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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
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