ASRM is in San Antonio this year
Big news from Texas Fertility Center – San Antonio. The ASRM Annual Congress is being held in our city this year. Our San Antonio fertility specialists will attend ASRM to learn about the latest developments in the field of reproductive medicine and network with other physicians. It’s one of the ways that Erika Munch,
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Texas Fertility Center patients frequently ask us about the flu vaccine, and whether they should take this precautionary step prior to or during fertility treatment. Your goal is to get pregnant, so protecting your health is of paramount importance now and in the future.
What TFC Fertility Friends Frequently Ask About Flu
It’s January/February.
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Patient Education Preparing for Pregnancy Texas Fertility Center
Third-party reproduction involves a donor who is willing to provide gametes (reproductive material) to a couple or individual hoping to get pregnant. Over time, oocyte (egg) and sperm donation has become familiar to those searching for viable choices to resolve infertility. Donor embryos are the latest option for patients, and one of the most intriguing.
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Donor Egg Cycles IVF Texas Fertility Center Third Party Reproduction
Coenzyme Q 10, aka Co Q 10, but also known as ubiquinone, is a fat-soluble, vitamin-like compound that naturally occurs in most cells of the body, primarily in the mitochondria. Co Q 10 is needed for the basic function of cells and is the source of energy for the mitochondria. Mitochondria are the organelles inside cells that generate energy for the cell in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP),
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Continuing Education Patient Education Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Texas Fertility Center
The Dateline story “Inconceivable” aired this week and brought to light the nightmarish scenario of transferring embryos to the wrong patient during an IVF cycle. Texas Fertility Center would like to respond to the news with sympathy for the families involved, as well as reassurance for couples currently undergoing infertility treatment.
IVF lab mistakes,
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Your goal is to become pregnant in the New Year. At Texas Fertility Center, we resolve to help you navigate your insurance company’s call center maze and complex insurance forms that will hopefully result in your being able to maximize your coverage for infertility diagnosis and treatment. Investigating and understanding your insurance plan takes patience,
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Family Act of 2011 Making Fertility Care Affordable Patient Advocacy Surviving Infertility Texas Fertility Center
Hugh Jackman, star of the holiday film Les Miserables, experienced a difficult time conceiving before adopting his children, Oscar (12) and Ava (7). The actor shared his story on a December episode of the talk show Katie.
The Pain of a Failed IVF Cycle
In-vitro fertilization (IVF) resulted in miscarriage for the Jackmans,
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IVF Patient Advocacy Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Surviving Infertility Texas Fertility Center
Infertility doesn’t take a holiday, so the added stress of a hectic, emotionally charged month can leave you feeling Grinchy. At Texas Fertility Center, we know the struggle to get pregnant can steal your holiday joy. What’s festive about infertility?
Our fertility specialists have talked to hundreds of women – over three decades of December fertility treatment appointments.
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Preparing for Pregnancy Surviving Infertility Texas Fertility Center
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Thirty years and more than 12,000 babies born gives our fertility center unique experience in identifying every available cost-saving benefit for our patients.
“Our goal at Texas Fertility Center is to ensure that every patient has as much information as possible about ways to ease the financial burden of infertility treatment,” says Missy Dillard,
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Patient Advocacy Surviving Infertility Texas Fertility Center
Since its inception, Texas Fertility Center has devoted significant time and resources to fertility research because we know that even a small tweak to treatment protocols can lead to the birth of your baby. Our fertility specialists and scientists strive each and every day to perfect the miraculous breakthroughs that led to the very first in-vitro fertilization (IVF) birth in 1978.
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I am so incredibly blessed to be part of a wonderful team here at TFC that changes people’s lives every day. I am awestruck when those same patients can then change my life in a very personal way with their heartfelt gratitude.
Recently, I had a patient who was newly diagnosed with cancer who came in with her husband to learn about cryopreserving their embryos for the future.
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Breast Cancer Awareness Fertility Preservation Patient Advocacy Texas Fertility Center
We were in San Diego last week, along with 6,000 fertility specialists, nurses and scientists, for the American Society for Reproductive Medicine’s annual meeting ~ ASRM 2012. Texas Fertility Center sent Drs. Kaylen Silverberg and Natalie Burger; Tom, Kristin, and Hank from the TFC lab; Third Party Reproductive Coordinator Leanne; Director of Clinical Operations Kathy Reynolds,
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Continuing Education Fertility Preservation Research Surgical Management of Infertility Texas Fertility Center
