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 Infertility and IVF Center
Traditionally, human infertility has been referred to as the "woman's problem" ignoring the male contribution. More recent studies have revealed that in a population of infertile couples about 40% is due to male factors, 40% is due to female factors and the other 20% are due to female and male factors together. However, to evaluate thereproductive potential of a couple the physician must see the couple as a unit. To illustrate this point further, a man with moderate infertility may never need medicalattention if the spouse displays normal or above average fertility.
Over the past decade, knowledge and technological advances have increased the variety and availability of procedures designed to assist infertile couples in achievingpregnancy. The original and most often used infertility therapy is In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), which, along with other techniques, has substantially increased the likelihood of couples to have babies. The Infertility & IVF Center offers all of the advanced reproductive technologies available worldwide. Some of these techniques will be briefly explained below.
The information generated from the quantitative and functional tests performed at the Infertility & IVF Center is utilized by our staff to implement an individualized infertilitytreatment. The objective of our treatment is to help you and your partner achieve pregnancy. Depending on the severity of the male factor infertility and on the medical history of your partner we may suggest you utilize the least invasive modalities for infertility such as intrauterine inseminations (IUI), or In-Vitro Fertilization if the counts of motile sperm are such that a series of IUIs may not be effective. Usually these treatments require that the male partner should be able to provide at least two (for IVF) or five (for IUI) million motile sperm. If the sperm counts are below the above limits, there is still the option for sperm banking to overcome this problem. Donor semen is also available.
IVF-ET was originally developed to treat women with tubal factor infertility. However, it is used today to treat infertility problems due to adhesions, endometriosis, spermantibodies, moderate male factor, failed GIFT cycles and unexplained infertility. Women with at least one normal tube may wish to use GIFT or ZIFT which provide a higher success rate.
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3009 North Ballas Road, Suite 359C, St. Louis, MO 63131
(636) 225-5483 or toll free (877) IVF-BABY
Comprehensive Infertility Services
Dr. Witten firmly believes that the emotional, physical, and financial needs of each patient must be integrated into their treatment plan. He will work with you on a one-to-one basis and will customize your treatment plan, listening to your concerns and input to meet your medical needs. Dr. Witten will personally see you during your visit, perform office procedures himself, evaluate and discuss your cycle, and make the necessary adjustments to your treatment plan.
Dr. Witten has devoted his medical career to the practice of infertility treatment. He is board certified in both Reproductive Endocrinology and in Obstetrics and Gynecology and has been in practice for more than 20 years. He received his medical degree in South Africa from the University of Pretoria, with an internship in both Obstetrics and Gynecology and Internal Medicine at the University of Witwatersrand. He completed a residency program in Obstetrics and Gynecology at St. John's Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis, Missouri, then attended the University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital for his fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. Currently, Dr. Witten is associated with St. John's Mercy Medical Center's Department of OB/GYN and the Sher Institute for Reproductive Medicine. At St. John's Mercy Medical Center, he is Vice Chairman of the Department of OB/GYN and Director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology.
Each year, Dr. Witten coordinates the Matt Weis Symposium that educates and exposes faculty and resident staff to the latest advances in the field. He regularly lectures and is a popular presenter to the general public in the area of infertility. He has authored textbook chapters and published a number of papers in medical journals. Dr. Witten has been named as one of the best doctors in St. Louis by St. Louis Magazine for three years in a row (2005, 2006 and 2007).
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St. John's Mercy Medical Center
621 S. New Ballas, Suite 6005-B
St. Louis, MO 63141
Tel (314) 251-4485
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