Cervical mucus changes throughout a woman’s cycle. After the menstrual flow has ceased, the cervix begins producing cervical mucus in response to the increasing levels of estrogen. The mucus increases in volume and the texture changes. Estrogen increases until ovulation and the mucus (referred to as fertile mucus) becomes clear, slippery, and stretchy. Once ovulation occurs,
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The holidays can be a very difficult time for couples who are struggling with infertility. The holidays are typically the time of year where most people want to socialize with others more than usual and are in higher spirits. For couples facing infertility, many times feelings of joy and happiness are replaced by feelings of sadness,
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Missy Dillard is the Billing Supervisor at Texas Fertility Center. Missy has been a part of the TFC family for a little over eight years. She has had experience in almost every role in the front office. She started checking patients in at the front desk and worked her way into our billing department. She is truly a “jack of all trades”.
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Among the things that a woman can do to optimize her chances of getting pregnant – either naturally or with help – is to maintain a healthy body weight. Women who are either underweight or overweight have a lower fertility rate than normal weight women.
The United States is currently experiencing an obesity epidemic – over 60% of women are overweight and 33% are obese.
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The average age of menopause in the U.S. is age 51 yrs. If a woman enters menopause before age 40 yrs, she is considered to have premature ovarian failure (POF) which essentially means that the ovaries have stopped functioning earlier than would be expected. The signs and symptoms would include seldom or absent periods as well as hot flashes,
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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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An ectopic pregnancy is a pregnancy which occurs where it should not. The most common location is within the fallopian tube, but ectopic pregnancies have been reported on the ovary, on the bowel, and even on the aorta! Unfortunately, an ectopic pregnancy cannot be replaced into the correct location (the uterus), and thus it must be treated appropriately to avoid potentially serious harm to the patient.
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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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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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