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John E Nichols, Jr. M.D.
PREG
Reproductive Endocrinology
1330 Boiling Springs Road
North Grove Medical Park
Spartanburg, SC 29303
866-202-7422
Physician's Statement:
John E. Nichols, M.D., FACOG, is a fertility doctor at Piedmont Reproductive Endocrinology Group (PREG), a fertility clinic in Greenville, South Carolina with satellite office locations in Spartanburg, South Carolina and Asheville, North Carolina. Board certified in reproductive endocrinology and infertility, Dr. Nichols started the Piedmont Reproductive Endocrinology Group in 2003 as a way to bring assisted reproductive care to residents of South Carolina and North Carolina.
A well-known and respected expert in the field of infertility, fertility doctor John E. Nichols specializes in a number of conditions and treatments. Dr. Nichols is an expert in infertility, endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), pubertal abnormalities, reproductive endocrine disorders, menopause, and advanced reproductive surgical procedures.
Published in over 15 peer-reviewed medical journals, fertility doctor John Nichols has varied research interests in the field of infertility. He is also the author of over 50 abstracts, presentations, and lectures. Fertility doctor John E. Nichols’ research interests include new fertility drugs for fertility treatment, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), menopause, oral contraception formulas, and endometrial ablations, a surgical treatment for heavy menstrual bleeding.
Committed to providing the best diagnostic and fertility treatment care to his patients, Dr. Nichols has also served in the academic discipline. He served as a faculty member at the University of Alabama and the East Carolina University School of Medicine in Greenville, North Carolina, where he became the Director of the Assisted Reproductive Technology Program. In 1997, fertility doctor John E. Nichols was recruited to come to Greenville Hospital Systems (GSH) in Greenville, South Carolina, where he served as the Co-Director of the Assisted Reproductive Technology and In Vitro Fertilization program and Director of Resident Research Program at GSH’s Center for Women’s Medicine.
South Carolina doctor John Nichols offers the following fertility treatments at Piedmont Reproductive Endocrinology Group (PREG)
Fertility treatments
- Ovulation induction
- Intrauterine insemination (IUI)
- In vitro fertilization (IVF)
- Minimal IVF
- Egg donation
- Embryo adoption
- Embryo donation
- Tubal reversal
- Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI)
- Reproductive surgery
- Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD)
Male infertility treatments
- Surgical sperm retrieval
- Evaluation of azoospermia
- Semen analysis
Other infertility/reproductive endocrinology services:
- Female reproductive tract abnormalities
- Galactorrhea
- Premature menopause or early ovarian failure
- Recurrent miscarriage
- Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
- Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Endometriosis
- Pubertal and sexual development disorders
- Abnormal uterine (menstrual) bleeding
- Abnormal or excessive hair growth (hirsutism)
- Infertility therapy and counseling
Fertility Treatment:
South Carolina fertility doctor John Nichols provides infertility consultations and diagnostics, and provides fertility treatment for patients throughout North Carolina and South Carolina. The Piedmont Reproductive Endocrinology Group maintains three office locations in Asheville, Spartanburg, and Greenville to provide convenient care for its patients.
John E. Nichols, M.D., FACOG, offers a range of fertility treatments at Piedmont Reproductive Endocrinology Group in South Carolina, including first-line treatments or more advanced assisted reproductive options. Dr. Nichols and Dr. John Payne, offer fertility care that includes infertility consultation and diagnosis, fertility tests, fertility medication, ovulation induction, reproductive surgery, and advanced reproductive technology options, like IVF and preimplantation genetic diagnosis.
Fertility treatments provided at Piedmont Reproductive Endocrinology Group include:
Consultation
Donor egg
Donor sperm
Embryo adoption
Embryo donation
Embryo transfer
Fertility drugs
Fertility workup
Hysteroscopy
Hysterosalpingogram
ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection)
IUI (intrauterine insemination)
IVF (in vitro fertilization)
Laparoscopy
Menstrual abnormalities
Multiple miscarriage - diagnosis and treatment
Ovulation Induction
PGD (preimplantation genetic diagnosis)
Semen analysis
Surgery
TESE (testicular sperm extraction)
Ultrasound
Conditions Treated:
Dr. John Nichols diagnoses and treats a number of conditions that can result in infertility and may make trying to conceive even more difficult. The South Carolina fertility doctor sees patients in Asheville, Spartanburg, and Greenville.
Fertility doctor John Nichols and other fertility doctors at Piedmont Reproductive Endocrinology Group treat the following infertility conditions:
Difficult menopause
Disorders of puberty and sexual development
Endometriosis
Female infertility
Galactorrhea
Genital tract abnormalities
Hirsutism (Excessive hair growth)
Male infertility
Menstrual abnormalities
Miscarriage/Recurrent Miscarriage
Pelvic abnormalities
PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome)
Premature ovarian failure
Unexplained infertility
Areas of Research:
Fertility doctor John E. Nichols has published over 15 articles in peer-reviewed journals and over 50 abstracts, presentations, and lectures. His research interests include new fertility drugs for fertility treatment, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), menopause, oral contraception formulas, and endometrial ablations, a surgical treatment for heavy menstrual bleeding.
Egg Donation Success Rates:
As reported by Piedmont Reproductive Endocrinology Group, PA, in Greenville, South Carolina, to the CDC in 2009, the fertility clinic performed 20 donor egg cycles in that year; 14 cycles used fresh donor eggs and 6 cycles used frozen donor eggs.
| Clinic Name | City | Fresh Donor Eggs | Fresh Live Births | Frozen Donor Eggs | Frozen Live Births |
| Piedmont Reproductive Endocrinology Group, PA | GREENVILLE | 14 | 10 / 14 | 6 | 2 / 6 |
IVF Success Rates:
According to the most recent report published by the CDC, Piedmont Reproductive Endocrinology Group, PA, in Greenville, South Carolina, performed 93 IVF cycles with fresh embryos in 2009. The number of IVF cycles and babies born, broken down by patients' age is as follows:
| Clinic Name | City | Number of Cycles by Age | Live Birth Rate By Age (%) | ||||||||
| <35 | 35-37 | 38-40 | 41-42 | 43-44 | <35 | 35-37 | 38-40 | 41-42 | 43-44 | ||
| Piedmont Reproductive Endocrinology Group, PA | GREENVILLE | 54 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 40.7 | 6 / 14 | 9.5 | 1 / 4 | |
According to the most recent report published by the CDC, Piedmont Reproductive Endocrinology Group, PA in Greenville, South Carolina, performed 93 IVF cycles with frozen embryos in 2009. The number of IVF cycles and babies born, broken down by patients' age is as follows:
| Clinic Name | City | Number of Cycles by Age | Live Birth Rate By Age (%) | ||||||||
| <35 | 35-37 | 38-40 | 41-42 | 43-44 | <35 | 35-37 | 38-40 | 41-42 | 43-44 | ||
| Piedmont Reproductive Endocrinology Group, PA | GREENVILLE | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 / 15 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 2 | 2 / 2 | |
Board Certifications:
Yes
Education:
Fertility doctor John E. Nichols earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia in 1988, where he was elected into Alpha Omega Alpha, a medical honor society, and received the Professor C. Iverson Bryans Jr., “Student Award for Excellence in Obstetrics and Gynecology” and the Merck Manual Award, for students in the top ten percent of the graduating class.
Dr. Nichols completed his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). He then went on to more specialized training in the field of infertility with a two-year fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. During his infertility fellowship, Dr. John Nichols received the prestigious American Society of Reproductive Medicine/Mead Johnson Laboratories Research Fellowship in Reproductive Medicine Award for his work in estrogen expression in breast adipose tissue and its relationship to breast cancer.
Insurance:
For information on infertility insurance coverage, contact Piedmont Reproductive Endocrinology Group (PREG).
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