Your doctor suggested you get acupuncture for fertility as part of your IVF cycle. Why? Here are three ways they use acupuncture to support you during your fertility treatment: Increase blood flow to the ovaries and uterus. When acupuncture needles are placed in the skin, they affect the nervous system and prompt the blood vessels […]
Read MoreSgarlata to oversee new Integrative Medicine practice at the Portland-based fertility center – PORTLAND, OR (April 14, 2016) – Oregon Reproductive Medicine (ORM) has announced the addition of Carmelo Sgarlata, MD, to the ORM medical team. Dr. Sgarlata is a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist with extensive experience in the fields of in vitro fertilization and integrative medicine. […]
Read MoreWhen a couple is having trouble becoming pregnant on their own, a fertility and ovulation calendar provides an easy way to measure and keep track of a woman’s ovulation cycle to help increase your chance of getting pregnant. What is a Fertility and Ovulation Calendar? A fertility and ovulation calendar lays out the timetable for […]
Read MoreWhat is IVF? In vitro fertilization (IVF) is an advanced type of infertility treatment. This assisted reproductive technology (ART) involves fertilizing an egg outside of the woman’s body. Clinics from across the country are required to report their IVF success rates to the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology. IVF Success Rates IVF success rates are […]
Read MoreIVF is an infertility treatment that involves removing eggs from ovaries and fertilizing them in a laboratory in the hopes of implanting them in a uterus to achieve a successful pregnancy. Couples with both female- and male-factor infertility may benefit from in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments. When is In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Used for Pregnancy? […]
Read MoreIn vitro fertilization – also called IVF – is an advanced infertility treatment that fertilizes an egg outside a woman’s body in a laboratory. Couples with both female- and male-factor infertility may benefit from this assisted reproductive technology. When is IVF Used? Candidates for IVF include women with tubal disease, unexplained infertility, and male factor […]
Read MoreOregon Reproductive Medicine is unmatched by any other clinic in the nation when it comes to in vitro fertilization (IVF) live-birth success – 80% in women under the age of 35 – and is located in Portland, Oregon. IVF is an advanced infertility treatment that involves removing eggs from a woman’s ovaries and fertilizing them […]
Read MorePREGNANCY WITH DONOR EGGS – IS IT RIGHT FOR ME? Learn more about pregnancy with donor eggs and whether or not it suits your family. Our doctors are experts in donor egg pregnancies and are happy to answer your questions. Pregnancy Using Donor Eggs Among the various available options for treating infertility is the use […]
Read MoreIn vitro fertilization is an advanced infertility treatment that involves removing eggs from a woman’s ovaries and fertilizing them outside her body in a laboratory. Couples with both female- and male-factor infertility may benefit from this assisted reproductive technology. When is In Vitro Fertilization Used? Candidates for in vitro fertilization include women with tubal disease, […]
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