Celebrating 30 Years
of Excellence in Reproductive Medicine
30 Years
ORM Fertility, formerly Oregon Reproductive Medicine (ORM), was founded in 1989 with a vision to provide a patient-centered approach to fertility care.
- 2019
Now in our 30th year of growing families, we reflect on the thousands of patients that have trusted us during this emotional and monumental time in their lives, and are honored to be a part of every one of their journeys.
- 1989
Since its inception, ORM Fertility has grown from one physician’s aspiration to provide unrivaled expertise and truly individualized care into a world-class fertility clinic with six highly specialized reproductive endocrinologists serving patients from all around the globe. Over the years, we have expanded and adapted our offerings and care, such as providing safe surrogacy, highly qualified egg donors, advanced genetic screenings and the most cutting-edge in vitro fertilization (IVF) technology available in order to best serve our patients’ unique needs.
- 30 Years and counting…
In the past three decades, we’ve seen huge advances in the field of reproductive medicine and genomics, and take pride in being a leader at the forefront of fertility medicine.
The 30th Anniversary Family Celebration
Thank You For Celebrating With Us!
On Saturday, September 7th, we hosted a 30th Anniversary Family Celebration, inviting our former ORM patients and their families to join us for a day of joy, warmth, and connection. We filled Director Park in downtown Portland, Oregon with balloon animals, bubbles, and music while little ORM kiddos dance around with their faces painted and families had their pictures taken with the ORM physician that helped them along their journey.
Thank you to everyone that attended our celebration or celebrated with us in spirit.
Our Families
Whitney & Brittany
Whitney and Brittany always knew that they wanted to become parents, but they were concerned about the long-standing history of breast cancer in Whitney’s family.
Erez
Erez and his partner have been together eight years. They celebrated a formal marriage ceremony in May 2013 and soon after, started to pursue their lifelong dream of becoming parents.
Kelly & Kery
Kelly and Kery got married in March of 2012. They had been high school sweethearts, and knew they wanted to start a family immediately after getting married.
#ORMbaby On Instagram
At 9 weeks 5 days pregnant we have officially graduated from our fertility clinic! Baby girl is measuring right on track with a strong heartbeat. Two weeks left of meds and we’re back on “normal” pregnancy track, and almost out of the first trimester! So happy to see this sweet lady. We love her so much already.
4•5•21: 35 weeks!!! Sophie girl will be here in less than 7 days 🤯 This pregnancy has not been my favorite thing and I am ready to have her earth side with me. My back is hurting and my trusty belly/back brace is starting to give out on me, so I think we are all ready to be done 😂 I work until Thursday this week and as of 1pm on Thursday I’m on maternity leave until the fall! I’m definitely excited about 16 weeks with Sophie girl!! We just can’t wait to meet her. 🥰
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2•15•2021: Hello THIRD TRIMESTER holt crap. Never did I ever think we would get here. We will be meeting Sophie sometime in the next 8-11 weeks, so the countdown is really on. Today we were supposed to have our growth/placenta check scan and my 28 week appointment, but the power is still out at my clinic due to the ice storm we’ve been hit with this weekend, so my OB visit was rescheduled to Friday and my ultrasound will be next Wednesday. We’ll get a better idea at those appointments what our birth plan could be. I’m not getting my heart set on anything because if I’ve learned anything over the last 3 years, it’s that nothing goes as planned! We also have our meet and greet with the pediatrician on Thursday - I’ll be posting in my story what questions are good to ask so check that out if you have any must-ask pediatrician questions! To top off the week, my virtual baby shower is Saturday. Big week ahead! Feeling good and glad we are in the home stretch to meeting our Sophie. 💗
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This week while I was enjoying a tropical paradise, I also hit a big milestone in my pregnancy - HALF BAKED! This little squirt is doing great and getting all healthy marks from the doctors. I continue to be deeply grateful to have made it this far and am enjoying each small win as is comes. Keep growing little one.🤰🏻
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✨V I A B I L I T Y✨
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After years of struggling to get and stay pregnant, this week is a big week. At 24 weeks, you reach a point when there’s a marked increase the baby will survive if you had to give birth early, it’s called the viability benchmark. Note: I am not currently at risk of giving birth, have no extenuating complications, and do not expect an imminent labor. In fact, I’d like to keep this bun in the oven a little bit longer!
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That said, I’ve kept my eye on the 24 week marker since the day I found out I was pregnant. It felt a million years away. I watched so many before me reach this milestone and could never imagine what that might be like. Even as the weeks pressed on and the belief that this is real has *mostly* taken hold (b/c pregnancy does not erase infertility), 24 weeks has still been on my mind.
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Here we are, baby. This week we celebrate that we made it one more milestone, one more step, one week closer to you. Stay cozy, stay comfy, there is plenty of time to see the world.
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#BabyonBoard #singlemombydesign #singlemombychoice #nontraditionalfamily #IVFstories #ivfsuccess #lgbtqfertility #loveisfamily #ORMBaby
We are getting discharged to go home today!!! Aria Marguerite was born at 5:21 PM on October 21, 2021. She was 8 lbs 13 oz and 21 inches. I was induced Wednesday. Thursday was the best day of our lives which is funny to say because that labor was way worse than I had imagined or dreaded. That's for another day. What I can say is that my doula is amazing. Helps that we've been friends for so long BUT every doctor and nurse that came into the room said that they loved our vibe. We had music and twinkly lights that looked like we were under water. The nurse that helped me labor and the student nurse with her worked with Kaelie constantly guiding us on how to get Aria here faster and safer. It was really cool seeing how the nurses, doctors, and our doula worked together to make this experience as close to what I wanted as possible. My nurse actually got off shift before Aria arrived and ended up staying to see Aria get here. Dr. Routman came in and the entire team cheered for us to go on when the pain was beyond unbearable (yes I did have an epidural. 2 plus 3 boosters in fact but my body didn't accept that help and they kept wearing off). I knew I was emotional but even Jon complimented how encouraging Dr. Routman was.. And how she knew what to say to have me push through the worst. At 5:21 as everyone screamed and cheered as Aria greeted us. She was wide awake and very alert. Her cheeks are huuuuge and she loves being super warm. She is instantly calmed when daddy holds her hand and she honestly is pretty chill until she's overly hungry. She's chonky so she gets hangry!
We had the best experience at our hospital. They even brought us a sweet onesie, a birthday cake for Aria and little hats for everyone. Such a cute idea! We had wonderful nurses the entire time, but we're so happy to be going home!
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🤰🏻This is not Plan B
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Over the last three years, I have watched in awe as the online fertility community has expanded with support, diversity, perspective, debate, and love. I adore hearing your stories and getting to know each person I’ve connected with. In all this connection, truth be told, there is a piece of my fertility story I really don’t see represented. This week for NIAW I want to offer up a perspective often missing from family building conversations - those for whom parenthood was always the dream, partnership was not. In other words, this is not Plan B.
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The asexual community is one of quiet existence. “Ace” for short, we often fly under the radar, considered the silent orientation that makes up an estimated 1% of the population. Add wanting to have a child + infertility to that, and you’ve pretty much narrowed down the population to, well, maybe a handful of people, maybe. The Ace of Pineapples as I’ve come to call it.
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In an effort to make more stories seen, known, and heard, I offer mine up to any ace folks trying to figure out how to have a baby through fertility treatments. Here’s what I know: You probably won’t see yourself in the research, you still belong here. Not every doctor or clinic with get it, but some will and they’ll create safe space for you. Even with less visibility, you can find your people, and you still belong here.
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🧡 #wecanall learn from each other and elevate these stories to help those struggling to grow their family feel less alone
🧡 #wecanall advocate for more representation and research beyond heteronormative family building
🧡 #wecanall help redefine what family looks like and broaden our understanding of those outside the cultural norm.
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Our stories make up the kaleidoscope of representation and belonging. Thanks for following along with mine.
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#NIAW2022 #NIAW #Thisismystory #thisisnotplanB #singleparentbydesign #singlemombychoice #nontraditionalfamily #IVFstories #ivfsuccess #lgbtqfertility #loveisfamily #ORMBaby
Someone asked me recently about their 2nd birthday party plans. What?! How!? 🤯 They are officially closer to two than one... and I guess it sort of makes sense by how much their hair and vocabulary has grown since this photo.
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