By Leslie Evans, MS, CGC; ORM Genomics PGD Program Manager April 22-28, 2018 is National Infertility Awareness Week, a campaign founded by RESOLVE in 1989 to raise awareness about the disease of infertility and encourage the public to understand their reproductive health. This year’s theme is #FlipTheScript, which aims at changing the conversation about infertility. […]
Read MoreBy Dr. Carmelo Sgarlata, a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist with extensive experience in the field of in vitro fertilization and integrative medicine and head of ORM’s Integrative Medicine practice. Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with a number of fertility problems, including PCOS, endometriosis, uterine fibroids, abnormal sperm function and reduced IVF success. Adverse pregnancy outcomes […]
Read MoreEarlier this month, Dr. Elizabeth Barbieri and ORM Genomics Director, Emily Mounts, held a free, educational webinar on how preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) can be used to prevent the transmission of hereditary cancer syndromes. PGD is the testing of embryos for a specific genetic or chromosomal condition. We offered two opportunities to participate in the […]
Read MoreThis last fall, Dr. Sgarlata, the head of ORM’s Integrative Medicine practice wrote a review of CoQ10 for the ASRM Complementary and Integrative Medicine special interest group (CIM-SIG) newsletter. CoQ10 is a naturally occurring compound found in every cell within the human body. CoQ10’s is also known as ubiquinone. CoQ10 supplementation appears to have the potential […]
Read MoreFERTILITY ROAD ARTICLE Stopping the Cycle: Preventing Familial Cancer With Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis Emily Mounts, MS, CGC, genetic counselor and Director of Genomic Services at Oregon Reproductive Medicine, leads the largest clinical genomics program of any US IVF clinic and helps explain how IVF with preimplantation genetic diagnosis can help reduce the chance of passing on […]
Read MoreFERTILITY ROAD ARTICLE Fertility Journeys: Profile of Dr. Barbieri The team at Oregon Reproductive Medicine has selected and are getting ready to announce their Fertility Journey recipient couple, who after a long journey with several unsuccessful IVF cycles are now preparing to start their donor egg IVF cycle with genomic screening at ORM. While this […]
Read MoreJoin us for a free educational webinar designed to help patients and providers understand how preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) can be used as a powerful tool to end the cycle of hereditary cancers. Two dates and times available: Wednesday, November 8th at 4:00 p.m. and Wednesday, November 15th at 12:00 noon What is preimplantation genetic diagnosis […]
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