Click here for episode 1 Caroline and Darryl have come a long way. After several IUI cycles, they are pregnant. But they realize that it is a never-ending journey. After discovering that they had twins, they found out that this good news was short-lived. On the previous ultrasound, it was discovered that one of the [...]
Earthquake and embryo updates
July 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
This morning, we had a 5.8 earthquake centered pretty much where we are. I was in my office doing charts and by the time I made it to a doorway, things had stopped. I called up the embryologists, concerned about my patients’ embryos and got the good news. Everything had held up. We had taken [...]
IVF Protocols – FAQ (Part 1)
July 26, 2008 By 2 Comments
As I discussed before, the success rate of IVF depends on many factors including the status of the embryos, the status of the uterus and the nature of the transfer. Furthermore, the first component, the status of the embryos is determined by four factors: the patient’s characteristics, the embryology lab, some random factors and the [...]
Death on the ER floor – the inside view
July 15, 2008 By Leave a Comment
While this is outside my area of medicine, I’m impressed by the excellent detailed analysis of a recent unfortunate event in this blog post. This case has many implications for the state of medicine and lawsuits in the US and impacts your future medical care, so it might be in your interest to brush up [...]
A well-balanced team
July 13, 2008 By Leave a Comment
I’m proud of my staff. They are the best. The first time I heard this said, I wasn’t sure of its sincerity or if it was just something nice that pharmaceutical reps say. However, after hearing it spontaneously from three different reps, I’m pretty convinced. Plus, I agree with its truthfulness. According to one rep, [...]
Turning away business
July 7, 2008 By Leave a Comment
We received a phone call this morning from a couple who wished our help to get pregnant. They said they were ready to do IVF using donor eggs. It’s not often that you come across someone who expresses their readiness to commit $25K or so to having a baby. However, before the patient could make [...]
