Am I Annoying My Nurse?
onRSC Bay Area’s PA and case manager, Suzanne Yahiro-Leibowitz, shares insights into the mind of a fertility nurse and addresses the most common concerns about fertility treatment.
Does ICSI Cause Genetic Abnormalities?
onNew study suggests that the common worry that ICSI (Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection) increases genetic defects isn’t the case, and that poor sperm quality is the primary culprit. Patients are often worried about whether the use of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) performed with in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles increases the risk of genetic abnormalities. A recent … Continued
World Vasectomy Day Wants Men To Do Birth Control
onSome men who get vasectomies may want to have more children in the future. There are a few options that men who have had vasectomies can pursue in order to have more children; vasectomy reversal, IUI or IVF.
IVF And Your Child’s Academic Performance
onAre IVF babies smarter than their naturally conceived classmates? Why or why not?
Ectopic Pregnancy and IVF: A Recent Risk Reduction
onIVF is recommended for women at risk of an ectopic pregnancy, and while it is not a 100 percent guarantee that a woman will not have an ectopic pregnancy, the trend is moving in that direction.
“When Can I Get Pregnant?”— Surgical Treatments To Get You There
onDr. Willman discusses surgical and non-surgical treatments to help women get pregnant.
Update on BRCA 1 & BRCA 2: Guidelines for Fertility Patients
onAt RSC, we ask patients about their family history of cancer, especially breast and ovarian. If they appear to carry or be at risk for a BRCA mutation, we have several strategies to help manage their risk.
Memorial Day – Thank You for Your Service
onOn Memorial Day, I paid respect to the men and women who gave up their lives for my freedom, and upon reflection also realized that wives gave up their husbands, children gave up their dads, and mothers gave up their sons (and daughters) for my ability to be an American.
SART Unveils New Tool To Calculate IVF Success
onA new calculator allows patients to enter some basic statistics such as age, weight, and infertility diagnosis and it will present them with information about how likely they will be able to have a child in 1, 2, or 3 IVF cycles.
Recurrent Implantation Failure
onWhat could be more frustrating than to have a beautiful embryo transferred into your uterus and then not be pregnant?