Infertility 101 With Fertility Partnership
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Want To Have A Baby?
The Time Is Ripe!
Fertility Partnership
What Do You Need To Have A Baby?• Healthy egg• Healthy sperm • Egg & sperm meeting AND landing
safely
What Gets In The Way?
• Women’s fertility issues– Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)– Ovarian failure/low ovarian reserve– Hormonal problems– Blocked fallopian tubes– Genetic defects
What Gets In The Way?
• Women’s fertility issues– Infertility due to
cancer/chemotherapy/radiation – Uterine defects & fibroids– Hyperprolactinemia– Unexplained infertility– Recurrent miscarriage
What Gets In The Way?
• Men’s fertility issues– Low sperm count/abnormal sperm
motility/morphology– Testosterone deficiency– Retrograde ejaculation– Genetic defects– Infertility due to
cancer/chemotherapy/radiation– Obstruction of ejaculatory ducts– Anti-sperm antibodies
Help Is Out There!
What Kind Of Help?
• Thorough evaluation– Health history– Semen analysis– Ovarian reserve tests– Check uterus & tubes
Now What?
• Many steps before IVF–Diagnostic procedures/surgery• Laparoscopy• Hysterosalpingogram• Hysteroscopy• Uterine fibroid removal• Destruction of endometriosis• Semen analysis
Now What?
• Many steps before IVF–Fertility treatments• Timed intercourse• Ovulation induction• Intrauterine insemination (IUI)
What Is In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)?• IVF - an infertility treatment
procedure in which one or more eggs, each removed from a ripe follicle, is fertilized by sperm outside the human body before being placed in a woman's uterus to implant and result in pregnancy.
What Else Can Be Involved With IVF?• TESE – Testicular Sperm
Extraction• *ICSI – Intracytoplasmic
Sperm Injection• *AZH – Assisted Zonal
Hatching• PGD – Preimplantation
Genetic Diagnosis• Cryopreservation of eggs,
sperm & oocytes
*Included in the cost of IVF at Fertility Partnership
What’s The Cost?
• Average U.S. fertility clinic can run $15,000+ per IVF cycle
• Not at Fertility Partnership– At least 30% less than other
clinics– How?• Use the latest technologies to pass
savings on to patients
–Why?• It’s our passion
Our Passion
Chances Of Success
• Much depends on woman’s age– 90% of eggs gone by age 30• In any given month, chances
of getting pregnant at age 30 is 20%• At age 40, chances go down to
5%
– Don’t wait to get help!• Under age 30, seek help after
one year of trying• After age 30 seek help after
six months
Alternatives/Additional Assistance• Egg donation• Sperm donation• Embryo adoption• Gestational carrier (surrogacy)• Adoption
• Find a doctor who gets it!• Consider alternative
treatments to supplement medical care– Anything that will help put you
in a positive frame of mind• Acupuncture• Acupressure• Massage therapy• Chiropractic care
Mind-Body Connection Is Real
Don’t Be Afraid To Ask For Support!• Infertility support groups– Infertility & Adoption Support –
www.infertilityandadoption.org– Counselors specializing in
infertility– Online support groups• www.DailyStrength.org• www.SupportGroups.com• Facebook & Twitter groups
Fertility Partnership is
dedicated to helping
begin families by using
the latest technology to
offer top quality,
compassionate fertility
care at a significantly
lower cost.
Our Promise
That everyone,
regardless of ethnicity,
culture, sexuality or
economic status be
welcomed, embraced
and encouraged by
Fertility Partnership in
their quest
to have a baby.
Our Goal
Our Clinic
Our Clinic
• Semen analysis • Diagnostic laparoscopy • Hysterosalpingogram • Hysteroscopy • Removal of uterine
fibroids • Destruction of
endometriosis • Ovulation induction
Our Services
• Intrauterine
Insemination (IUI) • In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)• Intracytoplasmic Sperm
Injection (ICSI) and
Assisted Zonal Hatching
(AZH) are included in the
cost of IVF
• Preimplantation Genetic
Diagnosis (PGD) • Testicular Sperm
Extraction (TESE)
Our Services
Our Staff
• More than 20 years of experience
helping families grow• Hebrew University Hadassah Medical
School graduate• Assisted during some of Israel’s first in
vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures• Ten years with Infertility Center of St.
Louis & Sher Institute of Reproductive
Medicine• Provided OB/GYN and infertility care for
more than 5,000 women• Certified by American Board of
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Dr. D. Elan SimckesMedical Director
• Provides strategic guidance &
leadership for all aspects of the
practice• Washington University in St. Louis
School of Law graduate• Extensive legal, management &
economic development expertise• Former executive director of Greater
St. Louis Regional Empowerment Zone• 2008 Democratic candidate for
Missouri State Treasurer
Andria SimckesExecutive Director
• More than 25 years experience at nation’s top fertility programs• Center for Human Reproduction• New Hope Center for Reproductive
Medicine• Alabama Fertility Specialists
• Manages Fertility Partnership’s quality control program, trains medical staff on latest techniques & serves as liaison with regulatory agencies
• Graduate degree in reproductive physiology from Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Lisa RayLaboratory Director
• Formerly with New Hope Center for
Reproductive Medicine• No. 8 clinic in the U.S. for successful
IVF pregnancies• Six years of experience• Performs some of the most technically
challenging & delicate procedures at
Fertility Partnership • Sperm preparation• ICSI• Embryo grading• Embryo transfers• Embryo cryopreservation
Aaron BuckEmbryologist
Tami NolenOffice Administrator
• Manages day-to-day workings of
Fertility Partnership• More than ten years experience
managing economic development
and public service offices• Former office manager for Greater
St. Louis Regional Empowerment
Zone• Former assistant to administration
of St. Louis County Executive
Charlie Dooley
Contact Us
• p: 636.441.7770• tf: 800.BabyToday• [email protected]
• www.fertilitypartnership.com
• Twitter: fertilityprtnrs• Facebook, Flickr & LinkedIn: Fertility Partnership
• SlideShare & YouTube: FertilityPartnership