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Your case is clearly a complex one.
Of course, we would like to see everyone get pregnant with every treatment of IVF, both stimulated and Natural Cycle, but unfortunately, that is not the case. And as you pointed out, your first…"
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Michael DiMattina M.D. replied to Seashelly's discussion After 3 failed NCIVF attempts & 1 failed modified NCIVF, what next?
Anonymous liked Michael DiMattina M.D.'s blog post This story is so incredible, we need to highlight it: 48-year-old delivers her own biological babyMichael DiMattina M.D. replied to Anonymous's discussion Why a Lupron trigger shot?"More commonly we use Lupron to suppress an LH surge but it can be used as a trigger for ovulation. In a natural cycle using no drugs, a follicle develops over about 2 weeks, and then a LH surge causes ovulation. While Lupron causes the…"
Michael DiMattina M.D.'s blog post was featuredThis story is so incredible, we need to highlight it: 48-year-old delivers her own biological baby
Hello everyone. Dr D here with a note. I wanted you to know that we updated a recent post - because the topic is just too incredible to let pass. You can see the post here- Successful 48-year-old patient delivers her own biological baby!This success is incredible, and is breaking ground for women who thought they were too old to successfully…See More
Michael DiMattina M.D. posted a blog postThis story is so incredible, we need to highlight it: 48-year-old delivers her own biological baby
Hello everyone. Dr D here with a note. I wanted you to know that we updated a recent post - because the topic is just too incredible to let pass. You can see the post here- Successful 48-year-old patient delivers her own biological baby!This success is incredible, and is breaking ground for women who thought they were too old to successfully…See More
Michael DiMattina M.D. replied to karen's discussion im new to dominion fertility"It's normal for most of the liquid to come out, the sperm are microscopic so without further testing it's impossible to say whether your cervix or your partner's sperm are an issue."
Michael DiMattina M.D. replied to anonymous's discussion Why no orgasms until the fetal heartbeat is seen?"We air on the side of caution since our patients have struggled to get pregnant."
Michael DiMattina M.D. replied to karen's discussion im new to dominion fertility"Hi Karen, thanks for your question, 3 years is a long time to be trying without success so I recommend making an appointment. First we will do some tests, including a semen analysis on your partner, then determine if treatment is needed to…"
Michael DiMattina M.D. replied to freak's discussion Cetrotide to prevent early LH surge in NCIVF"Great question and many doctors do use Gnrh antagonists to prevent a LH surge.
Such an approach is call "modified NVIVF" as it really is no longer "natural" since drugs are used. Furthermore, when using Gnrh…"
Michael DiMattina M.D. commented on dr rajwinder kaur's blog post No Title"Dear Dr. Kaur,
Are you currently under the care of a reproductive endocrinologist? If you are taking Leuprolide at a dose intended to suppress ovulation and control the endometriosis then you would have to stop that…"
Michael DiMattina M.D. replied to Sabrina Kaneko's discussion Frustrated Older Mom"Dear Sabrina,
I say persistence is the key to success for older women, but there is a limit to what couples can endure emotionally and financially. It sounds like you may have reached that limit, but if you were to…"
Michael DiMattina M.D.'s blog post was featuredNatural Cycle IVF – One Egg/One Embryo but Two Healthy Babies!!!
Well, this doesn’t happen too often but here we go! C.B. is a lovely 30 year old lady, married for 7 years who had been trying unsuccessfully to get pregnant for 5 years. She came to see me in January, 2011 for Natural Cycle IVF(NCIVF) as her husband had a severe male factor that prevented her from becoming pregnant. Her husbands’ sperm count ranged from 0.2 – 2.7 million sperm/ml. Normal sperm counts range from 20 million to 200 million/ml and he had only 14% motile sperm (normal is…See More
Michael DiMattina M.D. posted a blog postNatural Cycle IVF – One Egg/One Embryo but Two Healthy Babies!!!
Well, this doesn’t happen too often but here we go! C.B. is a lovely 30 year old lady, married for 7 years who had been trying unsuccessfully to get pregnant for 5 years. She came to see me in January, 2011 for Natural Cycle IVF(NCIVF) as her husband had a severe male factor that prevented her from becoming pregnant. Her husbands’ sperm count ranged from 0.2 – 2.7 million sperm/ml. Normal sperm counts range from 20 million to 200 million/ml and he had only 14% motile sperm (normal is…See More
Michael DiMattina M.D. replied to amy's discussion new to this!"Hi Amy
We recommend getting a thorough fertility evaluation for both you and your partner. The first step is a consult then some routine tests done on specific days of your cycle and a semen analysis for your…"
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This story is so incredible, we need to highlight it: 48-year-old delivers her own biological baby
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 11:29pm 0 Comments 2 Likes
Hello everyone. Dr D here with a note. I wanted you to know that we updated a recent post - because the topic is just too incredible to let pass. You can see the post here- Successful 48-year-old patient delivers her own biological baby!
This success is incredible, and is breaking ground for women who thought they were too old to…
Continue Natural Cycle IVF – One Egg/One Embryo but Two Healthy Babies!!!
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 11:29am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Well, this doesn’t happen too often but here we go!
C.B. is a lovely 30 year old lady, married for 7 years who had been trying unsuccessfully to get pregnant for 5 years. She came to see me in January, 2011 for Natural Cycle IVF(NCIVF) as her husband had a severe male factor that prevented her from becoming pregnant.
Her husbands’ sperm count ranged from 0.2 – 2.7 million sperm/ml. Normal sperm counts range from 20 million to 200 million/ml and he…
Continue 4 New Natural Cycle IVF (NCIVF) Pregnancies - Is this you?
Posted on May 11, 2010 at 10:37am 1 Comment 0 Likes
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Yesterday was a special day for us at Dominion Fertility. Four new clinical NCIVF pregnancies were diagnosed on ultrasound in one day. So far, we are off to a very strong start this year in our NCIVF program. Please note that 3 of these 4 patients achieved their pregnancy in their first treatment of NCIVF and the fourth in her second treatment. We are now finding that 64% of our pregnancies occur with the first embryo transfer and 21% with the second embryo transfer.… Continue
Yesterday was a special day for us at Dominion Fertility. Four new clinical NCIVF pregnancies were diagnosed on ultrasound in one day. So far, we are off to a very strong start this year in our NCIVF program. Please note that 3 of these 4 patients achieved their pregnancy in their first treatment of NCIVF and the fourth in her second treatment. We are now finding that 64% of our pregnancies occur with the first embryo transfer and 21% with the second embryo transfer.… Continue
Clomid/Gonadotropins with IUI Failed but Natural Cycle IVF Worked
Posted on December 16, 2009 at 9:26am 0 Comments 0 Likes
This is the same old story for our practice time and time again. But it's a good story.
C.L. is a healthy 37 year old delightful lady, unable to conceive for the past 5 years of her marriage. She was evaluated at a local infertility clinic and her evaluation was completely normal. Thus, her diagnosis was unexplained infertility of a prolonged duration. Her doctor recommended 3 treatment cycles of clomid/gonadotropins with timed intrauterine inseminations(IUI). In all of her treatment… Continue
C.L. is a healthy 37 year old delightful lady, unable to conceive for the past 5 years of her marriage. She was evaluated at a local infertility clinic and her evaluation was completely normal. Thus, her diagnosis was unexplained infertility of a prolonged duration. Her doctor recommended 3 treatment cycles of clomid/gonadotropins with timed intrauterine inseminations(IUI). In all of her treatment… Continue
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- At 7:59am on July 9, 2009, Michael DiMattina M.D. said…
- Natalie is the best, I know! Good luck.
- At 11:27pm on July 8, 2009,
So Nervous said… - Thanks for the pep talk Dr. D! We just completed our first injection and, like you said, it was simple to administer. It was crazy itchy for a couple minutes immediately following the injection, but otherwise not so bad. I want to send out a thank you to Natalie for giving us a thorough training course.
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Anonymous replied to Seashelly's discussion After 3 failed NCIVF attempts & 1 failed modified NCIVF, what next?"Hi Seashelly, I understand your frustration oh so well. We are struggling with what to do next, and originally had set a limit of 3 tries, but now I'm leaning toward trying stimulated IVF. I've done IUI with meds twice, and one…"
John David Gordon MD's blog post was featuredDominion Fertility SART Inspection: Great Job!
Last week we had a SART/CDC site inspection. All IVF clinics in the country report to the CDC as part of the Wyden Law passed back in the 1990s. Although a few clinics choose not to report we have always been members of SART and reported to the CDC. During the inspection over 50 charts are chosen at random and carefully inspected to make sure that we are honest and accurate in reporting our results. We passed with flying colors! Kudos to all of our staff that work so hard on this part of…See More
John David Gordon MD posted a blog postDominion Fertility SART Inspection: Great Job!
Last week we had a SART/CDC site inspection. All IVF clinics in the country report to the CDC as part of the Wyden Law passed back in the 1990s. Although a few clinics choose not to report we have always been members of SART and reported to the CDC. During the inspection over 50 charts are chosen at random and carefully inspected to make sure that we are honest and accurate in reporting our results. We passed with flying colors! Kudos to all of our staff that work so hard on this part of…See More
April Payne posted a status"I am 26 yrs old and have nocturnal seizures, will this stop me from being able to concieve children?"
Writer1969 replied to Writer1969's discussion ways to improve fertility?"Thanks for sending that, Robin."
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Dr. Andrea Reh replied to Writer1969's discussion ways to improve fertility?"Hello and thank you for posting your question in Fertile Grounds. I would recommend the ASRM website as a good source for ways to optimize your fertility:
http://asrm.org/FactSheetsandBooklets/ and select "Optimizing Natural…"
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