Your Appointment Today

to Start Your Family Tomorrow

New York City Fertility Doctors, Clinics and Success Rates

New York City offers a tremendous variety of fertility treatments and fertility clinics. You should have no problem finding a New York fertility doctor who can provide whatever fertility treatment you are seeking. There are 18 fertility clinics in New York City and its boroughs, plus another 14 across the state of New York. As you chose among them and look at information about treatments and success rates, remember that each fertility clinic has different strengths. You should try to choose the New York fertility clinic that you feel most comfortable with and that is strong in treating your infertility diagnosis. Though New York does have some provisions in place, there are many fertility treatments that are not covered under mandated insurance coverage. IVF, gamete intrafallopian tube transfers (GIFT), and zygote intrafallopian tube transfers (ZIFT) are among the procedures that are not covered. However, New York does have a fairly unique program for eligible residents that provides grants for IVF. Many fertility clinics have a variety of other payment options as well, so you should never automatically assume that you cannot afford IVF if you live in New York and your private insurance does not cover the treatment you need. Fertility treatment information and statistics from individual New York City-area fertility clinics are available in the most recent Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Report, which is compiled by the CDC.

New York City Fertility Articles

Infertility Professionals and Patients Honored

September 29, 2010 Infertility industry professionals and infertility patients came out Tuesday night to celebrate their peers at the 13th Annual Night of Hope in New York City. Presented by RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association and hosted by Alisyn Camerota, co-host of FOX & Friends, the Night of Hope celebrated leaders in advocacy, nursing, innovation and service to the infertility community.

Reproductive Legal Update

by Melissa Brisman, Esq. and Lauren Murray, Esq., December 4, 2010 This month’s legal update focuses primarily on a recent decision by the Minnesota Court of Appeals involving a dispute between a traditional surrogate and same-sex male intended parents. New rules regarding hospital visitation created by the federal Department of Health and Human Services in response to an executive memorandum by President Obama will also be examined. The update concludes with an item about same-sex male couples interested in surrogacy in the United Kingdom.

Lower IVF Pregnancy Rates in African American Women Due to Genetic Predisposition Toward Autoimmune Disease

Even though success rates for in vitro fertilization (IVF) have greatly improved over the years, the disparities have actually increased among different races and ethnicities. Now researchers at a New York City fertility clinic have found that IVF success rates are related to specific genotypes (the genetic makeup of individuals), and they suggest that a genetic predisposition toward autoimmune disease may be the cause for lower IVF success rates among women of African descent. The specific genotype — FMR1 gene sub-genotype het-norm/low — is found in higher rates among African American women. “The association of FMR1 genotypes and risk for autoimmunity presents evidence that autoimmunity may be associated with lower pregnancy rates in IVF in general,” says Norbert Gleicher, M.D., one of the study’s authors and Medical Director of the Center for Human Reproduction, a New York, NY, fertility clinic. “Autoimmunity may, thus, also be at least partially responsible for the racial/ethnic disparities in infertility prevalence and treatment outcomes.”

Eating Disorders Are a Risk to Fertility

Much attention is focused on the growing rates of obesity and how it affects a woman’s fertility. However, recent research and health care professionals are shedding light on the impact of eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia, which affect as many as 10 million women in the United States alone, according to the National Eating Disorders Association. CGD, a blogger for FertilityAuthority, is a psychologist in private practice in New York City specializing in the treatment of eating and addictive disorders. "In my experience, medical professionals fail to raise issues related to fertility with eating disorder patients, even when symptoms such as amenorrhea are present,” she says. “Clearly, current medical stability is of primary concern; however infertility is typically glossed over when discussing long term health concerns, leading patients to believe that they have little to worry about in terms of their long term fertility."

Older Mothers, the Economy and the Fertility Class Divide

If You're Going to Freeze Your Eggs, Don't Wait Too Late

Why Women Wait to Have Babies

Gay Parenting Information Sources Growing

Unexplained Infertility Diagnosis? Delve Deeper

New York City Infertility Support

As you begin your infertility treatments, you may find they bring with them emotional along with physical struggles. You may find yourself experiencing a wide range of emotions, something switching back and forth between them. Some days you may feel anger or depression, while you may be weighed down with guilt or hopelessness on others.

New York Infertility Insurance Coverage

Infertility treatments can be costly, especially since more than one cycle of treatment is usually needed. Couples turn to their insurance companies as a way to cover some of the costs. Only 15 states currently have laws in place that require insurance plans to offer coverage or provide coverage for infertility services. New York is one of the states that has provisions in place.

Surrogacy in New York City

With surrogacy, a woman, called a surrogate, carries a child for an individual or a couple.

New York Fertility Clinic Donor Egg Success Rates

The following data, from the most recent Assisted Reproductive Technology Report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), detail the number of donor egg IVF cycles and the number of live births at New York City area fertility clinics.

New York City Attorneys Offer Legal Assistance in Building Families

As the field of assisted reproduction has advanced, it has brought with it a range of new legal questions. Procedures that use third parties, such as egg donors, sperm donors, and surrogates, are especially complex.

New York Fertility Clinic Success Rates

There are many fertility clinic options in New York city and surrounding boroughs. Choosing one may seem rather difficult. One way to begin comparing the fertility clinics is to look at their success rates. Fertility clinic success rates for New York City fertility clinics, as well as for clinics across the United States, can be found in the Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Report. The ART Report, which is compiled by the CDC, lists success rates for every fertility clinic in the United States for IVF procedures using fresh and frozen non-donor eggs, and fresh and frozen donor eggs. The success rates for non-donor egg IVF cycles are broken out by age group.

New York (NY) Fertility Clinic: How to Choose One

If you are looking for a New York fertility clinic, you have plenty of options. There are a total of 18 fertility clinics in New York City and surrounding boroughs, and an additional 14 fertility clinics located throughout the state of New York. Some of the clinics are independently-run, while others operate in conjunction with area hospitals or universities. New York City Fertility Clinic Options

New York (NY) Fertility Doctor: When to See One

New York fertility doctor: Do you know when you need to see one? Women who have difficulty conceiving may wonder when they should make an appointment with a reproductive endocrinologist, commonly referred to as a fertility doctor. Current guidelines recommend that women under the age of 35 should make an appointment with a fertility doctor after trying without success to conceive for one year. Women over the age of 35 should only wait six months.

ASRM: Egg Freezing No Longer Experimental

The American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) has announced that egg freezing is now a first line fertility treatment, as its former experimental treatment title has been lifted. Recent findings show that frozen eggs are yielding successful pregnancies and healthy babies comparable to in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles using fresh eggs.

Endometriosis Update

EggFreezingCosts.com: FertilityAuthority Launches New Egg Freezing Website and Referral Service for Women

Is Genetic Screening Right For You?

November 15, 2012 Couples who have a history of recurrent miscarriage or unsuccessful in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles may consider genetic testing for getting some answers. Approximately 20% of pregnancies end in miscarriage and more than 50% of those are due to genetic abnormalities with the embryo. Known genetic disorders in either parent or recurrent miscarriage, usually more than 3 consecutive miscarriages, are cause for further examination.

FertilityAuthority.com Honored with 2012 eHealthcare Leadership Award

Quit Smoking to Maximize Your Fertility in the New Year

December 10, 2012 Is your New Year’s Resolution to quit smoking? If so, we’ve got some information to help you stick to your resolution. According to the recent guidelines released by the Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, approximately 30% of women and 35% of men of reproductive age in the US smoke cigarettes. Despite all we know regarding the harmful effects of tobacco on health, many fail to recognize that there are also reproductive risks associated with smoking, both with sperm quality in men- density, motility, and possibly morphology- and also ovarian reserve in women.

Over 35: Is Clomid Right for You?

December 21, 2012 For a woman over 35 diagnosed with infertility, it is troublesome to think that you are not only racing against your biological clock, but your efforts to conceive a child are now further muddled by your diagnosis. It is only natural to hope for success with minimal intervention.

Fertility Doctor of the Month: Zev Rosenwaks, MD

Zev Rosenwaks, MD, Director, The Ronald O. Perelman and Claudia Cohen Center for Reproductive Medicine at the Weill Cornell Medical College and the New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY January 2013 Dr. Rosenwaks is a well-known fertility doctor at a well-known New York City fertility center. His reputation precedes him as a clinician, a researcher, an educator, a lecturer and an author. For his outstanding contributions to the field of infertility, we are pleased to honor Zev Rosenwaks, MD, as FertilityAuthority's Doctor of the Month.

PGD and Frozen Embryo Transfer: The New Standard for IVF?

Egg Freezing in New York, NY

Fertility Treatment Costs in New York, NY

Causes and Treatments of Auto-Immune Related Pregnancy Loss

New York Fertility Doctor, Fertility Clinic: How to Find One

Using an Egg Donor in New York City

Many women or couples turn to egg donation as a way to achieve their family-building dreams. The latest ART Report, details the number of egg donation cycles performed at fertility clinics in and around New York City, including the number of fresh and frozen donor egg cycles.

Low Androgen Levels Associated with Diminished Functional Ovarian Reserve

Guidelines on Mental Illness and Egg Donation in the US

March is Endometriosis Awareness Month

Is In Vitro Maturation (IVM) a Better Alternative to IVF?

In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) in New York City

Could Your Unexplained Infertility Actually Be Endometriosis?

Sperm Aspiration Techniques for Treating Male Factor Infertility

What You Need to Know about Fertility Clinic Success Rates

How Birth Control May Impact the Outcome of Your IVF Cycle

Why Laparoscopy and Hysteroscopy May Help You Conceive

Infertility and Mother's Day Coping Strategies

Sunday, May 13, 2012 is — Mother’s Day. Unlike Valentine’s Day, which focuses on the couple, this commercialized day can be one of the hardest days for a woman coping with infertility. “Mother’s Day can be a double whammy,” says Andrea Mechanick Braverman, Ph.D., a Pennsylvania health psychologist who specializes in infertility counseling. “Another anniversary of a year gone by without a baby — and a holiday that specifically excludes you.”

Older Women with Low AMH Still Have Chance for Pregnancy

New York City Fertility News

Sperm Donor Anonymity Sparks Controversy Among Offspring

Melissa Singer always knew she didn't want to get married. It wasn't that she didn't like men, or relationships; she just never felt the desire for constant partnership. What she did want, however, was a child. "Motherhood was the thing I wanted to do most in the world," said Singer, who lives in New York City. "I wanted to have a child. I wanted to be able to pass along the traditions that my family had. I wanted to be able to give my parents a grandchild."

Fragrance May Hurt Men's Fertility

Two dozen groups headed by the student led advocacy organization, Teens Turning Green, have demanded that Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) stop spraying its signature fragrance, Fierce, inside and outside of its stores. The scent of Fierce permeates the store's vast interior including the dressing rooms, and is sprayed constantly by young male and female employees of the popular retail chain.

Baby Born From Embryo Frozen For 20 Years

A healthy baby boy was born from an embryo frozen for almost 20 years in what was hailed Sunday as scientific breakthrough that could allow women to start families much later in life. The infant's mother, who is 42, underwent infertility treatment for 10 years before she was given the embryo last year. She gave birth to a baby boy in May this year. News of the birth, reported in the medical journal Fertility and Sterility, comes as British lawmakers extend the period that embryos can be stored for up to 55 years.

Rise of In Vitro Offspring Ignites Question of Rightful Heirs

When Heidi Sanders, 31, was facing cervical cancer in July 2008 she was concerned she wouldn’t be able to have children in the future, so she had 15 of her eggs and 14 embryos frozen. “It was a huge source of comfort for me while I was going through treatment that a part of me might survive if I could not,” said Sanders, a gallery director in Manhattan. Sanders told her boyfriend -- now husband -- and parents that she wanted them to try and use her genetic material to conceive a child if she died.

Census Finds Single Mothers and Live-In Partners

More than a quarter of the unmarried women who gave birth in a recent year were living with a partner, according to a Census Bureau report that for the first time measured the percentage of unmarried mothers who were not living alone. “Everybody tends to think of single mothers as being alone with their child, and we wanted to look at whether that was true,” said Jane Dye, the demographer who wrote the report, “Fertility of American Women: 2008.” “We found that 28 percent of these women were living with an unmarried partner, whether opposite sex or same sex.”

Bush Recollection Puts Spotlight on Miscarriage

The image of a mother handing her teenage son a jar containing the remains of her just-miscarried fetus may be a disturbing one. But the scene, described by former President George W. Bush in his interview with Matt Lauer of NBC News on Monday night, has started a national conversation — both about his mother, Barbara Bush, and about the complex psychological fallout from miscarriage.

Waking Up From the Pill

On a cold night in mid-October, a couple hundred bejeweled women in gowns file into the Pierre with their dates for a very special 50th-birthday party. Before retiring to a three-hour lobster-and-steak dinner in the hotel’s main ballroom, they collect oversize spoons of foie gras as Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive” blasts from overhead speakers in a robin’s-egg-blue reception room, with a bar festooned with the kind of miniature silver stars that teachers give exemplary students.

Lisa Ling: I Felt Like a Failure after Miscarriage

Journalist Lisa Ling says she felt like a "complete failure" after suffering a miscarriage six months ago. Ling, who appeared on "The View" from 1999 to 2002, came back to the show Tuesday to talk about her experience. Her taped appearance will air Friday. Ling says that after she'd been pregnant for nine weeks, she was told her baby had no heartbeat. She says she "felt more like a failure than I'd felt in a very long time."

Meet the Twiblings

Midway on our life’s journey, I found myself in dark woods, the right road lost. I’ve actually never read “The Inferno,” but I found that line in my mind every morning when I woke to do my hormone injection and especially on the darkest mornings — the ones when I went into the clinic to have my unpregnant blood drawn to confirm another I.V.F. cycle’s failure. Of course, I had considered my life ruined many times before — other medical and romantic crises — but I was always wrong. This issue, though — childlessness — really did seem different.

Predicting IVF Success: There's an App for That

In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a money-, time-, and dignity- gobbling exercise with lower than a third chance of success. Nobody would bother with it, except that it can result in a whole new human being, and how could you put a price on that? (Well, apart from the $12,400 per cycle that the American Society for Reproductive Medicine estimates it costs.) Before even thinking about IVF, however, potential parents might try a simple new program or iPhone app developed by some British researchers which may predict with new levels of accuracy their chances of success.

Yoga's Stress Relief: An Aid for Infertility?

KIMBERLY SORANNO, a 39-year-old Brooklynite undergoing an in vitro fertilization cycle as part of her quest to become pregnant, had gone to her share of yoga classes, but never one like that held on a recent Tuesday night in a reception area of the New York University Fertility Center. There were no deep twists or headstands; just easy “restorative” poses as the teacher, Tracy Toon Spencer, guided the participants — most of them women struggling to conceive — to let go of their worries. Enlarge This Image

Fertility Clinic Freezes Eggs of Cancer Patients for Free

A Manhattan fertility clinic is offering to freeze the eggs of women with cancer - for free - before they start treatments that could affect their ability to have babies. "We think it's the right thing to do," said Drew Tortoriello, medical director of the Sher Institute for Reproductive Medicine in Manhattan. Two New York women with breast cancer have already signed up for the $15,000 freebie - pitched to cancer support groups two weeks ago.

Ohio Woman in Embryo Mix-Up OK with No More Kids

NEW YORK — An Ohio woman who gave birth to another woman's baby after a getting the wrong embryo implanted by a fertility clinic said in a television interview broadcast Friday that she can accept not having any more children. Carolyn Savage told "Dateline NBC" that she has no regrets about carrying the baby boy and giving him to his biological parents, Shannon and Paul Morrell, who live in the Detroit suburb of Utica, Mich., after giving birth in September 2009. Savage didn't want to have an abortion and had no desire to raise the child.

Like Father, Like 'Swan'

The hallway leading to Dr. Avner Hershlag’s Long Island office is lined with pictures of hundreds of children he’s helped conceive. But on and around his desk, he keeps shots of one particularly pretty, bright-eyed girl — Natalie Portman. Hershlag, a prominent fertility doctor, is the actress’ father. And now he’s celebrating his Oscar-nominated daughter’s own fertility. He got the good news when Portman called and asked him and her mom, Shelley, to get on the phone at the same time.

Diet Plan with HCG Hormone Has Fans and Skeptics

Women are streaming into doctors’ offices and weight-loss clinics all over the country, paying upward of $1,000 a month for a consultation, a supply of the hCG hormone and the syringes needed to deliver it. More than 50 years after a doctor at a Roman clinic began promoting hCG as a dieting aid, it is as popular as ever, even though there is scant evidence that it makes any difference. The regimen combines daily injections with a near-starvation diet, and patients, mostly women, are often enticed by promises that they can lose about a pound a day without feeling hungry.

Alexis Stewart's Baby Born via Surrogate — Martha is a Grandmother!

Martha Stewart's only child, Alexis Stewart, has welcomed a daughter of her own. The baby girl, Jude, was born via gestational carrier on Tuesday. Alexis, 45, has been open about her struggle to conceive a child over the past few years. Read more.

Surgery Helps Men Regain Their Fertility after Cancer

New research shows a painstaking surgical technique can help some men deemed infertile because of childhood cancer treatment to become fathers after all. Surgeons essentially perform tiny biopsies of testicular tissue to hunt any pockets of hidden sperm, which then are used in standard in vitro fertilization to attempt a partner's pregnancy. In cancer survivors, they were able to extract small amounts of sperm from more than a third of the men — 27 of 73. Doctors then attempted injecting the sperm into a partner's eggs in hopes of pregnancy.

In Vitro Fertilization, 1974

"Human Births Reported from Eggs Fertilized in Lab" was the New York Times headline on July 16, 1974. A British physician, Dr. Douglas Bevis, gave a presentation on embryo implantation, work that had been going on in animals for some time. After his talk, during a question-and-answer session, he said that three test-tube human babies had already been born, and that he had “learned about the births through exchanges with colleagues in ‘chit-chat.’ ” The remark was greeted with disbelief.

Brooklyn Mom Accused of Stealing 100K for Rent, Fertility Treatments

The former treasurer of a Brooklyn parent teacher association is accused of stealing $100,000 from its coffers to pay for rent and fertility treatments. Providence Hogan was charged with 22 counts of grand larceny, petit larceny and falsifying business records for embezzling money from the PTA fund at PS 29 in Cobble Hill. Read more.

Natalie Portman’s Father’s Debut Novel Is a Fertility Thriller

Natalie Portman's father, fertility doctor Avner Hershlag, is shopping his debut novel around: Misconception, which Hershlag self-published in January 2010, is now "making the rounds of major houses." The book is a thriller that touches on politics, genetics, reproduction, and a little science fiction. Read more.

Frozen Eggs May Work as Well as Fresh in Fertility Treatment

For women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF), frozen donor eggs may work as well as fresh ones, a study at one fertility clinic suggests. Researchers found that of 77 women treated at a clinic in Cyprus, those who received eggs that had been donated by another woman and then frozen were just as likely to have a baby as women who received fresh donor eggs. Read more.

Sloan-Kettering Trial Aims to Preserve Fertility for Little Boys Going through Chemotherapy

Cancer-stricken boys who are still in diapers may have a chance to preserve their fertility under a trial a Manhattan hospital is launching next month. The doctors at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center will remove testicular tissue from patients as young as 1 and freeze it. Read more.

Cost of Infertility Treatment Can Bankrupt Couples

Since most insurance doesn't cover fertility treatments, couples have mortgaged their homes and even sold their cars or property to raise money for the procedure. Others have been pushed to the brink of bankruptcy in their efforts to try to have a child. Couples can apply for an IVF scholarship. According to an NPR report, a nonprofit Virginia organization matches qualifying recipients with fertility clinics, and gets doctors to donate their services and drug companies to provide free medication. Read more.

Chives Recalled after Listeria Contamination Fears

Chives produced by a New York company called Goodness Gardens have been recalled, the FDA announced, over fears they might be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria, which can cause a serious infection called listeriosis. In pregnant women — who are 20 times more likely to contract the disease — listeriosis can lead to miscarriage, stillbirth, premature delivery, or a life-threatening infection for the newborn. The FDA says the chives were sold primarily by retailers in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Alabama, Illinois and Virginia.

Paternal Smoking Linked to Menopause Age in Daughters

If men smoke when their partners are pregnant, their daughters may end up reaching menopause about a year earlier than their peers, according to a study. Previous research has found that a woman's own smoking habits, as well as those of her partner, may also have an impact on her fertility and may precipitate the point at which she can no longer get pregnant. Read more.

Ann Patchett's 'State of Wonder' Has a Fertile Imagination

Ann Patchett's "State of Wonder" is a profound and complex book about a pharmaceutical company poised to exploit a tribe in the Amazon. The women of the Lakashi tribe can bear babies throughout their lives. By scraping the bark from a grove of isolated trees with their teeth they are fertile unto death. If a viable fertility drug can be synthesized and marketed, billions are to be made.

Research Shows No Decline in Sperm Count, Refutes Worries about Environment

It is one of the most fraught topics in environmental health. Are men becoming less fertile, with declining sperm counts and diminishing sperm quality? If they are, then sperm might be an early warning sign of environmental dangers. But now 15 years of data from 18-year-old Danish men taking their military physicals show no decline in sperm counts, after all. However, the research has not been published in the traditional way. Read more.

Meet Alexis Stewart’s Daughter Jude

On March 8, Alexis Stewart‘s dream of being a mom finally came true when she welcomed her daughter, Jude, via gestational surrogate. Since deciding she was ready for a baby in her late 30s, Stewart, 45, has seen several fertility doctors and at one point was spending up to $27,000 each month for IVF procedures and an additional $6,000 for medications. Read more.

New Prenatal Tests Offer Safer, Early Screenings

New, noninvasive blood tests are being developed for expectant mothers to find out if their babies have genetic conditions such as Down syndrome, without the risks of tests available now. Scientists say new tests of fetal DNA sampled from a mother's blood can be used to screen for Down syndrome, which occurs in one in 691 live births and causes cognitive disabilities. The new blood tests could be performed as early as nine weeks into a pregnancy — earlier than the invasive amniocentesis procedure — and may be available as soon as the end of this year.

Surprising Causes of Male Infertility

A number of lifestyle choices, environmental factors and chance events can sabotage the sperm: an adolescent groin injury, cigarette smoking, heavy drinking, intense cycling and even using a laptop directly on the lap. About 70 percent of male infertility is treatable, according to experts, and in about 25 percent of cases, it could have been avoided with greater awareness of the lifestyle choices that can harm sperm. Read more.

Improving Male Fertilty: New Treatments Are Bringing Help

Most Americans still think of infertility as a women's health issue, but the numbers show that male factor infertility is almost as common. In reality, 40% of infertility cases are due to a female factor, 30 to 40 percent are due to a male factor, and the rest is a combination of the two. Doctors estimate 2.5 million American men could have male factor infertility. About one out of five American couples suffer from infertility. The good news is advances in treating infertility have improved radically in the past decade, and they continue to evolve.

Blood Type Linked to Earlier Decline in Fertility

A woman's blood type may yield clues to her fertility, a new study suggests. The results show that, of a group of women in their 30s who sought medical fertility help, those with blood type O were more likely than women with other blood types to have diminished ovarian reserve, meaning their ovaries had few eggs or had eggs unlikely to meet with success during in vitro fertilization procedures. Type O blood is the most common type in the United States. Read more.

Healthy Manhattan: When Men Are Infertile

Male infertility is not as easy to recognize as female infertility. For a male to get his partner pregnant, he must produce healthy sperm that can reach, penetrate and fertilize the egg, but several other factors are involved. The sperm must be healthy, which requires functioning testicles, and there must be enough hormones to maintain sperm production. The sperm has to be carried into the semen and there needs to be enough sperm in the semen to increase the odds of fertilization. The sperm must be shaped correctly and be able to move for penetration of the egg. If one of these factors is off, fertilization won't take place.

My Fertility Crisis

We hear a lot of stories about successful fertility treatments. But there are a lot of untold stories without such happy endings. Holly Finn, author of "The Baby Chase," talks about the emotional and financial toll of in vitro treatments, and the often heartbreaking outcome. Read more.

For the Best IVF Success, Don't Worry, Be Happy

Enrolling in a stress-management class might help women undergoing in vitro fertilization get pregnant, according to a May study. The finding is in line with other recent work suggesting that stress relief might up the success rate for women who have trouble conceiving. Read more.

Growing Number of Women Are Having Weight Loss Surgery to Help Fertility Issues

A growing number of women struggling to have a baby are going under the knife and getting weight-loss surgery to boost their fertility. The research on bariatric surgery and fertility is meager, but a study out this month found that six obese women diagnosed as infertile got pregnant after the operation. "Surgery is a last resort. It should be offered to patients that can't reduce their weight significantly other ways," said Avner Herschlag, medical director of the Center for Human Reproduction at North Shore-LIJ Health System in Manhasset, L.I.

Kelly Brook Opens Up about Miscarriage

Kelly Brook has opened up about the "sadness and devastation" she felt after losing her baby girl in May. The model and actress was five months' pregnant with rugby player Thom Evans when she miscarried. Read more.

The Two Minus One Pregnancy

For all its successes, reproductive medicine has produced a paradox: in creating life where none seemed possible, doctors often generate more fetuses than they intend. In the mid-1980s, they devised an escape hatch to deal with these megapregnancies, terminating all but two or three fetuses to lower the risks to women and the babies they took home. But what began as an intervention for extreme medical circumstances has quietly become an option for women carrying twins. With that, pregnancy reduction shifted from a medical decision to an ethical dilemma.

Socialite Taylor Stein Speaks Out On Helping Feds Bust Baby-Brokering Ring

Being a mother isn't easy. But what Taylor Stein endured to bring home her son, 5-month-old Ren Friedrick, was truly extraordinary. During the process of adopting her son, she helped take down an illegal baby-selling ring. Read more.

If You Really, Really Wanted a Girl ...

Tests using DNA to determine a fetus’s sex have been shown to be remarkably accurate, able to tell with 95 percent certainty as early as seven weeks into pregnancy, if a woman is carrying a boy or girl. The tests, which detect the fetus’s DNA in a mother’s blood or urine, are available in drugstores and online, and reports about their accuracy are likely to increase their popularity. They are also the first of an expected raft of DNA tests likely to detect disorders like Down syndrome and other genetic traits.

Examining the Mystery of Skeleton, Sugar and Sex

A few years ago, researchers at Columbia University Medical Center discovered, to everyone’s surprise, that the skeleton seems to help regulate blood sugar. Now the team, led by Dr. Gerard Karsenty, geneticist and endocrinologist at Columbia University, has found that bone may play an unexpected role in reproduction. If the work pans out, it may help to explain some cases of low fertility in men. Read more.

The Life Out Loud: Freezing My Eggs (Part 1 of 5)

The first in a series of five blog postings in which MeiMei Fox documents going through the process of oocyte cryopreservation (egg freezing) last summer in an effort to spread awareness of this fertility option to other women. Read more.

Are You as Fertile as You Look?

Advances in beauty products and dermatology, not to mention manic devotion to yoga, Pilates and other exercise obsessions, are making it possible for large numbers of women to look admirably younger than their years. But doctors fear that they are creating a widening disconnect between what women see in the mirror and what’s happening to their reproductive organs.

One Sperm Donor, 150 Offspring

As more women choose to have babies on their own, and the number of children born through artificial insemination increases, outsize groups of donor siblings are starting to appear. Now, there is growing concern among parents, donors and medical experts about potential negative consequences of having so many children fathered by the same donors, including the possibility that genes for rare diseases could be spread more widely through the population.

Parents of a Certain Age

Medical Nuances Drove ‘No’ Vote in Mississippi

IVF Frozen Embryos Spur Legal Fights

Sushi Dinner Can Boost Sperm Quality

Having a Baby in Year of the Dragon Is Too Lucky to Be Left to Chance

The Vitrification Fertility Option

Many Young People Think They Can't Get Pregnant: Study

Cancer Treatment Now Includes Fertility Planning

IVF a Fertile Niche for Fertility Finance Companies

Lesbian Custody Battle in Florida Could Redefine Law on Egg Donation, Sperm Donation

Alexis Stewart Is a Mom Again

Khloe Puts Miscarriage Rumors to Bed

U.S. Lags in Global Measure of Preterm Births

Discount Fertility Treatment Program for Self-Pay Patients

A company that provides infertility management programs for employers and insurers has recently announced a new discount program for self-pay fertility patients: the WINFertilitySM Quality Discount Treatment Program.

NIH Study Supports Claim: Environmental Chemicals Disrupt Fertility

Largest Study of its Kind Reports Flu Vaccine Safe During Pregnancy; Reduces Risk of Pregnancy Loss

New York City Fertility Videos

Ask the Expert: What is Vitrification?

New York fertility doctor John Zhang, Founder and Director of New Hope Fertility in New York, explains vitrification, an advanced method to freeze eggs. Egg freezing in the past has been done with a slow freeze protocol. Vitrification is known as a fast freezing protocol, which is safer for the eggs during the freezing and thawing process.

Video — Ask the Expert: What is Mini-IVF?

Dr. John Zhang, a New York fertility doctor and Founder and Director of New Hope Fertility Center in New York, explains Mini-IVF, an IVF treatment that uses fewer fertility drugs and costs less than standard IVF treatment.

Video — Ask the Expert: How Does Age Impact Fertility?

New York fertility doctor John Zhang, Founder and Director of New Hope Fertility Center in New York, discusses the relationship between age and fertility. After the age of 35, a woman's fertility declines each year. At the age of 40, your chance of getting pregnant is approximately 20 percent with the most aggressive fertility treatment protocol.

Ask the Expert: What is Micro-IVF?

Dr. David Kreiner, Director of Long Island IVF in New York, explains the fertility treatment Micro-IVF. With Micro IVF the fertility patient is given Clomid for five days followed by two days of very low-dose injectable fertility drugs. It involves less stimulation of the ovaries, is less expensive than standard IVF, and has a reduced risk of multiple pregnancy.

Ask the Expert: What is PCOS?

Dr. David Kreiner, Director of Long Island IVF (and former director and founder of East Coast Fertility), explains the symptoms of PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome), its effects on fertility, and how PCOS can be treated.

Video: When and How Does Fertility Decline?

Dr. Eric Flisser, a New York fertility doctor with Reproductive Medicine Associates (RMA) of New York, explains how egg quality, egg quantity, and age affect a woman's fertility.

Video: What Are Tests for Ovarian Reserve?

Dr. Eric Flisser, a New York fertility doctor with Reproductive Medicine Associates (RMA) of New York, talks about tests - FSH, AMH and others - that help determine if a woman's ovaries are functioning, and whether ovarian stimulation will produce eggs for fertilization.

Video: How Do I Know if I Am Ovulating?

A regular menstrual period is a good indication you are ovulating, according to Dr. Eric Flisser, a New York fertility doctor with Reproductive Medicine Associates (RMA) of New York. In addition, certain blood tests and ovulation predictor kits can help determine if you are ovulating.

Video: What is Clomid?

Clomid is a fertility drug that helps a woman produce one or more eggs with ovulation, according to Dr. Eric Flisser, a New York fertility doctor with Reproductive Medicine Associates (RMA) of New York.

Video: What Is the Clomid Challenge Test?

Dr. Eric Flisser, a New York fertility doctor with Reproductive Medicine Associates (RMA) of New York, explains how the clomid challenge test can assess a woman's ovarian reserve.

Video: How Can PGS Help Prevent Recurrent Miscarriage?

By examining the chromosomes in an embyro using preimplantation genetic screening and only implanting healthy, normal embryos, doctors can reduce the miscarriage rate, explains Dr. Jamie Grifo, Program Director of the NYU Fertility Center and Director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology, NYU School of Medicine.

Video: How Can I Find a Fertility Clinic Skilled in PGS and PGD?

Dr. Jamie Grifo, Program Director of the NYU Fertility Center and Director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology, NYU School of Medicine, explains what to look for and what questions to ask when choosing a fertility clinic to do IVF with PGD (preimplantation genetic diagnosis) or PGS (preimplantation genetic screening).

Who Might Consider Egg Freezing?

Dr. Jamie Grifo, a fertility doctor with NYU Fertility Center in New York, explains that egg freezing is a way to preserve fertility in young female cancer patients whose ovaries may be damaged by cancer treatment, and women who are delaying having babies.

Video: How Can We Determine a Woman's Egg Quality?

Dr. David Keefe, a New York fertility doctor with NYU Fertility Center in Manhattan, explains how IVF and resulting embryo quality provide good indicators of egg quality.

How Does Egg Quality Affect Fertility?

According to Dr. David Keefe, a New York fertility doctor with NYU Fertility Center in Manhattan, egg quality plays a role in virtually every case of infertility.

Video: What Lifestyle Factors Affect Fertility?

According to Dr. David Keefe, a New York fertility doctor at NYU Fertility Center, there are a number of lifestyle factors that affect fertility and egg quality including smoking, weight, certain drugs and genetic problems

Video: What is a Hysterosalpingogram (HSG)?

In this series of videos on the infertility workup, Dr. Isaac Kligman, a New York fertility doctor with the Center for Reproductive Medicine and Fertility in Manhattan, explains how the hysterosalpingogram (HSG) helps evaluate a woman's fallopian tubes.

Video: What Test Can Determine if I Am Ovulating?

Dr. Isaac Kligman, a New York fertility doctor with the Center for Reproductive Medicine and Infertility in New York City, discusses the various tests that are part of an infertility workup that help determine if a woman is ovulating.

Video: What is a Semen Analysis?

Dr. Isaac Kligman, a New York fertility doctor with the Center for Reproductive Medicine and Infertility in Manhattan, explains how a semen analysis is done and evaluated as part of a fertility workup.

Video: What is a Post Coital Test?

Dr. Isaac Kligman, a New York fertility doctor with the Center for Reproductive Medicine and Infertility in New York City, explains the role of the post coital test in a fertility workup, to look at cervical mucous and sperm.

Video: How Long Can a Woman's Eggs Be Frozen?

Dr. Jamie Grifo, Program Director of the NYU Fertility Center and Director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology, NYU School of Medicine, explains when a woman's eggs are kept frozen in optimal conditions, they can be frozen for several years.

Video: How Can I Give Myself the Best Chance with Frozen Eggs?

Dr. Jamie Grifo, a New York fertility doctor with NYU Fertility, explains that the efficiency of egg freezing is similar to the efficiency of IVF; so the more eggs you produce, the better. Dr. Jamie Grifo, Program Director of the NYU Fertility Center and Director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology, NYU School of Medicine, explains that the efficiency of egg freezing is similar to the efficiency of IVF; so the more eggs you produce, the better.

Video: Who Might Consider Egg Freezing?

Dr. Jamie Grifo, Program Director of the NYU Fertility Center and Director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology, NYU School of Medicine, explains that young female cancer patients and younger women who aren't yet ready to have a baby, can freeze their eggs to help preserve fertility.

Video: The Relationship Between Age to Egg Quality and Quantity

Dr. David Keefe, a New York fertility doctor with NYU Fertility Center in Manhattan, explains the quality and quantity of a woman's eggs decreases as she gets older.

Egg Donation-Where There Are Real Choices

Source: Center for Human Reproduction Dr. Norbert Gleicher, founder of the Center For Human Reproduction in New York City, explains the process of egg donation from the couples' perspective, how patients find egg donors and criteria they use in choosing an egg donor.

Endometriosis and Infertility

Source: Center for Human Reproduction New York fertility doctor Norbert Gleicher, founder of the Center for Human Reproduction, explains what endometriosis is, symptoms of endometriosis, and how it affects fertility, is diagnosed and treated.

High FSH and Fertility

Source: Center for Human Reproduction What are effects of high FSH on fertility and fertility treatment? Dr. Norbert Gleicher, a fertility doctor and founder of the Center for Human Reproduction in New York, NY, explains the role of FSH (follicle stimulating hormone) in a woman's reproductive cycle, what various FSH levels indicate, and whether there are effective treatments for diminished ovarian reserve.

Infertility-Seeking the Correct Diagnosis

Source: Center for Human Reproduction When should you seek medical help for infertility? How is infertility diagnosed? Dr. David H. Barad, a fertility doctor with the Center for Human Reproduction in New York City, provides an overview. In addition, he describes the major tests and procedures used to diagnose infertility, and explains what unexplained infertility is.

IVF-In Vitro Fertilization

Source: Center for Human Reproduction Dr. David Barad, a New York City fertility doctor, who practices with the Center for Human Reproduction, provides a thorough overview of IVF. Dr. Barad explains how IVF works, what conditions it helps treat, the importance of individualization with IVF, and what makes one IVF center different from another.

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

Source: Center for Human Reproduction What is PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) and how is it diagnosed and treated? Dr. Norbert Gleicher, a New York City fertility doctor and founder of the Center for Human Reproduction, provides an overview of PCOS, how it impacts a woman's fertility, and treatment for PCOS.

Video: What Is Frozen Egg Banking?

Frozen egg banks are a new option in egg donation, Dr. Joel Batzofin of New York Fertility Services explains. Egg are donated and frozen without a recipient identified. When a recipient chooses that donor, she uses the thawed eggs in an IVF cycle.

What Conditions Might Require a Woman to Use Egg Donation to Have a Baby?

What Are the First Steps in Egg Donation for Intended Parents?

Once the decision to use an egg donor is made, there are a few steps to getting started. Dr. Joel Batzofin, a fertility doctor with New York Fertility Services explains.

What is Egg Freezing for Fertility Preservation?

When Are Women Most Fertile?

At What Age Should Women Freeze Their Eggs for Fertility Preservation?

Video: Dr. Natan Bar-Chama Discusses Male Infertility

Source: RMA New York Dr. Natan Bar-Chama, Male Infertility Specialist and Urologist at Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York, discusses male infertility testing and treatment options. Dr. Bar-Chama explains that a male fertility workup includes a semen analysis and complete medical history. Male factor infertility treatments include: hormonal treatments, microsurgical reconstruction such as varicocele repair or vasectomy reversal, intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), microscopic testicular sperm extraction, and electroejaculation. Dr. Bar-Chama and the fertility doctors at Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York (RMA of New York), work together to provide collaborative care to both male and female partners trying to conceive.

Video: Dr. Benjamin Sandler Discusses Causes of Infertility

Source: RMA New York Dr. Benjamin Sandler, a fertility doctor at RMA of New York, discusses causes of female factor infertility, including: age-related infertility, tubal factors, and ovulation disorders. Dr. Sandler also discusses male factor infertility conditions like low sperm count, low motility and morphology. He advises patients of the tests available for examining female fertility and male fertility such as ovarian reserve testing and semen analysis as well as treatment options such as intrauterine insemination (IUI) and in vitro fertilization (IVF).

Video: Dr. Benjamin Sandler Discusses Miscarriage & Recurrent Pregnancy Loss

Source: RMA New York Dr. Benjamin Sandler, Infertility Specialist at RMA of New York, discusses miscarriage and recurrent pregnancy loss, including the patient evaluation process and fertility treatment options. A fertility doctor will examine the patient's uterus to rule out uterine factors for recurrent pregnancy loss. This can be done via hysterosalpingogram (HSG) or by performing a saline sonogram. Dr. Sandler also describes how chromosomal abnormalities can cause miscarriage. In vitro fertilization (IVF) with pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) may be able to address genetic causes of miscarriage.

Video: Dara Godfrey, MS RD, Discusses Nutrition & Fertility

Source: RMA New York Dara Godfrey, MS RD, Nutritionist at RMA of New York, discusses the importance of a balanced diet during fertility treatment and pregnancy. Some patients that struggle with an endocrine system hormone imbalance, like Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), might benefit from nutritional counseling. Both male and female patients should reduce caffeine and alcohol consumption and focus on a diet packed with fruits, vegetables, protein, Omega-3s, and one source of full fat dairy per day. Dara also recommends drinking lots of water and taking a vitamin supplement when trying to conceive.

Video: Dr. Georgia Witkin Discusses Egg Donation

Video: Dr. Jeff Klein Discusses Infertility and Getting Pregnant After Age 35

Source: RMA New York Dr. Jeff Klein, a fertility doctor at RMA of New York- Westchester, discusses the effects of age on fertility and getting pregnant after age 35. Dr. Klein reveals the importance of ovarian reserve testing before beginning fertility treatment, and other considerations like desired family size.

Dr. Lawrence Grunfeld Discusses Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD)

Source: RMA New York Dr. Lawrence Grunfeld, a fertility doctor at RMA of New York, discusses the difference between Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) and Preimplantation Genetic Screening (PGS). PGD is a technique that allows embryologists to analyze a single embryo for genetic conditions. PGS is used when a woman experiences recurrent miscarriage or failed IVF cycles as they may be the result of an aneuploid embryo with an abnormal number of chromosomes.

Video: Lisa Schuman, LCSW, Discusses Infertility and Stress Management

Source: RMA New York Lisa Schuman, LCSW and Psychotherapist at RMA of New York, discusses ways to cope with the stress of infertility. Infertility causes patients to feel overwhelmed and may become depressed. Working with a therapist who specializes in infertility will help patients to feel more control over their infertility and the fertility treatment process. Lisa explains how acupuncture, massage, and exercise offer instantaneous stress reduction.

Video: Dr. Alan Copperman Introduces RMA of New York

Source: RMA of New York Dr. Alan Copperman, a fertility doctor with RMA of New York introduces patients to the world-renowned, full service fertility center, its Reproductive Endocrinologists, Urologist, Complementary Care team and highly qualified staff. RMA of New York specializes in in vitro fertilization (IVF), intrauterine insemination (IUI), egg donation, egg freezing, fertility surgery, and male factor infertility treatments.

855-955-2229

Video: Ask the Expert

Video: How Successful is Egg Freezing Using Vitrification?

See more videos

Search form

You are here

New York City Fertility Doctors, Clinics and Success Rates

New York City Fertility Articles

New York City Fertility News

New York City Fertility Videos