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Fertility Centers of New England Earns Prestigious AAAHC Accreditation

The Fertility Centers of New England (FCNE) is proud to announce that it has been awarded full accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). Accreditation status distinguishes FCNE from…

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Losing Excess Weight Improves IVF Success

Over weight and obesity are known to adversely affect health and are associated with many reproductive maladies including infertility, pregnancy loss, and other obstetrical and neonatal problems. A recent study…

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Gastric Bypass and Female Reproductive Function

Obesity has been linked to a number of health concerns including impaired reproduction. Obesity in women is associated with sexual dysfunction which may reduce sexual desire and frequency of intercourse,…

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Inadequate Levels of Vitamin D May Increase the Risk of Uterine Fibroids

Vitamin D has many beneficial effects on reproduction. Previous blog entries have reported on published studies regarding the beneficial effects of Vitamin D in improving oocyte quality, embryo development and…

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IVF is a Very Good Treatment for Infertile Women With Endometriosis

Endometriosis is a significant cause of infertility. Until recently surgery was thought best for treating this terrible disease. However, recent studies have shown that surgical removal of endometriosis from the…

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Fragile X

Normal people have 23 pairs of chromosomes. One pair is called the sex chromosomes. Males have one X chromosome and one Y chromosome. Females have two X chromosomes. Each chromosome…

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Gender Selection for Family Balancing

The desire for family balancing goes back at least as far as the ancient Egyptians. Various methods have been proposed and discarded over the ensuing millennia. Sperm cell sorting techniques…

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FCNE Announces New Bangor, ME Location

The Fertility Centers of New England is pleased to announce the opening of our newest and first location in Maine! Our new Bangor, ME monitoring location, at 700 Mt Hope…

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Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis

In addition to testing for single gene mutation abnormalities, preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is also used to detect a chromosomal abnormality when one partner has a balanced reciprocal translocation or…

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