Reproductive Partners Fertility Blog » egg donation http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog Helping couples acheive the dream of being parents. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:33:43 +0000 en hourly 1 The future of egg donation-egg banks http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/551/the-future-of-egg-donation-egg-banks.html http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/551/the-future-of-egg-donation-egg-banks.html#comments Sun, 30 Jan 2011 17:01:36 +0000 Dr. Arthur Wisot FACOG http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/?p=551 This is one of a series of news items from abstracts of studies presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine as complied by Dr. David Meldrum, Scientific Director of Reproductive Partners. We appreciate the enormous amount of work it takes to compile and comment on these abstracts.

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]]> http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/551/the-future-of-egg-donation-egg-banks.html/feed 0 Donor eggs and salmonella http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/448/donor-eggs-and-salmonella.html http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/448/donor-eggs-and-salmonella.html#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:51:55 +0000 Dr. Arthur Wisot FACOG http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/?p=448 Q. How much of a danger is salomonella to recipients of egg donation?

A. No more than the average person.

Q. Then why are FDA inspectors spending their time in IVF centers monitoring egg donation records while members of the public are dying from salmonella infection?

A. It's because a well-meaning Congress assigned the FDA to monitor the infectious disease …

]]> http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/448/donor-eggs-and-salmonella.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 If (insert name of actress or singer) can have a baby at (insert age over 42), why can’t I? http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/403/if-insert-name-of-actress-or-singer-can-have-a-baby-at-insert-age-over-42-why-cant-i.html http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/403/if-insert-name-of-actress-or-singer-can-have-a-baby-at-insert-age-over-42-why-cant-i.html#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:57:13 +0000 Dr. Arthur Wisot FACOG http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/?p=403 That's a question I am frequently asked.

In an article in the June 21st issue of the medical journal US Weekly, "Baby After 40." they give examples of current and recent pregnancies as "Hollywood's 'miracle' moms beat the odds."

But can they beat the odds just because they are famous? I think not. For many of them the "miracle" is …

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