Spring, a time for celebrating Mothers and Fathers, can be a particularly difficult time for infertility patients. Because dealing with these two holidays can be a challenge, I have some [...]

My husband and I have been riding the infertility roller coaster for almost 3 years now. The ups and downs have included invasive diagnostic testing, four failed intrauterine inseminations (IUIs) [...]

Stress is no stranger to most of our lives. The everyday, chronic strain of a demanding job, driving in traffic, dealing with relationships, taking care of the chores of life, [...]

In the June 2008 issue of the Fertility Flash, Dr. Isabelle Ryan answered a question on how to choose an egg donor from a medical perspective. This month I’ll focus [...]

Every year, several Pacific Fertility Center professionals participate in ASRM’s national meeting. They evaluate the research and share their findings with PFC and Fertility Flash.
Among those attending the [...]

As a patient undergoing fertility treatment, the many months of testing, uncertainty and waiting had begun to take its toll. Dividing my life into two week increments [...]

In last month’s issue we introduced our readers to Peggy Orlin, MFT, Pacific Fertility Center’s in-house therapist. This month we interviewed her about the key psychological issues affecting [...]

A Few Good Eggs; Two Chicks Dish on Overcoming the Insanity of Infertility is one of the best books about infertility written from the patients’ perspective. Julie [...]

Stressed or anxious attempting to conceive?
Attend a Mind/Body@PFC workshop and learn healthy, positive ways to reframe your journey to pregnancy.

Saturday December 10th from 9AM to 4PM
This workshop [...]

My infertility journey started when I was only 17. I was diagnosed with endometriosis and underwent my first laparoscopy. I had temporarily relief and then my [...]