More Employers Offering Fertility Benefits Means Happier Employees Who Stay
There’s encouraging news for employees who may be facing the challenges of infertility: more employers – beyond tech companies – are now offering employee benefits that include coverage for fertility diagnostic tests and in vitro fertilization (IVF). Other industry...Ask the Experts: Fertility Q&A
For many in our audience who are not familiar with the science of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility maybe you can provide a brief overview? Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility is a branch of medicine that identifies and treats infertility in both men...
20 Years Of Progress And Millions Of Babies: Milestones For Infertility
Advances made in the treatment of infertility over the past 20 years are impressive, ranging from radical new techniques to edit embryonic genes to incremental changes that improve IVF outcomes and are less invasive for patients. Treatment now extends to encouraging...
Two Decades of Accomplishment and Many Babies: ARC’s 20th Anniversary
The last 20 years have been an amazing time for those who needed medical assistance to become parents and the medical professionals who could help using Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART). Over two decades, we’ve experienced seismic advances in research,...
If IVF, Then PGD Or PGS? What Genetic Testing Can Tell You About Your Embryo
If you’re a candidate for in vitro fertilization (IVF), you’ve probably learned a lot of new information before making the decision, and that likely includes a whole new vocabulary. There are a few more acronyms you should know if you don’t already: PGD and PGS, which...Facing the Facts Myths versus Truths about Infertility
The inability to give birth to a child when desired is a very personal and stressful life experience. Many myths surround this area of human life and though medical science has brought about a rapidly growing number of interventions and technologies to assist...
Please Ignore The Celebrity Hype, Fertility Really Does Decline With Age
Fertility is one hot topic and that means it gets a lot of media coverage. The good news is that there’s so much valuable information now widely available – in the news and online – to help couples learn about fertility and the factors that affect their...
Success with ARC Fertility
Trying to get pregnant using in vitro fertilization (IVF), or other assisted reproductive techniques, usually requires a sizable investment of time and money. Still, if a baby is the result, could there be any better return? Getting and paying for fertility treatment...Emotional Support for Infertility and Well-being
Infertility is without a doubt a life altering experience. From your self-esteem, to your plans and dreams for the future, relationships with your friends, family and even your spouse can all be affected. Attention is primarily focused on the physical aspects of...
Family Building Is For Anyone Who Aspires To Be A Parent
This month as we celebrate Pride, we also embrace diversity in families. Parents – and parents-to-be – come with all types of backgrounds – partnered, single, straight and gay/lesbian. And, today, the path for building your family is diverse, too, with access to a...Diminishing Ovarian Reserve
As more women are delaying childbirth and more baby boomers are reaching midlife, the problem of diminished ovarian reserve (DOR) is increasing. This has several major medical consequences including infertility, decreased bone mass with risk of fracture, abnormal...
Can You Make Your Sperm Better? Probably
Everyone understands that healthy eggs and sperm are required to conceive, right? So, it shouldn’t be a surprise when couples have trouble starting a family that male fertility plays a role – more often than most people realize. In fact, male factor infertility is the...Body Fat, Exercise and Fertility
Introduction Numerous studies have repeatedly shown that women athletes who have a low body mass index, (‘BMI’), have a difficult time starting a family. We have found with our patient population that a number of female athletes have a low BMI. This low BMI often...
Be an Advocate for Supporting Infertility Awareness May 18th and Every Day
The goal of Advocacy Day is to bring people together to communicate directly with policymakers and gain media attention to raise awareness of infertility as a disease – one affecting far more men and women than is widely known. Increasing awareness and laying out the...




