by Jennifer Orwig | Oct 10, 2017 | Fertility Preservation
Sperm cryopreservation has revolutionized the field of assisted reproduction. Cryopreserving (freezing) sperm avoids the need for additional surgery in couples undergoing repeated in vitro fertilization injection cycles. Moreover, it provides hope for men with...
by Jennifer Orwig | Oct 10, 2017 | Fertility Preservation
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a hormonal disorder common among women of reproductive age, impacting over 5 million women in the United States alone. The effects of PCOS on a woman’s hormones is one of the reasons it is the number one cause of infertility in...
by Jennifer Orwig | Sep 18, 2017 | Fertility
A pregnancy that ends abruptly in miscarriage can be devastating, and may also bring up concerns about the prospect of future fertility. You may wonder, “will this happen again?” or, “was there anything I could have done to prevent this?” The unfortunate truth is that...
by Jennifer Orwig | Aug 16, 2017 | Fertility Preservation
Diagnoses of cancer in children are devastating, and patients and their families can be overwhelmed with the immediate diagnosis and treatment of the disease. While survival rates for many childhood cancers have increased dramatically over the past 40 years,...
by Jennifer Orwig | Aug 3, 2017 | Fertility Preservation
Men holding off on starting a family commonly believe there is no rush. But men, like women, can wait too long, doctors warn. The term “biological clock” was originally geared toward women, but today, the term applies to both men and women, with men having just as...