Click here for episode #1 RECAP: Cora and Anthony have been infertile for over seven years. The initial workup revealed potential tubal issues. Despite surgery and many IUI cycles, they failed to conceive. They eventually agreed to do IVF. Ten days ago, Cora received two embryos transferred into her uterus. And today….she is pregnant! The [...]
Baby grows to term outside of uterus
May 30, 2008 By 2 Comments
There are good pregnancies and bad pregnancies. We all know what the most common form of bad pregnancy is — miscarriage. However, there are pregnancies that are even worse than that — ectopic pregnancies. Ectopics are doubly sad because just as with miscarriages, you don’t end up with a baby. However, in addition to that, [...]
Reproductive Endocrinology / Infertility as a career
May 25, 2008 By 5 Comments
This question was posed by a future medical student: I’m entering med school this fall, and women’s health and REI is a great interest of mine due to personal and familial reasons. Once you completed your Ob gyn residency, how difficult was it to enter into the REI fellowship? How long was the fellowship? I’ve [...]
Interview with me (sort of)
May 24, 2008 By Leave a Comment
I recently completed an interview for a medical student website, after which I asked them not to use my real name in keeping with how I don’t have my real name on this blog. My reason for the anonymity, as many of you know, is a minor one. I do have another website for my [...]
UK removes "need for supportive parenting" from guidelines
May 22, 2008 By 1 Comment
I bet if you ask most people if they believe everything the media tells them, they will answer NO. However, what they may not realize is that they still do believe a lot of stuff that is misleading or outright false. I confess I used to be pretty naive. There was a time in my [...]
Professor sues students for being mean to her
May 20, 2008 By Leave a Comment
It’s a quiet day at work and I got a good laugh out of this unbelievable story that a friend sent me. On a personal note, this crazy lady is now teaching at my undergrad alma mater, Northwestern University.
Five mistakes women make at the doctor's office
May 17, 2008 By 1 Comment
According to this article, the five mistakes women make are: 1. Women don’t question doctors I think a lot of this is determined by the doctor. Some doctors get angry when they are questioned. I take the opposite approach. My staff and I welcome questions, actively solicit patients for any questions and do not take [...]
