Here at The Fertility Center of Las Vegas, we perform many cycles of in vitro fertilization and thus, create embryos for families as they begin their next journey. Discover how embryos are formed, how embryo transfers occur and what your options are for any leftover embryos after you have completed your family.
Creating and Using Embryos
During a cycle of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF),
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With Thanksgiving around the corner, we know our patients are looking forward to the great food and fellowship with family. However, if you’re trying to conceive, it’s best you learn the relationship between nutrition and fertility. Find out the best and worst foods for your reproductive health.
Learning about Your Nutrition and Fertility
Foods that Decrease Fertility
Certain foods you eat may influence possible fertility issues.
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Traditionally, starting a family required a man and a woman to engage in sexual intercourse, and the intended mother would carry the baby. With advancements in reproductive medicine, however, there are more options for single people to start family building on their own. Check out the options for single adults.
Non-traditional Family Building
The World Health Organization is offering a little help to non-traditional families by altering the definition of “infertility.” A new proposal will allow single men to raise children from a surrogate mother,
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One of the best things you can do while pursuing fertility treatments is to stay educated about your sexual health. Here is all you need to know about the reproductive organs in the female and male body, in addition to the roles they play during conception.
Male and Female Reproductive System
Female Reproductive Organs
The female reproductive organs are probably one of the most important parts of the conception process.
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The surrogacy process can be of great assistance to individuals and couples who cannot carry a successful pregnancy on their own. A gestational carrier volunteers to carry a baby for another individual or couple to help them start a family. If you are considering using a surrogate, this infographic lays out the procedure for you.
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Many people turn to assisted reproduction to help start their family. Sometimes, the issue is genetic and cannot be avoided. Other times, like with our service men and women, infertility issues sprout from injuries sustained. This Veterans’ Day, we celebrate our military members and the new bill that was passed by Congress to help get fertility treatments for veterans.
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Undergoing fertility treatments can sometimes be a stressful experience. However, it’s all worth it when you get the news you’re pregnant. Here are some fun and creatives ways to plan a pregnancy announcement for your friends and family. Get excited about spreading the good news!
Planning Your Pregnancy Announcement
Cute Ways to Tell Family You’re Pregnant for the First Time
When you’re pregnant for the first time,
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Reproductive medicine is improving and advancing every year. Knowing the gender of your baby used to be something of a surprise after a family conceived. However, gender selection is now a process that allows an individual or couple to choose the sex of their baby prior to conception.
Is Gender Selection possible?
Gender selection,
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Because this cancer highly concerns women’s health issues, many people wonder the relationship between breast cancer and fertility. Read to find out how breast cancer affects your fertility, and how you can possibly prevent infertility.
Breast Cancer Effects on the Reproductive System
During certain cases of breast cancer,
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Are you considering fertility treatments? There are countless options for our patients, as there are many possible causes of infertility. Read about different types of fertility drugs that can help you start your family.
Types of Fertility Drugs
Progesterone
Progesterone, a natural hormone in the body, can be made in a lab to help with progesterone deficiency or estrogen dominance.
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