Monthly Archives: December 2011
Waiting for Mr (Ms) Wonderful
In this blog Sue Beckman discusses the various options available to women who are above age 30 but may not have a steady partner or may not be ready to have a baby. These options include intrauterine insemination with donor sperm, freezing your eggs or embryos. Women above age 40 may have to consider other options including donor eggs or donor embryos. Adoption remains a possibility at any age. Continue reading
Divorce and frozen embryos. Embryos divide, but they can’t be split.
This blog discusses the issue of what happens to cryopreserved embryos in case the couple divorces. Continue reading
Abbreviations
Some of the common abbreviations used in a fertility clinic are explained in this blog. Continue reading
Ho, Ho, Ho The Three H’s
Janet Chiaramonte discusses in simple terms three commonly used tests to check the uterine cavity. These include a hysterosonogram, hysterosalpingograpm and hysteroscopy. Continue reading
DON’T THROW IN THE TOWEL!
Waiting for the pregnancy test result is a challenge for a lot of patients. The symptoms that a patient can experience during this interval is discussed in this blog. It is not unusual for pregnant patients to have spotting around the time of the pregnancy test. It is therefore important to continue your medications till you get the pregnancy test result. Continue reading











