Video: IVF is 30 Years Young This Month

Thirty years ago, Louise Brown, the first IVF  baby, was born.  Amazing!  It is amazing how life moves at life speed.  Robert Edwards and Patrick Steptoe, through their work and the work of others alongside of them. The work of others through the thousands of years to help us get to this point, of creating life in a test tube.  Remember, we are all part of the same energy of the universe.  At CNY Fertility,...

April’s Journey to Fertility: Do we lose our sense of self as we undergo fertility treatments?

April is a CNY Fertility Center patient and has been on her journey to fertility for approximately two and a half years. April will share candid stories and a unique perspective on the fertility challenges many women and couples face. CNY Fertility Center has locations in Syracuse, Albany and Rochester, NY. Week 58: Do we lose our sense of self as we undergo fertility treatments? Sometimes we...

Video: Relax and Restore – Take a Break from Fertility Treatments

Hi.  My name is Lisa Stack and I’m the Support Coordinator at the CNY Fertility Center.  In addition to my Words and Encouragement support article, I wanted to give you a supplemental video to help drive home some of the important points and topics of my weekly article.  This week I talked about taking a break.  Many of our patients come to us with concerns that they feel like taking a break; that they feel...

How do you know when you’re ready for a donor cycle?

At CNY Fertility Center, we are able to offer our patients many ways to help them conceive.  One of the most unique is the Donor Program (eggs, sperm, and embryos).  Within the Donor Program our patients have an incredible opportunity to work towards their goal of parenthood, while utilizing donated gametes or embryos.  As wonderful as these cycles are, many of our patients feel perplexed about deciding when the...

Words of Support and Encouragement Week of July 26, 2010

Have you felt like you need to take a break from cycling, but feel guilty?  Whether a break is proposed out of necessity (a cyst) or as a mind/body/spirit breather, it is important to note that it is common and can foster a more calm approach into your next cycle.  While you may be feeling that ‘time is running out’, try to look at this break as a time to work on the whole self. Overall health and wellness may...

Our frozen success!

We are so blessed to welcome our two girls into the world after a frozen transfer! Abby joined us on May 2 at 10:43 pm, and Leah followed 11 hours later on May 3 at 9:29 am!! Twins with different birthdays! After a long fertility journey we are so lucky – and we owe it all to Dr. Rob and the staff at CNY Fertility Center. When we had given up hope, you helped us to remain positive and hopeful! THANK...

Free PCOS Webinar on July 26, 2010

Date: Monday, July 26, 2010 Time: 8:30-9:30pm EST Presenter: Mark Perloe, MD Watch this Webinar: click here to watch the webinar Click here for details and to register. During this free seminar, Dr. Perloe will cover the latest Polycystic Ovary Syndrome [PCOS] diagnosis and treatment info as well as its relationship to insulin resistance and Metabolic Syndrome. Whether you are having difficulty conceiving, losing...

April’s Journey to Fertility: Hope versus Reality

April is a CNY Fertility Center patient and has been on her journey to fertility for approximately two and a half years. April will share candid stories and a unique perspective on the fertility challenges many women and couples face. CNY Fertility Center has locations in Syracuse, Albany and Rochester, NY. Week 57: Hope versus Reality Every single month, I tell myself that I may have actually gotten...

Video: When should I change my fertility treatment approach?

Hi, I’m Lisa Stack, CNY Fertility Support Coordinator, and I wanted to supplement to my weekly article, Words of Support and Encouragement with a video this week to help convey some of the ideas that I was talking about.  Often in our webinars and our support groups we hear the concern that patients aren’t exactly sure when to switch to the next level of treatment.  You may be doing IUIs, or you have done a...

Yoga for Fertility Poses: Part 1

Click here to see Yoga for Fertility Poses: Part 2 I have heard many women who have taken my Yoga for Fertility class say that they cried through much of the class.  And I completely understand.  One student recently told me, “for the first time in my life I felt like I could finally let go and BREATHE!” Yoga is an ancient philosophical and spiritual discipline that can bring deep healing to the...