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Center for Reproductive Medicine
The Center for Reproductive Medicine has become a leader in New Mexico when
treating infertility issues. A leading method in treating infertility is called
In vitro fertilization or commonly referred to as "IVF".
IVF is the treatment of choice in cases of infertility when both fallopian tubes
are blocked. However, IVF may also be used for unexplained infertility,
endometriosis, cervical factor infertility, ovulation disorders, or when a man
has a low sperm count.
In vitro fertilization is a method of assisted reproduction in which a man's
sperm is combined with a woman's egg in a laboratory dish.
Fertilization occurs in the dish and the resulting embryo is transferred to the
female uterus to develop naturally. IVF has been successfully done in the United
States for 20 years. Over 50,000 babies have been born (just in the United
States) as a result of IVF.
Approximately 25 percent to 35 percent of women who try in vitro fertilization
conceive-however, the likelihood of success can vary from 0 percent to 70
percent depending on such factors such as the women's age and the reason for the
infertility. The Center for Reproductive Medicine has an outstanding success
rate using the IVF procedure. Click Here for further success rate information.
Also, please visit Fertility Journey, our extended education section, to learn
more about IVF and infertility.
In this procedure, eggs are removed from the woman's ovaries using an ultrasound
guided needle. The patient is sedated under the care of an anesthesiologist in
our
procedure room located in our office suite. Eggs are processed in the
laboratory, and placed in a petri dish with sperm for fertilization. After
several days in culture, selected embryos (typically 2 or 3 embryos) are
transferred into the woman's uterus, where implantation will hopefully occur.
Thanks to a host of medical breakthroughs, including those addressing male
factor infertility and implantation, IVF has become a viable option for an
increasing number of patients. Laparoscopy is no longer needed to remove the
oocytes.
infertility-ivf.com
Center for Reproductive Medicine of New Mexico
201 Cedar Street, Suite S1-20
Albuquerque, NM 87106
Vasectomy Reversal and Male Infertility treatment
In your legs, the veins have valves that prevent blood from pooling due to
gravity along the veins that run superficially under your skin. When the valves
are not working
properly, blood will gather in these superficial leg veins making them large and
prominent which are called varicose veins. For cosmetic reasons, some people
have these veins surgically “stripped” to remedy the situation.
Similarly in your scrotum, if the veins that drain your testicle are defective,
then blood will pool in these veins making them large and readily visible
through the skin in some cases. These varicoceles can prevent a man’s testicles
from functioning at full capacity.
Most varicoceles can be diagnosed with a gentle and careful examination of the
scrotum. Some varicoceles can actually be seen by the naked eye through the skin
of the scrotum creating a tubular appearance that resembles a “bag of worms.”
Others will actually be more “sponge-like” where there is a fullness or
plumpness to the skin above the testicle. These findings often disappear or are
greatly reduced when a standing man is asked to lie down.
In certain cases, a scrotal ultrasound has been found to help confirm the
presence of a varicocele. The ultrasound does not harm your testicles and can be
performed in the comfort of an office setting. The ultrasound allows us to
actually look at the flow of blood and see to what degree the veins from the
testicle become dilated and engorged.
A varicocele is the single most common identifiable cause of male factor
infertility. Its adverse effect on sperm function and a man’s reproductive
capacity is well
documented in the medical literature. The predominant explanation for
infertility is that the engorged veins allow for warm blood to pool near the
testicle. Since sperm
production within the testicle is felt to be temperature-sensitive, the pooled
blood increases the scrotal temperature which makes the testicle a “sweat shop”
for sperm
production. Under such harsh conditions, sperm numbers can go down, the sperm
motility (“how well they move”) can be hindered and the sperm morphology (“how
they look”) can also be impaired.
southwestmalefertility.com
610 Broadway Blvd. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87102
505-242-3991
IVF Clinics
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