February 4, 2012

Case of the month Aug '08: Episode #5

Click here for episode 1 Irene’s testing came back with a positive result, for a test called Lupus Anti-Coagulant (LAC). Instead of being depressed about having something abnormal, she was actually happy, especially when she learned that there was a way to address this problem. The name, Lupus Anticoagulant, is paradoxically misleading. Most women with [...]

IUI's for patient with dyspareunia or vaginismus

Dear Dr , I have been through each and every section of your website and it is really very informative for people like us who sometimes wish to know , why this treatment , what would it do? It has really encouraged me to ask my RE politely about various things and treatments she suggests. [...]

Case of the month Aug '08: Episode #4

Click here for episode 1 Irene bravely finished sharing the stories behind her previous four miscarriages. She gathered herself together and we began going down the list of possibilities, searching for a reason to explain her many pregnancy losses, and more importantly, hoping to figure out the right interventions to minimize the chance of a [...]

Japanese woman gives birth to her own grandchild at 61

A 61-year old Japanese woman gave birth with the help of her daughter’s donated eggs. She carried the pregnancy for her daughter, who has no uterus. Because of the patients I get from Japan who come all the way over here to California to do donor egg cycles, I was under the assumption that donor [...]

Defensiveness is rarely beneficial

One brilliant relationship psychologist, John Gottman, did an analysis of couples and their communication styles. He was able to find four no-no’s that when present consistently in a couple’s interactions predicted a high likelihood of divorce. I have embraced his findings and I try my best to avoid these four in my interactions with EVERYONE. [...]

Case of the month Aug '08: Episode #3

Click here for episode 1 Irene and Harold continue their consultation appointment. They are here for help regarding their repeated miscarriages. The fourth pregnancy occurred towards the end of their second year of marriage. Ironically, instead of being happy with her positive pregnancy test, Irene was terrified. She immediately made an appointment with her OB. [...]

The value of friends and family

The following is an email sent from one of my favorite patients. After a tough journey, she has been blessed (abundantly) with triplets. While having three at a time is not the preferred way to be blessed, she is an inspiration in many ways. During her prolonged hospital stay prior to the delivery, she made [...]

Case of the month Aug '08: Episode #2

Click here for episode 1 Irene and Harold are here for help because all four of their pregnancies so far have ended in miscarriage. We talked and elicited more information. Irene worked as a nurse. She liked her job and described it as being moderately stressful only. She did not work with any radiation or [...]

I wish the anti-child people would leave us alone

No matter what all these anti-child news articles say, I strongly disagree with people who claim that having children is inherently bad for the earth or bad for the economy. Sure, they have a right to say whatever is on their mind, but I will fight them if they ever try to restrict the rights [...]

Case of the month Aug '08: Episode #1

When I met Harold and Irene, I quickly learned that their story was different from those of other patients.  Unlike other couples who had trouble getting pregnant, Harold and Irene had gotten pregnant easily on their own four times in the past three years. Their problem was pregnancy losses. Irene was 31 years old and [...]