Fertility Specialists of Texas help women take control of their fertility
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Sponsored by FertilitybrSpecialists of Texas
Written by Dr. Rebecca Chilvers
Everyone knows that fertility decreases with age, but what can you dobrif you want a baby but are not quite ready? There are several common scenarios that resultbrin delayed childbearing for women such as waiting for the right mate, aiming tobrfinish graduate studies or an advanced degree, or just wanting to wait a fewbrmore years as a single professional. Lessbrcommonly, other women may feel pressure to conceive earlier than their socialbrsituation would prefer because they have to undergo medical treatments such asbrchemotherapy or because they have family history of premature menopause, morebrrightly called premature ovarian failure, where they are predisposed to run outbrof eggs in their 20s or 30s. How can thesebrwomen described above take control of their fertility?
The best option for such women is to have an evaluation of theirbrovaries with a reproductive specialist and to then do egg harvesting afterbrstimulation of the ovaries with medication, followed by egg freezing. This process is similar to in vitrobrfertilization (IVF) except that the process is arrested after retrieving thebreggs until a later date when the woman is ready to proceed with fertilizationbrusing sperm followed by an embryo transfer, where the embryo is placed into thebruterus to achieve pregnancy. In labsbrsuch as that of Fertility Specialists of Texas where this cutting edgebrfertility preservation technique has been mastered, egg freezing offers womenbran attractive option with real potential.
The beauty of egg freezing is that a woman can have this procedure donebrbefore having a sperm source and can have some peace of mind that her frozenbreggs will have the reproductive potential of her age at the time of thebrretrieval rather that the later date of when she decides to conceive. Women who have their younger eggs on reservebrshould therefore have better chances of conceiving a normal pregnancy than theybrwould statistically using their own eggs at a later age.
At Fertility Specialists of Texas, we have a proven track record ofbrsuccess in IVF and in the area of egg freezing. brWe are pleased to offer this advanced technology to our patients.
Recognized for pregnancy ratesbramong the highest in the nation, the team at Fertility Specialists of Texas sharesbra passion for helping create families. brDr. Jerald Goldstein established the practice in 2005 with the goal ofbrproviding world-class treatments and highly individualized patient care. Dr. Dorette Noorhasan and Dr. RebeccabrChilvers, both fellowship trained in Reproductive Endocrinology andbrInfertility, joined the team of specialists in 2012. The practice areas of expertise include inbrvitro fertilization, recurrent pregnancy loss, polycystic ovarian syndrome, donorbregg, fertility preservation and male factor infertility issues.
The physicians at FertilitybrSpecialists of Texas specialize in providing patient care utilizing state ofbrthe art technologies. The Grapevinebroffice offers patients access to Fertilty Specialists of Texas world-classbrembryology lab and high pregnancy rates while providing care closer tobrhome. Drs. Goldstein and Chilversbrstarted seeing Southlake area patients at their new location in Grapevine inbrJanuary 2013.