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  Understanding IVF Extras: Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI)

  As an embryologist, my motivation is to help you build your family while reducing the impact that unnecessary procedures might have. I am a little old school in my approach to embryology. Just...

  By: Ashley Wong, MS, Clinical Embryologist | IVF Laboratory Supervisor & Lead Embryologist

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  Family Building with Reciprocal IVF

  Reproductive technologies now allow for greater options for family building, not only for people who experience infertility but also for same-sex couples. Reciprocal IVF is one way for women to...

  By: Kelly Park | Contributor

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  Where Babies Come From When the Old-Fashioned Way Doesn’t Work

  My husband Noah and I started trying to get pregnant when I turned 30. We’d been together for ten years by that point, married for two, and the timing seemed right. We assumed a decent bottle of wine...

  By: Maya Grobel Moskin, LCSW | Psychotherapist & Documentary Producer

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  What Are Your Options For Your Remaining Embryos?

  When you’re experiencing infertility, the last thing you think about is having more frozen embryos than you actually want to use. Simply having one child come from an emotional and complex in...

  By: Risa Kerslake, RN | Registered Nurse Turned Freelance Writer

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  What You Should Know About Your IVF Lab

  When patients select a reproductive endocrinologist (RE) and fertility clinic, they are by default selecting an IVF lab. Having healthy embryos to transfer to a uterus is arguably the most important...

  By: Ashley Wong, MS, Clinical Embryologist | IVF Laboratory Supervisor & Lead Embryologist

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  5 Things Your Embryologist Wants You To Know About Your IVF Procedure

  As couples navigate through their fertility journey, some arrive at the diagnosis of infertility and need to attempt pregnancy using in vitro fertilization (IVF). (See a step-by-step intro to IVF.)...

  By: Ashley Wong, MS, Clinical Embryologist | IVF Laboratory Supervisor & Lead Embryologist

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  IVF Stimulation Protocols

  During an in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle, doctors use medications to calibrate a woman's menstrual cycle in a way that allows more control over the outcome of the procedure. These injections...

  By: Rebecca Matthews, PhD | Embryologist

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  An Intro to the In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Process

  If you're curious about or are considering in vitro fertilization (IVF) as a way to add to your family, you might be wondering what exactly the process involves. The truth is that IVF is a...

  By: Rebecca Matthews, PhD | Embryologist

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  An Intro to Preimplantation Genetic Testing (PGT)

  If you're planning to undergo in vitro fertilization (IVF), you may have heard the term preimplantation genetic testing (PGT). It's an option available to individuals or couples undergoing...

  By: Rebecca Matthews, PhD | Embryologist

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  An Intro to Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI)

  When you have an in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle, the eggs and sperm are combined in the lab on the first day. There are two ways the eggs can be fertilized. The first is by adding thousands of...

  By: Rebecca Matthews, PhD | Embryologist

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  Embryo Development - 6 Days in the IVF Lab

  During an in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle, after the eggs are retrieved, they are fertilized in a lab, where they grow for up to 6 days.Under the supervision of an embryologist, there is a range...

  By: Rebecca Matthews, PhD | Embryologist

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  Fertility Tests for Women

  When seeking help for infertility, diagnosis usually begins with a detailed medical history. By asking questions about your medical, surgical, gynecological, and obstetric history, doctors can...

  By: Rebecca Matthews, PhD | Embryologist