Dr. Carolyn Givens was elected President of the Pacific Coast Reproductive Society (PCRS). Her induction to the position was made official at the Society’s annual meeting held [...]

Last November, PFC embryologist Erin Fischer had the opportunity to travel to Cairo, Egypt for the 16th Annual Meeting of the Middle East Fertility Society (MEFS). At [...]

After 10 years of publishing newsletters, many with personal stories from our own employees, we have decided that it is time to do personal stories on our [...]

These tests can be done by your primary care physician or gynecologist prior to consulting your Reproductive Endocrinologist:

Day 3 FSH (follicle stimulating hormone) and [...]

These tests are best done through your Reproductive Endocrinologist (fertility specialist):

Strict sperm morphology
Strict morphology is a very specific method of evaluating the shape of [...]

A Reproductive Endocrinologist (REI) is a specialist in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, a medical doctor with advanced training in the science of fertility and its evaluation and treatment.  An REI [...]

This past summer, I had the opportunity to travel to Amsterdam, Holland for the annual meeting of the European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE). Though largely attended by [...]

On May 15th, we were fortunate to have Dr. Daoshing Ni, D.O.M, L.AC., Ph.D., a Licensed Acupuncturist in the State of California, a Diplomat of Chinese Herbology, and a 76th [...]

In January, Dr. Carolyn Givens and I attended a meeting in Hawaii organized by the American Board of Bioanalysts (ABB). This organization board certifies and licenses embryologists, andrologists, and a [...]

We never planned nor expected to have twins, but we feel exceptionally fortunate to have the best of both worlds: a boy and a girl. It [...]