It’s normal to be afraid of just about everything when pursuing IVF treatments. It can feel like one wrong move will lead to a failed cycle. In fact, IVF success rates are highest for women and couples who adhere to general “healthy lifestyle” guidelines, including daily exercise. Multiple studies correlate regular, moderate-intensity exercise before and during IVF with … [Read more...] about Exercise Guidelines During IVF
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Choosing a Sperm Donor
Are you planning a pregnancy using donor sperm? If so, you have the opportunity to choose your sperm donor. This process requires some strategic planning, or you may quickly find yourself overwhelmed by all the options. Sperm Donor Selection: 4 Important Criteria To Think About Here are four essential criteria to help guide the way as you choose your child’s (or … [Read more...] about Choosing a Sperm Donor
Office HSG: What to Expect
Hysterosalpingogram.... a word that often strikes fear into the heart of fertility patients! This is a crucial part of the basic female fertility work up that examines the uterine cavity (i.e. the inside of the uterus where a pregnancy would implant and grow) and the Fallopian tubes, which should help transport an egg from the ovary to meet the sperm. Does an HSG … [Read more...] about Office HSG: What to Expect
IVF for the Single Parent
Single parent IVF refers to when a single woman (female at birth) undergoes in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment with the aid of a sperm donor. Typically, when a single woman wishes to build her family with a sperm donor, she will first use intrauterine insemination (IUI) to deposit the donated sperm directly into her uterus during ovulation. In cases where IUI has … [Read more...] about IVF for the Single Parent
The Basics of IVF
In vitro fertilization is one of the most successful fertility treatments available to women and couples struggling to get pregnant or who haven’t been successful using other fertility treatment options - such as oral fertility medication or IUI. During IVF, we retrieve eggs and sperm from the prospective parents or donors (more on that below) and put them together in … [Read more...] about The Basics of IVF
Fertility Solutions Sponsors RNE’s Footsteps for Family Building
We are thrilled to be back in person (or virtual, if you choose) at Resolve New England's Footsteps for Family Building walk! Since 1974, Resolve New England (RNE) has been at the forefront of fertility and family building support, education, and advocacy in New England. Footsteps for Family Building, RNE's fundraising walk provides hope … [Read more...] about Fertility Solutions Sponsors RNE’s Footsteps for Family Building
Why Patients Choose Fertility Solutions
At Fertility Solutions, our practice is centered directly on the needs of our patients. Under the care of our fertility specialists, patients receive individualized treatment plans that cater to their specific infertility diagnosis. We know that the initial diagnosis of infertility can be a difficult moment in a person’s life and that the process that can follow – receiving … [Read more...] about Why Patients Choose Fertility Solutions
40 Isn’t the New 30 When You’re Trying to Conceive
We’ve heard it again and again. Thirty is the new twenty, forty is the new thirty. With longer life expectancy, older age for retirement, improved healthcare and even products that help us defy the look of aging it’s easy to see why we seem to be a decade younger than we actually are. Unfortunately, our ovaries didn’t get the memo and it is shocking to many young women to … [Read more...] about 40 Isn’t the New 30 When You’re Trying to Conceive
The ABCs of TTC: An Acronym Glossary
If you’ve been trying to conceive (TTC) for a while and have recently begun your fertility treatment journey, you have probably come across a lot of new and unfamiliar acronyms. The language of infertility can seem intimidating for someone who is just starting out, but familiarizing yourself with these abbreviations can help you understand the process, enhance your … [Read more...] about The ABCs of TTC: An Acronym Glossary
What Happens after Infertility Is Considered ‘Unexplained’?
Sometimes, there is no discernible medical reason why a couple or individual is unable to conceive. This is known as unexplained infertility, which essentially serves as a catchall diagnosis for infertility issues that cannot be traced to any apparent hormonal or reproductive malfunction. As results from a seemingly endless stream of medical tests come back without … [Read more...] about What Happens after Infertility Is Considered ‘Unexplained’?