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Hydrosalpinx
A hydrosalpinx is a fallopian tube that is blocked at its distal end on the opposite side from the entrance to the uterine cavity. It may be diagnosed by a hysterosalpingogram or in severe cases by pelvic ultrasound. The hydrosalpinx is filled with inflammatory fluid and is most likely the end result of a pelvic infection. This inflammatory fluid can flow into the uterus and provide a hostile environment that will prevent implantation of an embryo. Research has shown that removing the hydro

Fertility Treatment During This Economic Downturn
Financial hardships have increased fertility challenges for many couples attempting to build their families. According to a new study release at the ASRM meeting in Atlanta last week, the recession has severely affected access to fertility treatment in this country. Fifty eight percent of infertile couples who chose not to pursue therapy cited cost as the primary reason. About 7 percent of couples with frozen embryos discarded them from October 2008 to March 2009, representing a nearly

Reproductive Tourism
There has been a lot of negative press recently about “reproductive tourism” – or cross-border reproductive care; that is traveling abroad for fertility services. However, the fact remains that in some areas couples struggling to start a family sometimes have no other option but to seek help away from their homes. This is the case for couples in the U.K. who must turn to egg donation as their only hope in order to conceive. For them, there

Egg and Sperm Donation: What does it mean to you?
By David Kreiner, MD and J Campos I have been assisting couples achieve their dream of building their family for over 25 years. One of the most difficult issues for these couples to face yet most successful to treat has been when either the male or female partner lacks sufficient or fertile sperm or eggs to achieve a pregnancy. Typically, the affected party goes through emotional stages not unlike the grieving process. The loss of one’s fertility is in a sense a loss not so unlike the

Embryo Mix Up - Can We Prevent Them?
Father Thomas Berg, Executive Director of the Westchester Institute for Ethics and the Human Person, said the recent case of a woman implanted with an embryo from another couple was the sort of tragedy that can happen in “the unregulated world of IVF.” I agree that mixing up gametes and embryos is tragic and society must do everything humanly possible to prevent such a mix up except disallow the practice of IVF. As with other advances in