by Jennifer Orwig | Jul 25, 2017 | Fertility Preservation
Louise Brown, born 37 years ago in England, was the first human ever conceived from in vitro fertilization (IVF). At that time, infertility was rarely discussed openly and there were limited treatment options. Since then, major advances in fertility treatment have...
by Jennifer Orwig | Jun 30, 2017 | Fertility Preservation
For members of the military serving abroad or in a combat situation, fertility preservation is an important step in preparing for life after you return from service. A military career can pose a risk to fertility in that injury to the reproductive organs is a...
by Jennifer Orwig | Jun 13, 2017 | Fertility Preservation
Most often, society’s attention on conception and pregnancy is focused on women. The pregnancy occurs in her body, so it makes sense that most people would assume conception is (almost) all about the woman. They would be wrong. It takes two to make a baby, so male...
by Jennifer Orwig | May 31, 2017 | Fertility Preservation
A diagnosis of cancer brings up many important questions, such as, “what are my treatment options?” or “will we still be able to have children?” To answer the latter question, many factors determine a man’s fertility potential after cancer treatment, such as his age,...
by Jennifer Orwig | May 17, 2017 | Fertility Preservation
A diagnosis of cancer brings up many important decisions and questions. Typically, your main focus is to explore your treatment options such as radiation, chemotherapy, or surgery. One area that you may not think about, though, is future fertility preservation. Many...
by Jennifer Orwig | May 2, 2017 | Fertility Preservation
Women today are choosing to have children later in life than ever before. While everyone’s reasons are different, their goal is the same: to maximize their chance of having a healthy baby when the time is right. The opportunity to cheat the biological clock...
by Jennifer Orwig | Apr 25, 2017 | Infertility
It’s harder to get pregnant than you think. That may be music to your ears if you’re nowhere near ready for kids, but for many couples trying to conceive, the reality of infertility can be devastating. According to the CDC, in the U.S., 6.7 million women...
by Jennifer Orwig | Apr 3, 2017 | Infertility
How much do you really know about your fertility? If you’re like most people, it’s far less than you think. With more women choosing to have children later in life than ever before, fertility issues have become much more prevalent in today’s world. Many...
by Jennifer Orwig | Mar 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
Women today are choosing to have children later in life than ever before, with 76,000 predicted to opt for a procedure called egg freezing by 2018. For women who want to become pregnant (but not just yet), egg freezing, also known as oocyte cryopreservation, can be an...