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Pioneering Fertility Treatment
The Genetics & IVF Institute (GIVF) understands that medication for infertility
treatment is expensive, particularly for those patients with no insurance
coverage. In an effort to help make in vitro fertilization more affordable for
those patients whose insurance does not cover IVF, GIVF is offering a drug
benefit program for patients who qualify for a study.
Qualifying patients receive free Gonadotropin medication for an IVF cycle.
Patients must be enrolled by a GIVF physician, be no older than 40 and have
undergone a
previous IVF cycle. Please call us for more information.
Genetics & IVF Institute has one of the largest and best respected IVF programs
in the United States. The founder of Genetics & IVF Institute, Dr. Joseph
Schulman,
worked with Dr. Robert Edwards and Mr. Patrick Steptoe, the original inventors
of IVF in England, during the period when IVF was first developed, and helped
contribute to discovery of the first successful IVF methods. The Genetics & IVF
Institute has pioneered important improvements in IVF technology, and was the
first center in the U.S. to introduce non-surgical egg retrieval for IVF. Over
14,000 IVF pregnancies have been achieved by GIVF worldwide. Many of these
pregnancies marked a successful outcome for patients with particularly
challenging infertility problems, including some who had been rejected for
treatment from programs who select their patients to optimize apparent "success
rates".
It is unlikely that the rate of establishing a pregnancy from each egg by
fertilization and development in vitro followed by embryo transfer can improve
on the rate of normal reproduction. Therefore, the theoretical maximum success
per egg in any one cycle is likely to be in the 20-30% range. Fortunately, in
many IVF cycles it is possible to obtain and fertilize several eggs. The
likelihood of pregnancy in those IVF patients with the greatest probability of
success therefore approximates 50% or even more in just a single treatment
cycle. However, increasing age of the wife and many other factors will lower
this percentage of per-cycle success. For some IVF patients, treatment must be
repeated before pregnancy is achieved.
www.givf.com
3401 Market Street, Suite 205
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
(215) 386-1977 / (800) 338-8407
Fax (215) 386-1776
Pennsylvania Infertility Clinic
The Reproductive Science Institute provides state of the art services in the
area of assisted reproductive technology. Our health care team is dedicated to
providing the
highest quality, individualized and confidential care possible. This philosophy
coupled with cutting edge technology provides our patients with significant
success in achieving pregnancies.
Male infertility accounts for approximately 40% of the 2.3 million diagnosed
infertility cases in the United States. For this reason, when a couple is
experiencing difficulty in achieving pregnancy, a complete semen analysis is a
relatively simple and inexpensive test that should be done in the beginning
phase of testing. The semen analyis may even be done without a consultation.
Treatments for male infertility depend on the specific cause of the infertility
and have included surgery, medical treatment and microscopic insemination
techniques. Microscopic insemination is laboratory assisted fertilization of an
egg.
Intracytoplamic sperm injection (ICSI), a specialized form of microinsemination,
was first developed by reproductive medical specialists in Belgium to help
couples overcome male infertility problems associated with an inability of sperm
to fertilize an egg. Since then, ICSI has been successfully used to treat male
infertility and is helping more couples to realize their dream of having their
own biological children. Today, with thousands of ICSI babies born worldwide,
the technique is no longer considered experimental. It has received endorsement
from the prestigious American Society of Reproductive Medicine, and is among the
routine services offered by our state-of-the-art center.
There are even more severe infertility conditions that can be overcome with ICSI.
In some men, the tubes known as the vas deferens that transfer sperm from the
testis are blocked or missing through a congenital abnormality, an accident, a
disease or an irreparable vasectomy. In such situations, sperm may be obtained
by a surgeon from the epididymis, the site where sperm are stored, through a
process called epididymal sperm aspiration. In addition, sperm may be obtained
directly from the testis, where sperm are manufactured. ICSI makes it possible
to use epididymal and testicular sperm to achieve a pregnancy.
www.rsiinfertility.com
945 Chesterbrook Blvd
Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania 19087
(off the Chesterbrook exit on Rt. 202)
Phone: 610-964-9663
Fax: 610-964-0536
The Fertility and Chronic Pain Specialist
Infertility is something that strikes at the very core of any couple, and can
affect as many as 1 in 6. Modern western medicine, though wondrous in its
possibilities, can
sometimes fall short in both its ability to explain the problem and effectively
treat it. The medical options for men and women often involve an unpleasant
regiment of
bloodwork, ultrasounds and injected medications. Scientific research in both
China and the US has shown that Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine increase
success rates for women in almost every category of infertility whether trying
on their own or using forms of assisted reproduction such as stimulating
hormones, IUI, or IVF.
Before taking the jump to using Clomid, or doing IUI's or IVF, trying on your
own with Acupuncture and Herbs is a great option. As long as there is nothing
physically
impeding you from getting pregnant (e.g., tubal blockage or hostile uterine
environment), Acupuncture can generally help regulate your cycle and optimize
every month's chance of being the one that works.
In women, Acupuncture has been clinically shown to increase the blood supply to
the uterus and ovaries, as well as promote timely ovulation and an ideal luteal
phase.
Acupuncture seems to have a regulating effect on the body's pituitary-hypothalmic-ovarian
axis and can help make an irregular or anovulatory cycle normal. We have seen
great success treating infertility issues such as High FSH (Follicle Simulating
Hormone), advanced maternal age, fibroids, immunologic reaction, recurrent
miscarriage, unexplained infertility, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS),
Endometriosis, ovulation problems, Decreased Ovarian Reserve, poor egg quality,
Luteal Phase Defect, thin endometrium, irregular periods and Amenorrhea.
www.tcmstrategies.com
The Healing Arts Center of Philadelphia
123 Chestnut St., Suite 204
Philadelphia, PA 19106
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