A New Perspective on Genetic Testing
Broader is better.
If you visit St. Louis this summer, don’t miss Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code at the St. Louis Science Center. It took 13 years and $3 billion to complete the Human Genome Project that maps out DNA. DNA the blueprint for your health, personality traits and appearance.
A genetic test that analyzes a drop of blood or saliva harnesses the power of the Genome Project.
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Pursuing Pregnancy with Tubal Reversal
The surgical procedure to clip, tie or cauterize the fallopian tubes effectively prevents pregnancy
What course of action do you have when you change your mind after getting your tubes tied? While not a guarantee, pregnancy after tubal reversal can happen. For more than 20 years, Texas Fertility Center reproductive surgeon Dr. Tony Propst has helped women restore fertility with tubal reversal.
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Male Birth Control: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back?
Exploring the world of male birth control
We have many advanced treatmentts that circumvent male infertility. We have techniques to find and retrieve sperm. While fertility specialists find new ways to make pregnancy possible, there are researchers finding new ways to prevent it. We’re talking about male birth control.
Condoms, which appeared in 1564,
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When to Move to IVF
For women with non-reparable blocked tubes, it’s time to move to IVF
When is it time to move to IVF? Most singles and couples start with IUI or ovulation induction. Our San Antonio and Austin fertility specialists usually don’t recommend IVF as a first-line treatment. However, for a small percentage of our patients, it really is the best option.
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Do You Need Fertility Apps?
There are fertility apps for that
If only it were that simple. Fertility apps are on the market now and coming later in 2015. They help track ovulation and pinpoint your most fertile days. From Wink’s wireless basal body temperature thermometer to Ovia’s sexual activity and mood monitor, these data collection tools can assist in optimizing natural fertility.
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Ask About Freeze All IVF
Improving an IVF outcome sometimes requires extra patience
At Texas Fertility Center, we pledge to find the shortest path between infertility and positive pregnancy. Advances in freezing techniques have led to a new IVF protocol that suspends treatment beyond the current cycle. Waiting a month or more between egg retrieval and embryo transfer may seem difficult.
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