With the help of your Kofinas Fertility Group doctor, you’ve decided that in vitro fertilization is the best option for increasing your chances of conception. Making this decision isn’t easy. It’s an involved medical procedure and it’s also a significant investment. You’ll obviously want to do everything you can to make sure that the procedure … Continued
Not long ago, Apple and Facebook announced that, as part of their benefits packages, they would cover the costs of egg freezing. As fertility specialists, we love any opportunity to discuss technology that expands the reproductive options of women. However, some readers might be a little unfamiliar with the process. Egg freezing is based around … Continued
Yes, you can absolutely obtain financing for your IVF treatment. Because IVF is the most expensive of the various methods for treating infertility today, Kofinas Fertility Institute offers a vast array of financing options and payment programs – from lower cost minimal stimulation IVF (natural IVF) – to the more expensive standard IVF cycle. Extraordinarily, … Continued
The chances are high that you have heard a few of the alarming stories about the Zika virus. While the virus itself delivers relatively harmless symptoms (more on this later), it is extremely dangerous for pregnant women who can transmit the virus to her fetus, which endangers the fetus with devastating neurological symptoms, such as … Continued
It is widely believed that women over 40 will find it difficult to become pregnant, even with fertility treatment. While it is true that a woman’s fertility declines over time, women who are over 40 have a number of treatment options available. Fertility surgery on women over 40 is a successful means of addressing fertility … Continued
In growing numbers, women are choosing to start their families later in life. For many women, it is a conscious decision to delay having children until they’ve reached their personal or professional goals. Other women may have waited to be in the ideal relationship before starting a family. Unfortunately, many of these women find it … Continued
Women over 40 are increasingly looking to have children. Women today are much more likely to want to achieve their personal and professional goals before becoming pregnant. While this makes sense socially and economically, biologically a woman’s fertility begins to decline as she ages. This can make becoming pregnant difficult. Fertility care for women over … Continued
The two most common medical procedures for treating infertility are: Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) also known as artificial insemination In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Both IUI and IVF are proven methods of increasing a woman’s chance of conceiving a baby according to Dr. George Kofinas – a pioneer in Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) – who has successfully … Continued
People who are unable to naturally conceive a baby are often under the mistaken belief that infertility treatment is beyond their financial means. Fortunately, most patients at Kofinas Fertility Institute – founded by Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) specialist Dr. George Kofinas in 1987 – have successfully achieve pregnancy through intrauterine insemination (IUI) also referred to … Continued
Trying to conceive is not always the easiest thing to do. If you’ve been trying for a while, you may be asking yourself what needs to happen so that you do get pregnant. Maybe you’ve started testing for ovulation or asking others for advice. The general rule of thumb is that if you’ve been trying … Continued