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Fertility Treatment and Ovarian Tumor Risk

By drmccoy | Published: November 3, 2011
Recent headlines have reported that IVF treatment is linked to ovarian tumors based on a recently published study. The findings are not different than was was reported over 10 years ago, and media coverage often misleads the public into making assumptions that may not be true. Many studies in the past have reported positive or [...]
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How to Evaluate an IVF Program with 5 Important Questions

By Kevin L. Winslow, M.D., P.A. | Published: September 23, 2011
Five of the Most Important Questions to Ask 1)  Ask to see the program’s official CDC pregnancy statistics. The Wyden Bill requires that all IVF programs report their results to the CDC yearly.  While this is a law, it is not enforced by any significant penalty.  Treatment centers that do not report their data know [...]
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Biological Clock

By Kevin L. Winslow, M.D., P.A. | Published: September 6, 2011
A female has the maximum number of eggs she will ever have as a fetus in utero at 20 weeks gestation, approximately 20 million.  During the last 20 weeks of in utero development, over 90% of the eggs will be lost, forming scars in the ovary.  At the time of birth, there are about a [...]
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Video- How Much Does Infertility Treatment Cost?

By drmccoy | Published: September 3, 2011
In this video, Dr. Michael L. Freeman from the Florida Institute for Reproductive Medicine addresses the cost of infertility treatment. FIRM Costs for IVF can be found here. Before proceeding with infertility treatment, in particular with IVF, ask for all the costs to be given up front. We will provide you with a written statement [...]
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Video- The Infertility Evaluation

By drmccoy | Published: September 1, 2011
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Video- When is it time for infertility treatment?

By drmccoy | Published: August 31, 2011
In this video Dr. Michael L. Freeman from the Florida Institute for Reproductive Medicine discusses when it is appropriate to investigate and treat infertility.
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Video- Male Infertility

By drmccoy | Published: August 29, 2011
In this video, Dr. Travis W. McCoy from the Florida Institute for Reproductive Medicine discusses the male infertility evaluation and treatment process.
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Endometriosis Awareness Video

By drmccoy | Published: March 31, 2011
In connection with Endometriosis Awareness Week (7-13 March), the World Endometriosis Society (WES) launched a video to help women across the globe recognise symptoms of this painful and debilitating disease before their long-term health and quality of life are affected. Endometriosis from Endometriosis.org on Vimeo. One in 10 women of reproductive age worldwide are thought [...]
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Pregnant Women: Eating Well Means Eating Wisely

By drmccoy | Published: March 20, 2011
Taken from an article printed in Ob/Gyn News by Dr. E. ALBERT REECE, M.D., PH.D., M.B.A. DR. REECE, who specializes in maternal-fetal medicine, is vice president for medical affairs at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, as well as the John Z. and Akiko K. Bowers Distinguished Professor and dean of its school of medicine. He [...]
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Is Robotic Surgery right for me?

By drmccoy | Published: March 7, 2011
The introduction of the da Vinci robot-assisted surgery for use in gynecologic surgery in the past few years has been of great benefit to many patients. It allows the use of a minimally invasive laparoscopic route to cases that would otherwise require an abdominal approach. In the field or reproductive surgery, this benefit most frequently [...]
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