Close to 20% of Americans over 18 smoke cigarettes. That’s a pretty high number considering the well known serious health issues that this unhealthy vice can cause. For you smokers, did you know that your fertility is affected each time you or your partner lights one up? Let’s talk a little further about why you should quit.
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College. Career. Marriage. Baby. The new natural order in a woman’s life sometimes wreaks havoc on nature’s design for fertility. Studies show that approximately 20 percent of women wait until after age 35 to begin their families.* Society tells women that they can have it all without warning them that waiting too long to have a baby may interfere with a woman’s ability to conceive.
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You may have recently seen our announcement of the first baby born from a frozen donor egg in Texas. We are so happy and proud to have been able to bring this new technology to Texas! See the full story below…
Frozen Egg Birth
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Obesity is an increasing problem in the United States; women/men of a reproductive age are not excluded from this problem. It is estimated that approximately 31% of white women, 38% of Hispanic women, and 49% of black women in the U.S. are overweight or obese. Many people are aware of the problems that obesity can cause – but many are not aware of the reproductive consequences.
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French writer Alexandre Dumas once quipped: “All human wisdom is summed up in two words: wait and hope.” These words encapsulate what it’s like to live and cope with infertility. If you have tried unsuccessfully for one year (six months if you are over 35) to get pregnant, the wait for a diagnosis is over.
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What We Know about Smoking and a Woman’s Fertility
It is well accepted that smoking is detrimental to ovarian function and female fertility. Smoking has been shown to be toxic to ovarian follicles and eggs, demonstrating a direct correlation between smoking and decline in fertility.
Excessive smoking is linked to the premature onset of diminished ovarian reserve (loss of eggs from the ovary) which leads to a decline in fertility.
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Let’s face it – women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) have a lot of uphill battles to climb. First of all, there are the nonexistent periods…that when they do come, do so with a vengeance! Then there’s the issue of acne (aren’t pimples supposed to go away after you hit 20??). Also, the extra hair growth – or loss —
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Dr. Kaylen Silverberg, co-founder of Texas Fertility Center, recently traveled to Washington to lobby the Central Texas congressional delegation in efforts to gain support for a fertility tax credit bill. This bill would provide a $13,360 tax credit to those undergoing fertility treatments, which is very similar to the $13,000 adoption tax credit currently available to those expanding their families by way of adoption.
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The fertility process can be extremely overwhelming and we want you to know that we are here for you every step of the way. The staff at Texas Fertility Center truly cares about you and the outcome of your treatment cycle. We also feel the emotional impact of the negatives and positives of the fertility treatment cycle you are pursuing.
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Many of us have a daily battle with the scale, which is often difficult to win. For the purposes of fertility, being overweight can have a significant impact on the chances of successful conception, as well as on the risk of miscarriage.
