Catherine Mendez is responsible for taking care of all medical records requests and other critical back office operations at the Texas Fertility Center. She sends out records in response to patient requests, doctor’s offices request, and requests from insurance companies. Catherine also manages all the doctors’ dictations and helps coordinate all of the meetings that our physicians are involved in.
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Uterine fibroids are the most common tumor of the female pelvis. They are so common that by age 35, 25% of Caucasian women, 40% of Hispanic women, and 50% of African American women have clinically significant fibroids – in other words, tumors that cause symptoms. These tumors are essentially always benign (not cancer), but they can cause significant fertility problems nonetheless.
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I had the opportunity to attend the American Society for Reproductive Medicine annual meeting that was held in Denver Colorado this year. It was an incredible opportunity to be a part of. I always leave the meeting with my head spinning with all of the information I have learned and all of new projects I want to try to complete.
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I was asked by a patient this week why I felt she had unexplained infertility when she had been told by her gynecologist that several issues had arisen during their infertility evaluation. Her previous physician had told her that she did not ovulate very well and that, at laparoscopy, he found endometriosis. She had been treated with clomiphene citrate (Clomid,
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It is well known that a woman’s age has a large impact on her fertility. However, what impact does a man’s age have on his partner’s fertility and pregnancy? Recent research tells us that the father’s age impacts these issues, though the overall effect is quite modest compared to the effect to that of the mother.
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Infertility is a very common condition estimated to affect approximately 1 in 8 couples. This may even be an underestimate since many couples never end up seeking care. As patient awareness and education increases, the number of couples seeking care and achieving their goal of family building will increase. Presently the CDC estimates that ART (Assisted Reproductive Technologies) accounts for slightly more than 1% of total U.S.
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We often get asked about the differences between doing an embryo transfer on Day 3 or Day 5. Many of our patients are Internet savvy, and they seem to all want Day 5 transfers, as they believe that the “literature” says that this will give them a better chance of having a baby. In fact,
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Robin Collett is our New Patient Coordinator who will call you, after you have scheduled your appointment with a nurse, to make sure that you are fully prepared for your first appointment at Texas Fertility Center. She takes the time to review your benefits with you as well as make sure that you have all the necessary paperwork ready when you arrive at the office.
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Last week on our radio talk show (Talk Radio 1370 AM at noon each Saturday), we discussed a very frustrating problem of miscarriage. Losing a pregnancy in the first trimester is so common that health professionals may not realize how devastating the event can be to a couple. Approximately 15% of all pregnancies end in a miscarriage.
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Now that flu season is upon us, the question continually arises, “Should I get the flu shot if I am pregnant or planning on becoming pregnant?” The answer is “YES!” with very few exceptions. According to the CDC,
“…No evidence exists of risk from vaccinating pregnant women with inactivated virus or bacterial vaccines or toxoids.
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