The Weight of The Matter

Studies show that weight issues can impact both women's and men's fertility. Learn how being over or underweight can complicate both conception and pregnancy. Find out how to calculate your optimal weight for getting pregnant.

SGFC Webcast: A Fertility Primer

Whether you're new to it all or have been a fertility patient before, this is the place to be for answers to your questions about the basics: How does natural conception occur? What are the odds that treatment will work for you? What about insurance coverage? Dr. Barbara Osborn and Dr. Arthur Sagoskin discuss these and other topics that everyone considering fertility should know. Watch now!

Important Update for GBMC/Baltimore Patients

The phone number of our GBMC office will change at of Friday, February 1, 2008. Please make a note of the new numbers: 410-512-8300 office and 410-512-8390 fax.

Just Beyond Basics: Getting Pregnant

Most of us thought we knew all there is to know about getting pregnant -- until we didn't. What more is there? Does everyone need to pursue fertility testing before they try to conceive? How do you know when enough "trying" is enough? Dr. Arthur Sagoskin tells us about the important little details you probably didn't learn in school, plus whether or not you should worry.

Perseverance Toward Parenthood

Sometimes even doing all the right things doesn't add up. Leslie Stagnato told her doctor of concerns about menstrual irregularities at the age of 18; she was told not to worry. By the time she was 25 and trying to conceive, she knew better and headed straight for the specialists. Leslie and her husband have been through a lot to pursue their dream of a baby -- and they're still not at their journey's end.

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