Not ready to get professional fertility help? Many times, the uncertainty of what to expect during the initial visit to a RE makes some people hesitant about taking that first step. So to help you out, here’s a typical example of the progression of events. Let’s picture that you want to be pregnant and have [...]
First visit with a Reproductive Endocrinologist Part 2. The paperwork
December 19, 2009 By Leave a Comment
First Visit with a Reproductive Endocrinologist
December 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Before you take that first step and make an appointment with an RE, you might appreciate a preview of what to expect. The following describes this important first visit, which we officially call a New Consultation visit. In my practice, the couple will sit across from me and we’ll spend about an hour together. Sometimes [...]
The baseline ultrasound scan
November 30, 2009 By 2 Comments
Before starting a stimulated treatment cycle with clomiphene citrate (Clomid), with injectables or with a combination of both, we customarily do a baseline ultrasound sometime around day #1 to day # 5. What are we looking for with this? Actually, it’s more of what we’re NOT looking for. We’re specifically looking to see that there [...]
THE UNEXPLAINED-INFERTILITY SUFFERER
October 16, 2009 By 1 Comment
This is the second in the “What Type of Fertility Patient Are You” series. Usually, we love it when someone rates us or evaluates us and tells us that everything is all right with us! This is not the case for those afflicted with unexplained infertility. For them, after enduring month after month or even [...]
The NON-OVULATOR
May 21, 2009 By 6 Comments
This is the first in the “What Type of Fertility Patient Are You” series. The NON-OVULATOR: You have to ovulate in order to have a baby. It’s considered normal to ovulate thirteen times a year, which means thirteen opportunities to potentially get pregnant. Some women ovulate fewer than thirteen times per year. Either their cycles [...]
UK woman ready to have baby at age 66
May 16, 2009 By 4 Comments
New mother-to-be at age 66. What do you think?
Clomid can help and Clomid can harm
May 13, 2009 By 9 Comments
You’ve all heard success stories of patients getting pregnant after just taking some pills. Chances are, the pill you have heard of most often is Clomiphene citrate (CC), known by brand name as Clomid or Serophene. This is usually the first medication offered to an infertile woman by her general OB or family practice doctor. [...]
What type of fertility patient are you?
May 3, 2009 By 8 Comments
Anybody who is a regular visitor on Facebook is all too familiar with the epidemic of cute little quizzes revealing “Which Disney character are you?” or “What kind of dinosaur are you?”. That’s how I got the inspiration to start a new series of blog posts on “What type of fertility patient are you?” It’s [...]
Georgia politicians react to impose restrictions – Part III
April 30, 2009 By 2 Comments
What happens when the beliefs of one group of people affect the freedom and rights of another group of people? A month ago, I wrote Part 1 and Part 2 of this series on Georgia Senate Bill 169, a proposed legislation which slams into conflict two groups of people. The supporters of this bill view [...]
