How stuff works: Gender selection with IVF
Fans of John Legend may agree that the singer “deserves a little girl.” His partner Chrissy Teigen told People Magazine that she chose to pursue PGS with gender selection in mind. Among the tweets that she received after the “It’s a Girl!” announcement, this one prompted our Manhattan Beach fertility center to blog about the […]
Secondary Infertility: How to Respond to Annoying Questions
You have heard about infertility, a disease that impacts 1 in 7 couples. You may even have friends or family members that grapple with it. But not you. You have gotten pregnant and had a baby before. Once fertile, always fertile. Right? There are so many painful aspects of infertility, but Dr. Mark Rispler frequently […]
Family Balancing: What Are My Options?
Family balancing used to involve old wives tales and advice on positions, diet and timing, but now fertility doctors can determine the sex of your baby with nearly 100 percent accuracy. Breakthroughs in genetic testing make it possible to analyze embryos in the lab. (An egg fertilized by sperm will develop into an embryo.) At […]
Why use a Fertility Specialist for Super Ovulation with Clomid?
Clomid for Super Ovulation When you experience trouble getting pregnant, your obgyn starts to resemble a super hero. He or she has likely served as your first line of defense against women’s health threats, so why wouldn’t you remain loyal during infertility treatment? Dr. Mark Rispler, with Innovative Fertility Center, explains that a fertility specialist focuses on […]
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 […]
Risks of Age-related Infertility
Waiting to conceive until after age 35 can increase a woman’s odds of infertility. Fertility specialist Dr. Mark Rispler with Innovative Fertility Center offers treatment options, including donor egg IVF, when testing reveals diminished ovarian reserve. Quality Eggs Lead to Successful Pregnancies Ovaries release an oocyte (egg) every month at the onset of puberty. Pregnancy […]
Innovative Fertility Treatment Offers Hope for ‘Poor Responders’
If you are experiencing infertility and meet certain criteria, you may be considered a “poor responder.” Don’t allow the medical classification to discourage you. Innovative Fertility Center’s Dr. Mark J. Rispler employs targeted treatment protocols to help women increase egg production and, subsequently, their chances for getting pregnant. A key component in a successful in-vitro […]
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.