Fertility 101

What Is a PCOS Diet?

What Is a PCOS Diet?

Foods that help with PCOS symptoms For patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), diet can be one of the most helpful tools for managing symptoms and improving overall health. If you have PCOS and want to have children, dietary adjustments can help to improve...

Can You Get Your Tubes Untied?

Can You Get Your Tubes Untied?

Chances of success for tubal ligation reversals Occasionally, patients who have received a tubal ligation wonder if they can get their tubes untied. Most people who’ve had this form of permanent birth control don’t seek to reverse it. However, sometimes a person...

How Do Sperm Banks Work?

How Do Sperm Banks Work?

Sperm donor requirements, the sperm donation process, and how to use donor sperm Donor sperm is a great option for single women, LGBTQ intended parents without sperm, and men with male factor infertility; but how do sperm banks work? Sperm banks collect, freeze, and...

Does IVF Require Hormone Shots?

Does IVF Require Hormone Shots?

Explaining the hormone requirements for IVF and alternatives to self-injections If you’re considering trying in vitro fertilization (IVF) to become pregnant, you may have wondered, does IVF require hormone shots? Are there any alternatives to giving yourself daily...

What to Do After Embryo Transfer

What to Do After Embryo Transfer

Tips to maximize success during your embryo transfer recovery The embryo transfer is the final step in the roller coaster of fertility treatment, and many patients ask what to do after their embryo transfer. We understand the wish for a magic solution to guarantee...

What Are Signs of PCOS?

What Are Signs of PCOS?

Signs, symptoms, and treatments of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) Today we’ll talk about a very common fertility topic: what is PCOS, and what are the first signs of PCOS? PCOS, or polycystic ovarian syndrome, is a hormonal condition that affects the ovaries. PCOS...