Shady Grove Fertility is proud to release our 23rd Annual IVF Program Report, which highlights the practice’s 2014 in vitro fertilization (IVF) success rates as well as our center’s most notable milestones and accomplishments over the previous year. With outcomes ranking among the highest in the nation, it is extremely
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By Mia Joelsson, LCSW/LCSW-C “Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength.” – Corrie Ten Boom Everyone worries sometimes. And infertility is an experience that lends itself easily to worry. There are just so many aspects of infertility to worry about: Can we/I afford
Medical contribution by: Stephen J. Greenhouse, M.D. When choosing a fertility center, it’s important to research the many different options available to you. Finding a center relatively close to your home; a center that values patient care; and a center that has reproductive endocrinologists with extensive experience, are all very
For patients who are new to either fertility treatment or egg freezing for fertility preservation, the embryology laboratory can be an unfamiliar place. To begin what is embryology and how is the lab different from any other clinical lab? Embryology is the branch of biology and medicine concerned with the study
Medical Contribution by Naveed Khan, M.D. In the past decade, one of the greatest advancements in fertility treatment has been vitrification. Vitrification is a flash-freeze technology used for freezing eggs and embryos for the purpose of using them at a later date. While cryopreservation had existed to fulfill the same
Technology is rapidly changing, providing couples with more and more ways to build their family. But with these new options come more choices and, sometimes, more obstacles. In the November-December 2014 issue of Arlington Magazine, infertility and its effect on three local couples was explored in-depth. Alison and Dan Genetic Testing Provided
When watching the news, reading an article, or viewing a blog online, you tend to find that the exciting, interesting, and unique stories are the ones that are being told. People don’t want to hear about things that exactly mirror their day-to-day lives. They want something juicy and out of
Medical Contribution By Dr. Ricardo Yazigi Let’s face it – nobody starts the path toward parenthood wanting to need fertility treatment. But while most people aren’t nearly as squeamish about consulting a fertility specialist as maybe in the past, there’s still quite a bit of emotional adjustment that has to
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