SGF is home to the largest fresh-cycle egg donor program in the country. Each year, we work with thousands of women who are interested in helping people become parents through egg donation. This year marks an especially significant practice milestone, with 85,000 babies born since the center first opened its doors in 1991, and our […]

In recent years, the success with a frozen embryo transfer (FET) has increased substantially making it an increasingly popular option to consider before moving to another fresh in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle. With frozen embryo transfers, you can extend the chance of pregnancy per egg retrieval—ultimately saving you time and money if you happen to […]

While it’s very important to have healthy lifestyle habits while pregnant, these same behaviors are just as important when you’re trying to conceive. Staying physically active, eating well, and quitting smoking are some of the many ways that you can prepare your body to be in the best possible shape for trying to conceive: 1. […]

The Hampton Roads region is home to our latest full-service location at SGF Jones Institute with Dr. Tarita Pakrashi on board. We are proud to extend care to our new Norfolk, Virginia neighbors with comprehensive fertility services and an embryology lab while enduring the Jones Institute legacy as leaders in fertility medicine.   Our new space may be familiar to locals as the Eastern Virginia Medical School Jones Institute for […]

Overcoming male factor infertility is possible through the right diagnostic testing and appropriate treatment protocols. While the infertility conversation often revolves around the female partner, the male partner’s role is just as important. Infertility is often seen as a female problem, but surprisingly, 40 percent of cases are attributed to the male partner, with an additional […]

The countdown is over: 4 physicians, 2 locations, and one comprehensive and caring patient experience is now available at the brand new SGF Colorado! We are proud to lend a helping hand to families out west with the same cutting-edge fertility care we’ve offered all patients since 1991. Please join us in giving a warm […]

For men, infertility is often a private heartache. So much of the medical experience focuses on a woman and her body, yet a man is 50 percent of the equation. It can be easy for a man to take on a secondary role during infertility, in the background supporting their spouse through the experience. It […]

To my husband on Father’s Day- Infertility makes it easy to feel bitter, especially when it feels as if everyone around you is pregnant or has a child. I get angry, mad, and confused about how I am not a mother yet. Most of all, I feel sad that I can’t make you a father. […]

The Sperm Development Cycle Takes about 74 Days Most people probably don’t give much thought to sperm development until perhaps conception appears that it’s taking longer than it should. The good news, there are some very tangible lifestyle changes that men can make to improve their sperm health and overall fertility. It is generally known […]

Dr. Lauren Roth, who sees patients in SGF’s Frederick, MD, Rockville, MD, and Silver Spring, MD locations, shares her best recommendations for women who are planning on starting a family later on in life. Dr. Roth also answered questions such as the following: Does stress really affect fertility? Can weight and lifestyle choices affect your ability to get pregnant? What […]