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The Pregnancy Blog Week in Review for Feb 25 – March 2

This week, the blog covered topics ranging from planning a baby shower to ethical issues in fertility treatments. Whether you are still on the path to pregnancy or near delivery, there is something here for you. Sit back, relax and catch up on your reading with this week in review. Feel free to leave a comment or suggest an idea for future blogs. Sunday, February 25 Planning a Baby Shower is a fun and exciting time. This blog has some good tips for making the day memorable for the mother to be. Monday, February 26 Tristi Pinkston joined us this … Continue reading →

What is Selective Reduction?

Selective reduction is a procedure used to reduce the number of embryos in a multifetal pregnancy. This procedure is sometimes used when too many embryos implant in a pregnancy that is achieved with assisted reproductive technology. When too many embryos implant successfully the chance of carrying the pregnancy to term drops significantly. Selective reduction is generally used for pregnancies with more than two fetuses. Preventing medical problems in the pregnancy or the loss of all the fetuses is the reason for the procedure. In some cases, fetuses that are considered to be at greater risk for defects are selected for … Continue reading →

Limits on Embryo Transfer?

The recent news of the birth of octuplets has brought the debate about embryo transfer back into the spotlight. Higher order multiples usually result from IVF treatments involving the transfer of many embryos. In most cases, all transferred embryos don’t implant. However, in some cases all do implant successfully, resulting in a higher order multiple pregnancy. Infertility clinics vary widely in the United States regarding the number of embryos transferred during one IVF cycle. The logic behind implanting a larger number of embryos is to improve the success rates for the clinic. Since many embryos will not successfully implant, there … Continue reading →

Switching Infertility Doctors

Undergoing treatment for infertility is never easy. At some point in your journey, you may be unhappy with your current treatment or clash with the doctor and consider making a change. This is never easy, particularly with the heightened emotions involved in trying to conceive, but it is sometimes necessary. There are many reasons women give for changing doctors during the course of infertility treatments. It may be something as simple as a bad match between you and your doctor. If you have widely different philosophies, this can happen. For example, if you are considering IVF and have religious conflicts … Continue reading →

Computing Review: September 1st Through September 7th

The technology that we have at our fingertips is amazing. I am constantly surprised at how much it has become part of our daily lives, from making home tasks easier, such as looking up a new recipe online, to bringing so much to to our door, uh keyboard; knowledge, entertainment and both old and new friends. I hope that you have been enjoying this blog, and I would love to hear your comments, suggestions and thoughts. Meanwhile, why not catch up on any articles that you might have missed? Here is the Computing Blog Week in Review for September 1st … Continue reading →

Pro Life Infertility Specialists

I am writing this blog in response to a private message I received from a families.com member. She asked about finding a fertility specialist that is pro life. This is an interesting question, so I spent this morning in search of some answers. Many Christians feel conflicted when undergoing treatments for infertility, especially assisted reproductive technologies. One concern is clinics fertilizing more eggs than can be used in a single cycle. Since Christians believe these souls are living human beings, most worry about the ethics surrounding the procedures. Another issue is the use of selective reduction by many infertility clinics. … Continue reading →