It helps to know your numbers – The importance of fertility testing By the time patients visit our Virginia fertility center, chances are good they’ve heard a lot of advice about achieving pregnancy success. However, they might not understand the importance of fertility testing. Well-meaning friends and relatives may suggest that a couple just needs…
What is PRP for ovarian rejuvenation? At our Virginia fertility center, we understand how upsetting it can be to learn that you do not have enough eggs to conceive naturally. This could be due to early menopause, advanced maternal age or a low ovarian reserve (egg supply). In the past, egg donation was the only…
Fertility issues don’t just happen to women – Male infertility awareness Our Virginia fertility center is proud to help some of the estimated 1 in 8 couples in the United States struggling with infertility. While only women can carry a pregnancy, men have a big role to play in making it happen. With insufficient sperm…
Should you consider a fresh or frozen embryo transfer? Hopeful parents who visit our Virginia fertility center want the best chance of having a baby. Our team has years of experience performing scientifically tested methods of fertility treatment and researching new methods to boost fertility success. One question many patients have about IVF is whether…
The importance of new infertility research At our Virginia fertility center, we take great pride in adding to infertility treatment knowledge. For as long as people have been having children, there have been those who struggled to conceive. It was not until the 1800s that some scientists in the West began to consider infertility to…
Learning the truth about celebrity moms over 40 At our Virginia fertility center, we see many women who want to have children after the age of 40. Oftentimes, these women have learned about their potential to have children later in life thanks to the high-profile pregnancies of the famous. However, not everyone knows the truth…
Exploring reciprocal IVF for lesbians At our Virginia fertility center, we put our experience to work to help hopeful parents achieve the families they’ve dreamed of. Reciprocal IVF for lesbian couples is a powerful process that allows both of a baby’s mothers to share a biological connection with their child. Reciprocal IVF works by transferring…
Help with selecting a surrogate A surrogate, or gestational carrier, is a woman who carries a pregnancy for patients who are unable to physically carry a pregnancy. A surrogate can be a friend, a family member or a woman selected from a surrogacy agency. Our Virginia fertility center does not arrange surrogacy, but we maintain…
Our Virginia fertility doctor discusses the beauty of fertility treatments Hopeful parents in the United States have choices when it comes to family-building. A reporter recently interviewed Fady Sharara MD about this topic. Our Virginia fertility doctor discussed all the options that women and men have today. They can build a family using in vitro…
Why have preconception genetic screening? At our Virginia fertility center, we offer our patients preconception genetic screening because we want them to feel confident in proceeding with fertility treatment. Unfortunately, hopeful parents can carry severe genetic diseases and have no idea that they are at-risk of passing them on. Not only can preconception genetic screening…