- January 31, 2019
Gene-swapping in Human Eggs and Sperm Can Increase Mutations in Children
When parents pass their genes down to the next generation, their children receive shuffled or remixed versions of their own chromosomes. According to a recent, high-precision study of t...
Read More - January 24, 2019
Acupuncture Does Not Improve IVF Birth Rates
Among the most frequent questions that our patients ask are those regarding the complementary, Traditional Chinese Medical techniques of acupuncture. Several previously published meta-a...
Read More - January 10, 2019
Eating a Diet Rich in Fiber and Whole Grains Is Associated with Reduced Risk of Various Diseases
In a study published in the prestigious British journal, The Lancet, earlier this month, nearly 40 years of data from observational studies and clinical trials revealed the health benef...
Read More - January 10, 2019
Endometrioma-related Infertility: Surgery or IVF?
Endometriosis, and perhaps especially intra-ovarian endometriosis, is associated with infertility. The classic endometrioma or “Chocolate cyst” represents a benign ovarian cyst lined wi...
- January 3, 2019
Genetic Carrier Screening: What You Need to Know
Our DNA contains two copies of each gene — one inherited from one’s mother, and one from one’s father. While these genes pass along family characteristics like hair- and eye color, they...
Read More - December 27, 2018
Endometriosis Treatment: Time for “Precision Medicine?”
Endometriosis – a condition where uterine lining tissue grows outside of the uterus – affects approximately 10% of reproductive-aged women, 45% of infertility patients, and 80% of women...
Read More - December 20, 2018
Perhaps the Slipperiest Slope
Some years ago a patient and her husband, both Ivy League-educated professors at a local university, presented to my office stating that they desired a “male heir.” They wanted him to b...
Read More - December 13, 2018
What about Vaccines?
Cold and flu season is once again upon us and some of the most frequent questions that we hear during the fall and winter months among our female infertility patients are “Should I get ...
Read More - December 6, 2018
Sons of Fathers Who Smoke Have 50 Percent Lower Sperm Counts
Although numerous studies have linked maternal smoking during pregnancy with reduced sperm counts in resulting sons, a recently published investigation from Sweden has shown that men wh...
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