The “two week wait” can often be a very stressful time for women who are trying to conceive. The two week wait is the time between ovulation and when the next period should occur. This is the time when women are waiting to find out if they are pregnant.
For many women the two week wait can be stressful and worrisome.
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A common question we frequently get asked is, “Is there anything I can eat that will make my treatment more successful?” I would love to be the person that comes up with the food or a magic vitamin that will make fertility treatments more successful, but I don’t think that will ever happen. Unfortunately, you cannot eat lots of carrots (and get cartonemia),
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Emily Butler is one of the Billing Representatives at Texas Fertility Center. Emily has been a part of the TFC family since September 2009. Emily is always available to help answer questions regarding insurance coverage, billing questions, and to discuss financing options for fertility treatments. Emily assists our patients with insurance appeals when the insurance companies deny services that should be covered.
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Nurses in our office have a very important relationship with the patients in our office who are trying to conceive. Your nurse is your true point of contact at our office, we answer or obtain answers to your questions, and we also check on your physical and emotional health.
The fertility process itself can be extremely overwhelming and we want you to know that we are here for you every step of the way.
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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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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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