Reproductive Medicine Is More Than IVF
Because stories about “test tube babies” and IVF have been making headlines for decades, many people have come to associate reproductive medicine with in vitro fertilization. But, as patients at our Nevada fertility center quickly learn, IVF is just one of many options that reproductive endocrinologists have in their toolbox to help their patients become parents.
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We protest the protest against access to Las Vegas surrogacy
Our fertility center recently presented at a surrogacy conference in Madrid, Spain, where protesters had gathered outside. We understand that third-party reproduction is a complex issue, and one that only those who need it to build their families can truly understand and appreciate.
The fertility treatment combines egg and sperm in the IVF lab,
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When Brianne and Will Luckman got married in 2011, the young couple was looking forward to building a family. At just 24 years old, Brianne had made up her mind to have five kids before she turned 30. Little did the couple know then that PCOS and male factors would make their journey to parenthood harder than they expected.
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We’re now home to Nevada’s only female board certified fertility specialist
Our Las Vegas fertility center has a big announcement to make: Our own Carrie Bedient, M.D., recently became the state of Nevada’s only female board certified fertility specialist, or reproductive endocrinologist.
Board certification in reproductive endocrinology and infertility is awarded by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology only after several years of advanced medical training and an intensive testing process,
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Get informed about infertility legislation
Once you become part of the infertility community, it’s hard not to become passionate about topics like access to care, insurance coverage for infertility treatment, and the effect of infertility legislation on whether or not people struggling with infertility are able to build their families.
Each year, RESOLVE brings the infertility community together in Washington D.C.
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April 23-39: NIAW events in Las Vegas and nationwide
For one in eight couples – that’s 7.3 million women and men in the U.S. – infertility gets in the way of their dreams. RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association works year-round to raise awareness and advocate on behalf of the infertility community, culminating in National Infertility Awareness Week.
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“There were times when I wanted to give up, but the support I had during the IVF process pushed me through,” says Ashley, a young mother and former patient at The Fertility Center of Las Vegas.
Ashley and her husband Kenneth tried to get pregnant for two years. After four rounds of Clomid and trying everything to get pregnant naturally,
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The Link Between the Spring Equinox and Fertility
March 20 marked this year’s spring equinox – the annual moment when the day and night hours are in perfect balance, and the sun rises precisely in the East and sets precisely in the West. In legends and lore, there have long been ties between the spring equinox and fertility,
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Can You Be A Surrogate If You Have Diabetes?
By Elisabeth Almekinder RN, BA, CDE
Sam contacted TheDiabetesCouncil to find out if she could be a surrogate for a couple who couldn’t have their own baby while having Type 1 diabetes.
Can she legally be a surrogate for another couple having diabetes?
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Baby Your Fertility: Advice from our Board Certified Fertility Specialists
A recent article in the Las Vegas Sun brought to light an issue that many men and women struggle with in silence. Infertility affects 1 in 7 couples in this country, and oftentimes people waste months and years of precious time unaware of proactive steps they can take to protect and preserve their reproductive health.
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