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Does Varicocele Repair Improve Male Infertility?

Clinical varicoceles are common. They represent as a dilated grouping of veins and the added temperature imparted, or decrease in testicular vascular drainage are believed to affect negatively the testicular…

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What Can Preimplantation Genetic Testing Tell You About Your Embryo?

Patients often ask what can PGT tell you about your embryo that can increase chances of pregnancy? Well first, let’s start by defining what PGT is. PGT, preimplantation genetic testing,…

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What Tests Are Involved With an Infertility Evaluation?

One of the first steps of diagnostic testing of infertility is an evaluation of the uterine cavity. Often patients ask what tests are involved with an infertility evaluation? Knowing what…

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COVID Vaccines Do Not Influence IVF Outcome

The pandemic strained health care and fertility services. It impacted the thoughts and actions of many seeking fertility treatment. Some continued the brave path forward during the lockdown for fear…

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Marijuana May Block Pregnancy by Delaying Implantation

The increased legalization of marijuana in the United States has made its effects appear innocuous. However, its use during sentinel moments of fetal and newborn development may be anything but—in…

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The Impact of Obesity on Ovulation and the Menstrual Cycle

The impact of obesity on ovulation and the menstrual cycle was documented as early as the 1600s. It was a classification of women who reported obesity, prolonged or no menstrual…

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At-Home Fertility Tests for Women

The diagnosis of infertility is clear; however, many of the approaches to overcoming it are not always the case. Infertility is a disease. It is the inability to achieve a…

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The Impact of the Microbiome on Fertility

The gut microbe is all a buzz and represents a gurgling lifeblood of existence. Perhaps the premier “influencer” of all other systems biologic. The intestinal flora play key roles in: metabolics,…

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What Does It Mean to Have Herd Immunity?

Vaccination and boosters limit transmission, infection, hospitalization, and risk of lingering COVID effects (long COVID). As a population, we try to reach the seemingly unattainable “herd” immunity. What does it…

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