Fertile Grounds | IVF Forum | Tips for getting Pregnant

Michael DiMattina M.D.
Michael DiMattina M.D.
  • Male
Share on Facebook Share Twitter

Michael DiMattina M.D.'s Friends

  • Waleska De Souza
  • Jennifer L Sevilla
  • Mary Lucian
  • Virginia Deola

Michael DiMattina M.D.'s Groups

Gifts Received

Gift

Michael DiMattina M.D. has not received any gifts yet

Give a Gift

 

Michael DiMattina M.D.'s Page

Latest Activity

Profile Icon
Jess O'Connor commented on Michael DiMattina M.D.'s blog post '4 New Natural Cycle IVF (NCIVF) Pregnancies - Is this you?'
I'm very happy to read that there are more couples who have successfully undergone NC-IVF this year! My husband and I were treated for male factor infertility with one round of NC-IVF in January and I am now `19 weeks pregnant. Everything is…
May 23, 2010
Profile Icon

4 New Natural Cycle IVF (NCIVF) Pregnancies - Is this you?

Hello Everyone!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. Please see…See More
A blog post by Michael DiMattina M.D. was featured May 11, 2010
Profile Icon

4 New Natural Cycle IVF (NCIVF) Pregnancies - Is this you?

Hello Everyone!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. Please see…See More
Blog post by Michael DiMattina M.D. May 11, 2010
Profile Icon
Michael DiMattina M.D. replied to Laura's discussion 'Frozen Embryos vs starting new cycle'
Hello and congratulations on your successful fresh IVF treatment! DrD here. No question, you should use your stored frozen embryos to try for another successful pregnancy. Using "vitrification" (please see my post regarding vitrification…
Jan 21, 2010
Profile Icon
Michael DiMattina M.D. replied to Nicole's discussion 'Using Day 3 FSH to decide to initiate or delay IVF?'
Hi Nicole! A very good question. First, I always say, "we don't treat numbers, we treat patients". And day 3 FSH is an excellent example of this adage. Logically, one would think that if we perform IVF in a cycle that the day 3 FSH…
Jan 11, 2010
Profile Icon
ThumbnailThumbnail
Michael DiMattina M.D. is now friends with Waleska De Souza and Jennifer L Sevilla Jan 8, 2010
Profile Icon
Michael DiMattina M.D. replied to GM's discussion 'Day 3 vs. Day 5 transfer'
Another outstanding question i.e. When is the best day to perform an embryo transfer(ET), day 3 or 5? As more data has accumulated over the years, most experts (and I agree) now feel that a day 5 blastocyst ET is best for most patients undergoing…
Jan 7, 2010
Profile Icon

Clomid/Gonadotropins with IUI Failed but Natural Cycle IVF Worked

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 cycles she…See More
A blog post by Michael DiMattina M.D. was featured Dec 16, 2009
Profile Icon

Clomid/Gonadotropins with IUI Failed but Natural Cycle IVF Worked

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 cycles she…See More
Blog post by Michael DiMattina M.D. Dec 16, 2009
Profile Icon
Michael DiMattina M.D. replied to Jessica's discussion 'IVF HOPE PROGRAM'
Hello Di! I feel your pain. Hang in there. I just made a post on a 41 yo patient that I just transferred one embryo and she is very pregnant and back at her Ob's office. I would not cancel you if you have a low follicle/egg/embryo yield. I…
Nov 5, 2009
Profile Icon
Michael DiMattina M.D. replied to Dominion Fertility's discussion 'Natural Cycle IVF'
Hi Elizabeth! DrD here. A very good question. A premature LH surge is a problem in about 10% of our patients. So fortunately, most don't experience that problem. Ibuprofen has not been shown to be a reliable drug in preventing or delaying the…
Sep 21, 2009
Profile Icon
Michael DiMattina M.D. replied to HH's discussion 'Intercourse during early pregnancy'
Your questions are good ones but difficult to answer well as there are no studies available to answer just "how many days post-coitus is there a risk". The signs of SAB are cramps and vaginal bleeding. Serial beta hCG measurements can help…
Aug 26, 2009
Profile Icon
Michael DiMattina M.D. replied to HH's discussion 'Intercourse during early pregnancy'
Unprotected coitus in early pregnancy does not lead to an increase risk of miscarriage(spontaneous abortion- SAB) for most couples. However, sperm contains prostaglandins which can cause uterine contractions. Also, the mechanical act of coitus can…
Aug 25, 2009
Profile Icon
Michael DiMattina M.D. replied to Helen Ugo's discussion 'Help' in the group Walking on Fertile Ground
It is most difficult to answer your question without knowing all of the specifics about your condition. However, sometimes fibroids distort or are immediately adjacent to the endometrial lining and preventing implantation or causing early pregnancy…
Aug 25, 2009
Profile Icon

Walking on Fertile Ground

Thumbnail
Have you become pregnant after dealing with infertility? Share your story and talk to other expecting parents here.See More
Michael DiMattina M.D. joined Dominion Fertility's group Aug 25, 2009
Profile Icon
Michael DiMattina M.D. replied to choice4's discussion 'Blast Transfer'
Immediately following an embryo transfer, the implantation process begins and is completed over the next 24-48 hours. A postive pregnancy test can occur as early as 7 days post transfer. At DF, we typically wait 10 to 14 days after ET before…
Aug 25, 2009

Michael DiMattina M.D.'s Blog

Michael DiMattina M.D.

4 New Natural Cycle IVF (NCIVF) Pregnancies - Is this you?

Hello Everyone!



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

Posted on May 11, 2010 at 10:37am — 1 Comment

Michael DiMattina M.D.

Clomid/Gonadotropins with IUI Failed but Natural Cycle IVF Worked

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

Posted on December 16, 2009 at 9:26am

Comment Wall (3 comments)

You need to be a member of Fertile Grounds | IVF Forum | Tips for getting Pregnant to add comments!

Join Fertile Grounds | IVF Forum | Tips for getting Pregnant

At 7:59am on July 9, 2009, Michael DiMattina M.D.Michael DiMattina M.D. said…
Natalie is the best, I know! Good luck.
At 11:27pm on July 8, 2009, So NervousSo 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.
At 4:53pm on June 30, 2009, Robin Webb R.N.Robin Webb R.N. said…
Glad to see you joined our group!
 
 
 

Start your own group or topic!

Everyone is welcome to share and participate!

Forum

anonymous

2 miscarriages 9 Replies

Started by anonymous. Last reply by John David Gordon MD 1 hour ago.

melissa wright

a little about me 5 Replies

Started by melissa wright. Last reply by John David Gordon MD 1 hour ago.

Kristen

Progesterone side effects during 2ww 2 Replies

Started by Kristen. Last reply by John David Gordon MD 1 hour ago.

Latest Activity

Profile Icon
John David Gordon MD replied to anonymous's discussion '2 miscarriages'
Always better to have had a near miss than nothing...the data from the CDC suggests pregnancy rates in patients undergoing IVF are higher in those with prior pregnancy loss in a previous cycle compared with those that came up totally empty…
1 hour ago
Profile Icon
John David Gordon MD replied to melissa wright's discussion 'a little about me'
Hi Melissa Most commonly biochemical pregnancies are genetic in origin as the embryo was normal enough to implant but not normal enough to keep growing. Any heavy bleeding that is unusual is a reason to at least check in with your doctor... Good…
1 hour ago
Profile Icon
John David Gordon MD replied to Kristen's discussion 'Progesterone side effects during 2ww'
Agree that the emotional ups and downs make the 2ww the worst part of the whole process for many of our patients. Hard to understand why progesterone would cause cramping as progesterone is actually a uterine relaxant but there are always exceptions…
1 hour ago
Profile Icon
John David Gordon MD replied to Anonymous's discussion 'Natural cycle IVF'
Absolutely! Especially for those who only want one child and do not want to deal with the possiblility of extra embryos in teh freezer! DrG
1 hour ago
Profile Icon
Jinxx updated their profile 1 hour ago
Profile Icon
Jinxx is now a member of Fertile Grounds | IVF Forum | Tips for getting Pregnant 2 hours ago
Profile Icon

Natural cycle IVF

Is this a good option for patient's with tubal ligation?See More
Discussion posted by Anonymous 6 hours ago
Profile Icon
ThumbnailThumbnail
Jackie and Jasper joined Fertile Grounds | IVF Forum | Tips for getting Pregnant yesterday
Profile Icon

Bonus baby with NC IVF after being told FSH levels precluded another IVF attempt!

Just received a wonderful email from a lovely couple who traveled all the way from Georgia to do NC IVF here at Dominion. Having had a previous IVF/ICSI baby in 2006 they had returned to their RE for another attempt at IVF. Previously the response to medications had been poor and this time the response was even worse with no retrieval even attempted. Her FSH was 18.9 and they were told that essentially no good options existed in terms of IVF. Fortunately, they had heard about NC IVF and we had…See More
A blog post by John David Gordon MD was featured yesterday
Profile Icon
Blog posts by John David Gordon MD yesterday
Profile Icon
GD2007 is now a member of Fertile Grounds | IVF Forum | Tips for getting Pregnant Thursday
Profile Icon
Hanh Tang is now a member of Fertile Grounds | IVF Forum | Tips for getting Pregnant Monday
Profile Icon
Anonymous is now a member of Fertile Grounds | IVF Forum | Tips for getting Pregnant Jan 27
Profile Icon
Anonymous replied to Kristen's discussion 'Progesterone side effects during 2ww'
Totally agree with you about the progesterone, I've taken the supps and had such bad PMS like symptoms that I knew it didn't work long before the blood test.  
Jan 27
Profile Icon

Progesterone side effects during 2ww

I'm currently 11dp7dt after a frozen blastocyst transfer, and I've been pretty shocked by the side effects of the progesterone & estrace.  The cramping, bloating, breast soreness, and emotional nosedive are overwhelming.  What concerns me most is the cramping.   A number of times it was bad enough to wake me from a sound sleep.  I was told that was ok and normal as long as there is no bleeding.  I am doing the progesterone suppositories.  I can't help but wonder how or why an embryo would…See More
Discussion posted by Kristen Jan 27
Profile Icon
melissa wright replied to melissa wright's discussion 'a little about me'
Thank you for ur input dr gordon. It really means a lot 2 me 2 get advise from other doctors such as yourself. I have however had what I was told a chemical pregnacy. And I am pretty sure I had another 1 this mth. I had a x-ray done with the dye…
Jan 27

© 2012   Created by Dominion Fertility.

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service