Dr. Cassidenti on the Process of Egg Freezing
Dr. Cassidenti discusses the step-by-step process of freezing your eggs.…
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Dr. Huang Discusses Diet and Fertility
Dr. Andy Huang with a short clip about the best types of foods to eat while you are trying to conceive.…
Dr. Carrie Wambach’s Personal Surrogacy Story
Dr. Carrie Wambach’s son Cole was born in 2017 via surrogate. Here Carrie and her surrogate Jessica Busman share their story. Jessica now owns The Surrogacy Partnership Agency which works frequently with RPMG.…
Dr. Cassidenti On Egg Freezing
Dr. Cassidenti explains the benefits of egg freezing for women under 35 years of age. Learn more about egg freezing. …
What we know so far about COVID-19 and how it affects fertility and pregnancy.
Dr. Gayane Ambartsumyan talks about the current knowledge about COVID-19 and the fact that it does not impact pregnant women in a negative way. …
STDs on the Rise and May Lead to More Infertility
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is reporting a rise in sexually transmitted infections across the United States. For the fifth year in a row, there is a rise in gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis cases across the country.
“Combined they total 2.4 million infections that were diagnosed and reported just in the last year alone,” said Elizabeth Torrone, an …
Men and Women Should Consider Avoiding Alcohol Prior to Conception
A new study, published in the journal European Journal of Preventative Cardiology, showed a link between prospective parents’ drinking prior to conceiving and congenital heart defects in babies.
The study was a meta-analysis that reviewed existing studies on the topic. When putting the data from those studies together, this one found that fathers who drank alcohol during the three …
Smoking During Pregnancy May Harm Daughter’s Future Fertility
A new study, presented at the 58th Annual European Society for Pediatric Endocrinology Meeting, shows that baby girls born to women who smoked during pregnancy exhibit signs of increased testosterone exposure, which might affect their future reproductive function.
Cigarette smoking during pregnancy has already be linked to multiple adverse outcomes, including premature birth. The toxins found in cigarettes are also …
Conceiving After Failed IVF
A new study, published in the journal Human Reproduction, found that one in six women who had failed in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment were able to conceive on their own.
The study was conducted by researchers from the University of Aberdeen. They studied data from 2,133 women who underwent IVF treatment between 1998 and 2011 at a fertility clinic …
Don’t Rely on Fertility Apps
Millions of women use fertility apps to predict timing of ovulation, but unfortunately, most apps do not reliably predict the fertile window.
A review of 73 fertility apps, published in Current Medical Research and Opinion, in May 2018 found that even the best app only had 21 percent accuracy in predicting a woman’s day of ovulation. Another study presented …