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April, 40 years old white female, had been pregnant 6 times in the past 4 years but miscarried every time. After she miscarried for the fourth time, she was referred to me by her friend who had successfully, naturally conceived in our clinic. But April didn’t come then. She believed that she had the ability […]

Michelle, 34 years old white female, was referred to my clinic by one of my patients. You could see worry apparent in her eyes as she walked in. She told me she was a flight attendant and hadn’t been able to settle down her life in the last ten years. However, she dreamed of having […]

Aging is a sensitive term for most women. No one wants to grow old but no one can stop the process of aging, the onset of wrinkles and gray hairs. But while we can’t stop time, we can moderate the way time affects us. In modern society, our lifestyles can speed up our aging: stress […]

Kate, a 38 years old Hispanic female who just failed a frozen embryo transfer came to my office. She told me that she had frozen her eggs a few years ago but only had one embryo after her embryologist unfroze her eggs last month for fertilization. The pregnancy had not taken place after transfer. Egg […]

When Cindy, a 36 year old realtor, visited me for the first time, her eyes were wide open but empty, and the muscles in her face were tense. Her facial skin was very wrinkled. She did not look as young as most people her age. She spoke very fast and wanted to tell me all […]

“Waiting for Baby $55,000 and counting,” an article published in Time Magazine (read it here: http://time.com/money/page/waiting-for-baby/), details the devastating financial and emotional situation of the Zamipich couple. For many couples, the story may seem all too familiar. Carrie and Dan Zamipich have been struggling with infertility for five years. They pursued costly treatments, none of […]