:00:54 +0000 Dr. Arthur Wisot FACOG http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/?p=728 Two? Five? Twenty?

I have always said that it's not about quantity; it's more about quality. Now a study in the August 2011 issue of the medical journal Fertility & Sterility shows that more eggs after you reach a certain threshold does not make success more likely. They studied 737 women having their first IVF cycle with their own eggs. …

]]> http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/728/how-many-eggs-do-you-need-to-have-a-good-chance-of-a-successful-ivf-cycle.html/feed 0 New evidence shows antioxidants may be helpful in infertility http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/718/new-evidence-shows-antioxidents-may-be-helpful-in-infertility.html http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/718/new-evidence-shows-antioxidents-may-be-helpful-in-infertility.html#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:07:05 +0000 Dr. Arthur Wisot FACOG http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/?p=718 A growing body of evidence suggests that antioxidants may have significant value in addressing infertility issues in both women and men, including erectile dysfunction and researchers say that large, specific clinical studies are merited to determine how much they could help.

A new analysis, published online in the journal Pharmacological Research, noted that previous studies on the potential for …

]]> http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/718/new-evidence-shows-antioxidents-may-be-helpful-in-infertility.html/feed 1 Octomom’s doctor’s license is revoked; Dr. Wisot has the last word http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/644/octomoms-doctor-license-is-revoked-dr-wisot-has-the-last-word.html http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/644/octomoms-doctor-license-is-revoked-dr-wisot-has-the-last-word.html#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 16:43:29 +0000 Dr. Arthur Wisot FACOG http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/?p=644 According to an article in today's LA Times:

The medical ethics controversy that erupted when Nadya Suleman gave birth to octuplets two years ago took a decisive turn Wednesday when the California medical board announced it will revoke the license of the Beverly Hills fertility doctor who helped the single mother of six conceive eight more children.

The "Octomom" …

]]> http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/644/octomoms-doctor-license-is-revoked-dr-wisot-has-the-last-word.html/feed 0 RPMG’s Dr. Wisot quoted in National Enquirer http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/406/rpmgs-dr-wisot-quoted-in-national-enquirer.html http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/406/rpmgs-dr-wisot-quoted-in-national-enquirer.html#comments Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:28:17 +0000 Dr. Arthur Wisot FACOG http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/?p=406 Yes folks, the National Enquirer.

It's in the July 12th edition cover story on Kelly Preston's (Mrs. John Travolta) twin pregnancy at age 47.

Yes folks, twins at 47 and although they acknowledge it's an IVF pregnancy, they deny it's egg donation. OK.

Unfortunately she is still early and something has happened that has required her to restrict her travel. …

]]> http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/406/rpmgs-dr-wisot-quoted-in-national-enquirer.html/feed 0 Dr. Wisot quoted in L. A Times http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/286/dr-wisot-quoted-in-l-a-times.html http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/286/dr-wisot-quoted-in-l-a-times.html#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:10:14 +0000 Dr. Arthur Wisot FACOG http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/?p=286 In the January 5, 2010 edition of the L. A. Times RPMG's Dr. Arthur Wisot was quoted in an article about Octo-Mom's doctor being charged with gross negligence by the Medical Board of California.

From the article:

Fertility doctors said that it's difficult to judge whether fresh or frozen embryos should have been used, but that the medical board seems …

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Reproductive Partners was cited in an article in the November 2009 issue of ELLE magazine, “Girl Crazy: Women Who Suffer from Gender Disappointment.” The article profiles women whose lives are disrupted because they have not been able to have the girl child that they are craving. According to the author, they resort to a variety of techniques to try to …

]]> http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/196/elle-gender-disappointment.html/feed 0 As seen in 90210-Beverly Hills, December 2003 http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/106/as-seen-in-90210-beverly-hills-december-2003.html http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/106/as-seen-in-90210-beverly-hills-december-2003.html#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2003 16:08:37 +0000 admin http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/?p=106 As seen in 90210-Beverly Hills, December 2003

“The Science of Birth in Beverly Hills ”

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“Philandering French painter Paul Gaugin, who reputedly fathered more than 75 babies in his lifetime, comes in a poor second to Dr. Bill Yee and Dr. David Meldrum- their combined total is many hundred times his.

But it’s science, not rampant libido, that has enabled …

]]> http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/106/as-seen-in-90210-beverly-hills-december-2003.html/feed 0 As seen in Today-Mind & Body, The Daily Breeze, March 10, 2003 http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/112/as-seen-in-today-mind-body-the-daily-breeze-march-10-2003.html http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/112/as-seen-in-today-mind-body-the-daily-breeze-march-10-2003.html#comments Mon, 10 Mar 2003 16:12:26 +0000 admin http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/?p=112 As seen in Today-Mind & Body, The Daily Breeze, March 10, 200305_magcov
“Donated embryos can be life-givers for women over 50”

“Her fertility specialist, Dr. Arthur Wisot of Redondo Beach, said the clinically proven success of donated eggs and embryos in women in their 50s is showing couples who waited too long to use their own eggs that they still …

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