Get advice from fertility patients
Texas Fertility Center’s 27th IVF Baby Reunion, set for April 7, got us thinking. What words of comfort, encouragement and advice can our parents with success stories offer current fertility patients? Surely they remember what it’s like in the trenches: braving fertility drug injections, mood swings and revolving-door fertility appointments.
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Making fertility care affordable
30 years and more than 12,000 babies born gives our fertility center unique experience in identifying every available cost-saving benefit for our patients. We’re making fertility care affordable with this knowledge. “Our goal at Texas Fertility Center is to ensure that every patient has as much information as possible about ways to ease the financial burden of infertility treatment,” says Missy Dillard,
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The physicians and staff at Texas Fertility Center and Austin IVF celebrated our 26th Annual Baby Reunion Sunday at the Dell Jewish Community Center. It was a fun-filled celebration that included bounce houses, face painting, balloon animals, a clown and pictures galore! Over 400 parents and children attended, which provided an amazing opportunity for us all to see how many families have succeeded in overcoming the challenges of infertility!
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Honoring Memorial Day and fertility patients
This Monday, America recognizes the men and women in uniform who died in service to their country. We at Texas Fertility Center regularly share news and coping strategies for dealing with infertility in this space. On this day, we dedicate our message to remembering. Our team also encourages you to observe a moment of silence on Memorial Day at 3 p.m.
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The importance of embryology and andrology
What happens in the IVF lab can make or break a cycle. When looking for a fertility clinic, you need to consider embryology and andrology. In this blog, I will tell you a little about our embryology and andrology programs. I’ll also discuss some of the things that make us different from other doctors who practice infertility.
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All about our fertility doctors
Many couples with infertility in Central Texas have a question. Why should they come see us? Why TFC? In second blog, I will tell you a little about who we are. I also discuss some the things that make our fertility doctors different.
Meet our fertility doctors
Although thousands of our patients have benefited from these endeavors,
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Tips to enhance male fertility
It can be downright depressing getting back a semen analysis (sperm test) that is not ‘ideal’. However, don’t feel alone. There are MANY guys in your situation (even if they are not talking about it!). It’s true that there are a number of fertility treatments that may help you to conceive.
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Male infertility is common – It’ not just a female issue
Infertility is not just for women. Boys can have it too! In fact, 40% of couples who seek evaluation will have some degree of a sperm problem. In 25% of cases, the only identified problem is a male factor. Clearly, male infertility is common.
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Read our fertility specialist resolutions
The new year will bring renewed hope for many couples trying to get pregnant. As you resolve to make changes to enhance your fertility, you may wonder what steps your fertility doctor will take to enhance his or her skills and improve your chances. These are our fertility specialist resolutions.
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Research about embryo biomarkers
Dr. Kaylen Silverberg, served as the principal investigator on a worldwide embryo biomarker study. It could lead to a more precise method of selecting viable embryos for transfer in IVF cycles. The findings will hopefully benefit couples that struggle with infertility and recurrent miscarriage. It could also help women of advanced maternal age.
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The truth about IVF and ovarian cancer
As I was reading the headlines in the news I came across a statement. “Women given drugs during fertility treatment to stimulate their ovaries to produce extra eggs have an increased risk of developing borderline ovarian tumors”, Dutch researchers said. What ?!?! I continued to read the study.
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It’s go time! An IVF cycle is like starting a new job. There’s the stress and excitement of tackling a new experience, plus the challenge of learning the “jargon” and committing to daily tasks that will involve your time and energy. This is an important time to take care of yourself. Reducing stress through physical activity (i.e.
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