Fertility Blog

Fertility information ranging from nutrition, to causes of infertility and IVF procedures explained below
Signs and Symptoms of Endometriosis

Signs and Symptoms of Endometriosis

Although endometriosis is one of the most common causes of infertility, it’s frequently misdiagnosed or goes undiagnosed for years. This is, in part, because the symptoms of endometriosis are often mistaken for other conditions. That’s

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Navigating Single Motherhood by Choice

Navigating Single Motherhood by Choice

Today, more and more women are choosing to raise children on their own. Whether you haven’t yet found the right partner, want to have children before your fertility declines, or simply prefer to parent on

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What to do after embryo transfer to increase success

What to do After Embryo Transfer to Increase Success

Your embryo transfer day is finally here.  Your journey to this day has most certainly involved a range of complex emotions, a lot of appointments, and even more injections. To help prepare you for your transfer, Dr. Rosencrantz and the infertility team at Reproductive Health and Wellness Center will give you detailed instructions and lots

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Sperm analysis

Checking my Sperm Count

Male Fertility Testing Did you know that male factor infertility now accounts for approximately 40% of infertility in couples?  It can be hard to imagine that sperm issues can be so common but this is why

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reciprocal ivf

Reciprocal IVF Procedure Explained

Lesbian and Trans Men Couples Unique Options to Having Children   Its 2020 and there are so many different options for family building.  One of these options is Reciprocal IVF, otherwise known as shared motherhood or partner IVF.  Reciprocal IVF is the process where

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Donor sperm

Sperm Donor Requirements

Why “Not Just Anyone” Can Donate Sperm When it comes to Hollywood films and sperm banks, quirky comedy films come to mind, where usually a goofy yet nervous man requests to donate” or sell their sperm for cash. Routinely, the story goes

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improve IUI Success Rates

How to improve IUI Success Rates

5 Tips to Improve Chances of Pregnancy with Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) Intrauterine insemination or IUI is a common fertility procedure that is used to improve the chances of getting pregnant. Many fertility patients struggling to

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Fertility and anxiety

How Can Stress Effect IVF Treatment

Stress May Cause Infertility    Suffering from infertility causes stress and a research study finds that stress may be causing infertility.  For thousands of years stress has been linked to infertility. After all, infertility causes depression, anxiety, feelings of isolation and all

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Lesbian Parents

How Trans, Gay and Lesbians can Become Parents

Orange County Fertility Clinic Helps LGBTQ Community Have Children Reproductive Health and Wellness Center is a huge supporter of the LGBTQ community.  Our founder, Dr. Marcus Rosencrantz, has been helping members of the LGBTQ community with their fertility in Orange County for over 10 years.   

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How to check for infertility

How to Check for Infertility

What to Expect in a Fertility Test The definition of infertility is not conceiving after a year of unprotected intercourse.  If you are having trouble getting pregnant, the first step is to make an appointment for a

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coronavirus ivf

COVID-19 and Pregnancy

How the Coronavirus Effects Fertility and IVF Treatments Because this is a new virus, there is still so much to learn about its impact on fertility and pregnancy.  At this time, there is no data about coronavirus infection causing infertility or birth defects,

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How do I know if I am a good weight for pregnancy?

Before discussing weight and fertility, how do you determine whether you are underweight, normal weight, overweight, or obese? One of the easiest ways is to calculate your body mass index (BMI).  Your BMI is an estimate of your body fat based on height and

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Fertility and relationships

Relationships 

After years of waiting and working to prevent a pregnancy, you have decided to start a family.  Finally, the time is right.  You have found the partner of your dreams, you are feeling secure enough with

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ovulation calendar

Forcing Ovulation

What is Ovulation? Ovulation is when an egg is released from the ovary.  The process of ovulation begins each month with a menstrual cycle.  As the egg grows and matures, it makes estrogen and when the estrogen levels reach a certain point, it causes a surge of a hormone from the brain called luteinizing hormone (LH).  Once

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In vitro fertilization info graph

What is an IVF Cycle

Top Orange County IVF Doctor Explains  In Vitro Fertilization, or IVF, was first introduced to the world in 1978.  Since then, millions of IVF babies have been born and its success and affordability continue to improve year after year.    IVF itself is the process of removing

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Coronavirus fertility

COVID-19 Fertility Patients Update

IVF and Fertility Treatments During Coronavirus Pandemic  The American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) has approved a FAQ’s document that was written by the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART). Reproductive Health and Wellness Center wants all of our patients to have as many resources as

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fertility medication

Fertility Treatment Pills

 What is Clomid and How does it Work   One of the most common causes of infertility is ovulation disorders.  Most women will ovulate, or release an egg, once a month but others ovulate irregularly or maybe even

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What IVF does to your body

Side Effects to IVF

What Does IVF do to your Body   In Vitro Fertilization, or IVF, is when a woman’s eggs are removed from her body and mixed with sperm in the laboratory to make embryos.  These embryos grow in the laboratory for

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IVF Success Medication

What are the Success Rates of IVF?

In Vitro Fertilization Success Rate Explained  In Vitro Fertilization, or IVF, is the process of removing eggs from a woman’s body, mixing them with sperm in the laboratory to make embryos, growing embryos in the laboratory, and then placing

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COVID-19 IVF Baby

Resources to Explain COVID-19 to Kids

Understanding Children & Teens View on Coronavirus Dealing with the coronavirus and fertility at once is more than overwhelming to say the least. Especially for those that have started fertility treatments in the midst of

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