Fibroids and Fertility Surgery: Dr. Rispler Cuts to the Chase
Do fibroids cause infertility and, if so, will fertility surgery help increase my chances for getting pregnant? Dr. Mark Rispler with Innovative Fertility Center says, like real estate, location matters. He recommends fertility surgery after evaluating a fibroid tumor’s size and location in the uterus. With fibroids, you will likely need fertility treatment to address: […]
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 […]
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, […]
Donor Sperm Screening Ensures You Know “Who’s Your Daddy.”
Donor sperm screening is practiced at all reputable sperm banks, particularly those accredited by the American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB). Dr. Mark Rispler reassures women or couples deciding on donor sperm that standard donor sperm screening is rigorous, incredibly thorough and regulated by the FDA. Innovative Fertility Center provides an in-house donor egg program, […]
Baby food: Can diet affect fertility?
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 takes proactive steps to educate patients […]
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 […]
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 […]
PGD and PGS with IVF: Deciphering the Acronyms
Fertility specialist Dr. Mark Rispler can perform specialized genetic testing on embryos prior to transferring them in a cycle of in-vitro fertilization (IVF). These tests are called preimplantation genetic screening (PGS) and preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), and only a very specific segment of the infertility population will need the advanced treatment. Most people know that […]
Know the Female Infertility Risk Factors that Could Prevent Pregnancy
A scan of news headlines can leave you feeling overwhelmed about infertility risk factors. Will household products containing endocrine disrupting chemicals lower your chances for getting pregnant? Is a woman with an apple-shaped figure less fertile? Do self-tanners lower my chances? The number-one risk factor, according to fertility specialist Dr. Mark Rispler, […]
Casting Call for Single Women Seeking Sperm Donors
Innovative Fertility Center routinely consults with women in greater Los Angeles that want to get pregnant with donor sperm paired with intrauterine insemination (IUI) or in-vitro fertilization (IVF). For this reason, the producers of a docuseries in development recently sought out Dr. Mark Rispler, a reproductive endocrinologist specializing in infertility. Off the Fence productions will […]