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Baby food: Is diet and fertility a factor in getting pregnant?

Diet and fertility is attracting attention. Dr. Mark Rispler believes in a whole-body approach to fertility treatment. We start with fertility basics, and that includes underlying causes that could relate to diet and nutrition. Studies show that poor nutrition can lead to problems with ovulation in women and sperm quality in men. Innovative Fertility Center […]

The elusive missed period: When is it time to call a fertility specialist?

For years you’ve lived with the expectation that missing a period would signal pregnancy, and when you are ready, the body will respond. Dr. Mark Rispler with Innovative Fertility Center understands the frustration that women feel when the reproductive system fails them, and plans to get pregnant get waylaid by infertility. “Female infertility can feel […]

Progesterone Supplementation after IVF Egg Retrieval

IVF practitioners routinely use progesterone for luteal support in IVF cycles. What this means in plain English! Is that during an in vitro fertilization cycle, after the egg retrieval and before the embryos are replaced back in the uterus, progesterone is given to the patient to help make implantation more successful.