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 […]
What are the Odds of Passing on an Inheritable Disease?
You know your Facebook status, but what’s your carrier status? Advances in genetic science now make it possible to examine fragments of DNA through saliva or blood testing. If you have a family history for certain diseases, a fertility specialist like Dr. Mark Rispler will recommend preconception testing. Preconception Testing: Pass the Test, Don’t Pass […]