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Robert Weiss, MD of Fertility Centers of New England, Named Top Doc in Infertility Diagnosis and Treatment by Boston Magazine

The Fertility Centers of New England is proud to announce that our own Dr. Robert Weiss has once again been recognized by Boston Magazine as one of the top Reproductive…

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Announcing Our New IVF Program with Embryo Screening

Fertility Centers of New England is proud to announce the most cost-effective embryo screening program available called IVF Select. “Our expanded collaboration with Good Start Genetics of Cambridge, MA allows us to pass along…

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Does Endometrial Stimulation Increase the Chance of Successful Pregnancy?

Boston fertility experts compared notes at this year’s annual American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)/International Federation of Fertility Societies (IFFS) meeting. One of many topics of interest was the impact…

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Take the Fertility Quiz

Boston fertility experts compared notes at this year’s annual American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) meeting. After travelling over 10,000 miles to attend the Boston fertility meeting, Dr. Robert J.…

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The Potential Benefits of Assisted Hatching

A previous blog on this site described the use of assisted hatching on frozen embryos.  As described, laser assisted hatching is a technique used to mechanically thin or vaporize a…

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What Genetic Screening is Available After a Woman is Already Pregnant?

Previous FCNE blogs have reviewed genetic screening of embryos before they are implanted within the uterus; this is known as preimplantation genetic diagnosis or PGD.  What genetic screening is available…

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IVF Pioneer Sir Robert Edwards

IVF pioneer Sir Robert Edwards died in his sleep on April 10, 2013.  He was 87 years old.  Professor Edwards and Dr. Patrick Steptoe (1913-1988) co-pioneered the first successful IVF…

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Oxygen and Embryos

A human embryo naturally develops within the confines of the fallopian tube before its implantation within the uterine cavity.  Since the first IVF cycle in 1977, efforts have been made…

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Medical Tourism and IVF

Medical tourism, by definition, has been differentiated from international medical travel.  Typically international medical travel involves seeking more advanced care for a treatment not available in your country.  Medical tourism,…

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