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 […]
Endometriosis Awareness Month: Know the Facts to Overcome the Obstacle
Endometriosis impacts 10 percent of women and up to 50% of women experiencing infertility. It makes sense, then, that Dr. Mark Rispler frequently sees patients worried that endometriosis will ruin their chances for getting pregnant. It’s true that endometriosis can build up and block fallopian tubes, or affect an embryo’s ability to implant. The truth, […]
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 […]