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Shedding Some Light on Endometriosis

Shedding Some Light on Endometriosis

Get help understanding endometriosis

Let’s start with the name. “Osis,” part of the word endometriosis, means abnormal location. A woman with the disease will have tissue normally found within the uterine cavity (endometrium) growing on structures outside of the uterus.

The syndrome that causes problems for up to 50 percent of infertile women can be difficult to detect,

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Surgically Evaluating Infertility

Surgically Evaluating Infertility

Learn how surgically evaluating infertility at TFC

Many factors can cause female infertility. Among the most common are ovulation disorders, fallopian tube disease, endometriosis, and uterine defects. While medication can help manage problems with ovulation, surgically evaluating infertility is another option.

Sonogram imaging of the uterus and ovaries may show conditions such as ovarian cysts or fibroids (benign muscle tumors) that can compromise fertility.

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Making Treatment Choices

Making Treatment Choices

One of the most difficult choices facing patients is whether and when to move from one step of the fertility process to another. Agreeing to see a fertility specialist and choosing to pursue a treatment plan is often a decision that is reached by couples after much discussion and struggle. If one particular intervention does not result in a successful pregnancy,

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Getting Personal with Boston Fertility Patients

Getting Personal with Boston Fertility Patients

Helping former Boston fertility patients

Last December, I met a couple who had relocated to Austin from Boston, where they underwent IVF without success. Since Massachusetts is a state with mandated coverage for fertility treatment, the procedures had cost these Boston fertility patients very little of their own money.

The male partner wanted me to explain all of the costs associated with an IVF cycle at TFC.

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Can Embryos Get Freezer Burn

Can Embryos Get Freezer Burn

A question I hear rather frequently is “How long can embryos be frozen and still be okay?”  This topic usually arises when a couple is going through IVF and trying to envision a future with a child from a fresh cycle and “siblings” in cold storage.  The answer has always been “Well, we have someone who had a baby after 5 or 6 years being frozen,” because honestly,

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