February 4, 2012

The nature of trust

Do you trust your spouse? Do you trust your parents? How about your doctor? Before you can answer these question honestly, it’s important that we define what we mean when we use the word, TRUST. In everyday life, the word, TRUST, just like the words, LOVE and HAPPINESS, is one that people use to mean [...]

Case of the month May '08: Episode #6

Click here for episode #1 SUMMARY: Cora and Anthony are infertile. The biggest concern is a history of endometriosis and tubal adhesions. While it’s true that Cora’s Fallopian tubes are patent, they are suspected to be less than optimal. They failed their first IUI cycle. In their second, although she was on a stronger dose [...]

How old are my ovaries?

Dear Dr. , I love your blog. I have been up for hours, blurry-eyed, reading and reading. I am 23 years old and my husband has cancer. We have only 2 vials of sperm taken from before he had chemo. I have been off the pill for 5 months, but have not had normal periods [...]

Case of the month May '08: Episode #5

Click here for episode #1 SUMMARY: Cora and Anthony have just failed their first IUI cycle and are here to discuss the next step. Failing a single IUI cycle is not necessarily the end of the line when it comes to IUI’s. Just because the first one failed doesn’t necessarily mean it’s time to give [...]

Half a baseball team already

Baltimore Orioles third-baseman Melvin Mora is father to well-behaved quintuplets.

Options and choices

Hi there Dr! I really like your site and I like your approach to care. I live on the other side of the country and have a good RE but would like your opinion here.. I am 31 and my husband (32) and I have been ttc for 2.5 years now. I am a very [...]

Case of the month May '08: Episode #4

Click here for episode #1 SUMMARY: Cora and Anthony are a very happy and affectionate young couple who have now been infertile for three years. The primary suspected problem is Cora’s endometriosis and subsequent tubal damage. Despite all this, her tubes are not completely blocked. They had a choice of IUI vs IVF and chose [...]

An example of the highest fertility

An Arkansas woman is now pregnant with child #18.

Baby Mama

Several of my friends have asked me if I had seen last week’s #1 movie, Baby Mama. I guess it shows how much my job has become part of my persona. Whenever my friends hear of anything related to fertility, they will ask me for my expert opinion, even when it comes to fictionalized misrepresentations [...]

Case of the month May '08: Episode #3

Click here for episode #1 Baseline Ultrasound: CORA’s period started on Thursday, so she was here Saturday morning on D#3. The baseline ultrasound is helpful in confirming that it’s safe to start stimulating the ovaries. Here’s what we COULD HAVE seen: There’s a 21 mm cyst in the right ovary and nothing in the left [...]