Female Infertility

Infertility Awareness—“Resolve to Know More”

by | April 21st, 2014

RESOLVE, the National Infertility Association has designated April 20-26, 2014 as National Infertility Awareness Week. The organization hopes to bring…


35-Plus and Pregnant? Check Out the Advanced Maternal Age Project

by | October 15th, 2013

These days few would consider the late 30s or early 40s “old” in most senses of the word, but age does play a significant role for new moms — and not just in terms of fertility and pregnancy chances.


Risk Factors for Female Infertility: Get Proactive about Health

by | April 16th, 2013

Weight, age, health and overall lifestyle: Focus on these four if you want to start a family. According to fertility…


Stress and Infertility: Juggling Infertility Treatment and Your Job

by | April 2nd, 2013

Trying to conceive a child may seem like a full-time effort, which can make balancing infertility treatments and your job…


Nutrition and Fertility: Does Diet Make a Difference?

by | March 20th, 2013

Nutrition can enhance fertility, especially in cases of PCOS and overweight men and women. Certain foods increase your chances for getting and staying pregnant.


Oocyte (Egg) Donation: A Fertility Treatment Option For You?

by | February 19th, 2013

Donor eggs offset the trend toward more couples waiting to start a family.  The Journal of Pediatrics recently published a…


Valentine’s Day Stress? Keep Calm and Carry On with Fertility Treatment

by | February 12th, 2013

Most of us are used to planning our lives. From college, career, marriage and family, we have it all planned…


Make it a Fertile New Year

by | January 8th, 2013

If you plan to get pregnant in the New Year, Dr. Jim Douglas with IVF Plano offers these tips as…


The Growing Interest in Growth Hormone for Poor Responders

by | December 18th, 2012

If you have been termed a ‘poor responder’ after a cycle of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) or ovulation induction, you may…


Fertility after 40

by | December 4th, 2012

TV and movies feature pregnancy after 40. Learn the facts about infertility and maternal age by seeking help from a reproductive endocrinologist.