Fertility clinic

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Fertility clinics are staffed medical clinics that assist couples, and sometimes individuals, who want to become parents but for medical reasons have been unable to achieve this goal via the natural course. Clinics apply a number of diagnosis tests and sometimes very advanced medical treatments to obtain the desired conceptions and pregnancies.

Clinic Staff

Fertility clinics are staffed with highly trained personnel including Reproductive Endocrinologists, Embryologists, Sonographers, and Nurses. Additional specialists from Acupuncture, Hypnotherapy, and Nutrition may also be part of the team.

Diagnosis

Fertility Clinics look to both males and females for diagnosis of fertility problems. Diagnosis has shown that fertility problems arise 35% of the time from males, 35% from female, 20% from combined issues, and 10% from unexplained causes.[1] For the male, semen collection is a standard diagnostic test to ascertain problems with the semen quality. While females may undergo a multitude of tests including an ovulation analysis, x-ray of fallopian tubes and uterus, and laparoscopy.[2]

Treatment

Treatment may include ovulation induction, surgical interventions, intrauterine insemination, in vitro fertilization or the use of an egg donor[3] or a sperm donor. They also perform ultrasounds by a sonographer and advanced pregnancy tests. In vitro fertilization is the most well known of the assisted reproductive technology procedures performed at a fertility clinic.

Comparing Clinics

The Centers for Disease Control requires outcome data be reported to the Society of Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART) which is the organization that creates these statistics.[4] Fertility clinics are often compared by these IVF Success Rates. However, it's important to note that SART puts a caution at bottom of each report that reads "Patient characteristics vary among programs; therefore, these data should not be used for comparing clinics.". A consultation with many fertility clinics is always a good option to get a more complete comparison for a patients specific situation and needs.

In fiction

Medical dramas set in a fertility clinic include "Inconceivable" which ran for two episodes in 2005 before being canceled, and "The Family Man", a British series in three parts. Furthermore, Private Practice is set in a clinic that offers fertility services to a large extent.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Diagnosis & Treatment Section - Conceptions Reproductive Associates of Colorado
  2. ↑ How is Infertility Diagnosed? - American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)
  3. ↑ Clinic Services - Conceptions Reproductive Associates of Colorado
  4. ↑ Patient Benefits - Society of Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART)
Infertility
Fertility medication
In vitro fertilisation (IVF)
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Other methods
Donation
Ethics
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