The Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology has released the latest data on assisted reproductive technologies (ART) in the United States. The release consists of preliminary data from cycles done in 2015 and final data from 2014 cycles.
With the preliminary 2015 data in, they can definitively say that more than one million babies have been born from assisted reproductive technology …
It seems like just yesterday: 1978 and the first IVF baby, Louise Brown, was born in England. In 1981 the first IVF baby was born in the U. S. Now there are over one million IVF babies in the U. S.
The latest report on in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive techniques (ART) from the American Society for Reproductive …
So, what’s the deal. As the field of IVF grew, some IVF centers instituted “success or your money back” programs. Many of these were thought to be unethical because it could encourage centers to do potentially harmful procedures to try to avoid paying out the guarantee. The most common abuse was to transfer more embryos than thought to be safe. …
According to an article from Reuters, women who have insurance coverage for in vitro fertilization (IVF) may be more likely to have a baby than women who have to pay entirely out-of-pocket for fertility treatments.
In any given attempt at IVF, insurance status didn’t influence whether women had a baby, the study found. But when the first cycle of IVF …
Have you seen the TV ad that asks, “Got Milk?” For many women a more important question is, “Got Endometriosis?” It’s very common; endometriosis affects about 1 in 10 women. So why don’t more women know its symptoms? And not being aware you have endometriosis can be detrimental to your health and especially your fertility.
Endometriosis is a condition in …
Five RPMG physicians were named “Super Doctors of LA-2017” in the January 2017 issue of Los Angeles Magazine. They were all cited in the category of Reproductive Endocrinology.
The Super Five include Gayane Ambartsumyan, M. D. (Redondo Beach), Andy Huang, M. D. (Redondo Beach and Beverly Hills/Los Angeles), Gregory Rosen, M. D. (Beverly Hills/Los Angeles), Carrie Wambach, M. D. (Beverly …
In 2014 the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART) completely re-designed their report and require us to present our data only in their format. They say they did this to provide patients with outcomes that reflect changes in the way infertility is treated through IVF.
Reproductive Partners Medical Group, Inc., reports its centers in Beverly Hills, Redondo Beach and Westminster, …
This is an inspiring story about a successful pregnancy in a 48 year old created by frozen eggs obtained at Donor Egg Bank USA and fertilized and transferred at RPMG:
I wanted to reach out to other women who have made this decision, wherever you are in the journey. Please be encouraged by our story: We tried for over three …
On September 30, 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released updated recommendations regarding Zika virus for couples trying to conceive:
At least 935 cases of Zika virus have been detected in the United States, including detection of the virus in 287 pregnant women. All of the U.S. cases have been found in individuals who had been traveling outside of the country. There are no reported cases of transmission within the U.S.
Zika virus is spread primarily by mosquitoes, but it …