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September is PCOS Awareness Month
Today is the start of national PCOS awareness month. PCOS, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, is extremely common and affects up to 10% of all women. In spite of this prevalence, patients and their physicians may not recognize the condition. It commonly manifests as missed or irregular periods without consistent ovulation, and often patients will observe severe…
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View the Total Solar Eclipse 2017 at MCRM Fertility
For many, its a once in a lifetime opportunity to see a total solar eclipse and MCRM Fertility will be blessed to be in the direct path on Monday, August 21, 2017. We want to share our bounty with our patients and the community by hosting a solar eclipse viewing party. We will have safe…
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Dr. Mira Aubuchon NAMED TO PRESTIGIOUS 2017-2018 BEST DOCTORS IN AMERICA® LIST
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 27, 2017 CHESTERFIELD, MO — Dr. Mira Aubuchon has been named one of the Best Doctors in America® for 2017-2018. The prestigious recognition marks the seventh time that Dr. Aubuchon has earned this honor. The highly regarded Best Doctors in America® List, assembled by Best Doctors, Inc. and audited and certified by…
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Dr. Peter Ahlering Receives 2017 Best of Chesterfield Award: Fertility Physician
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dr. Peter Ahlering Receives 2017 Best of Chesterfield Award CHESTERFIELD July 27, 2017 — Dr. Peter Ahlering has been selected for the 2017 Best of Chesterfield Award in the Fertility Physician category by the Chesterfield Award Program. This is the third consecutive year for which Dr. Ahlering has been awarded with this…
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Sunscreen and its possible effects on Infertility
The Summer is here… Are you headed out to enjoy some fun in the sun? Research has shown that sunscreen may be having an impact on male factor fertility, better yet, sperm quality. According to recent studies, it’s the chemicals found in sunscreen that can contribute to this finding. Danish researchers who studied the UV…
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Introduction: MCRM Fertility Friends Facebook Group
At MCRM Fertility, we’re always looking for opportunities to enhance the patient experience. Over the past several of months, it has been requested by numerous patients to have an outlet (forum) to share stories, encourage and receive support from others walking in similar shoes. Patients ASK, we LISTEN! MCRM Fertility Friends Facebook Group has been…
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A Ten Year Retrospective to Today: My Infertility Journey
Ten Years ago today, I was a first grade teacher, living LIFE teaching a classroom full of 27 first grade students. Ten Years ago today, I was a wife yearning for a child that once was told was never possible. Ten Years ago today, I was a scared and yet excited patient of Dr. Peter…
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Yeah Me Too: An Announcement
There have been several times I’ve sat down to write a post for MCRM and started with the same line “This is the hard part.” I’m avoiding those words today even though they immediately came to me. I swear it’s not because I can’t think of anything else to say, but each step of this…
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Provide Hope and Encouragement: Say It with Socks
National Infertility Awareness Week (#NIAW, April 23-29, 2017) is a time to RALLY together to support and encourage those struggling with infertility. This year at MCRM Fertility, we’re encouraging those that are currently walking down the path of infertility, have walked down the path in the past, and simply those in the community that just…
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Increasing Infertility Awareness During NIAW 2017
The good old saying, April Showers bring May flowers goes hand in hand with National Infertility Awareness Week. #NIAW Throughout one’s struggle with infertility, it’s the “showers” or the hard times and or emotions that can be so frustrating for patients struggling. However, National Infertility Awareness Week is the “flowers” or the HOPE and ENCOURAGEMENT…
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The Truth about Mini-IVF/Micro-IVF/Intravaginal Culture Devices
There are a multitude of variations, methods and protocols to do in vitro fertilization (IVF). There have been protocols that have come and gone over the decades but currently there are quite a few different ways to go about things. This implies, of course, that there is one “best” way to do IVF and certainly I…
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Yeah, Me Too (Episode 14): Post Transfer Conversation to My Embabies
To my embabies, the day after transfer: I feel like I’ve known you my whole life. And you’re home now, with me and your dad and those furry brothers who make all the noise. I know you’re still growing and fighting in there, so I just want you to know how much you’re loved and…
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Yeah Me Too (Episode 13): Head Down, Heart Up
Head down, heart up. That’s the mantra I’ve been repeating for the last week. A mess, I am, and that’s not a lie. There are a few emotions I need to tell you about – that I’m feeling right now – before the details of this blog to allow you to get all of the…
Read MoreDoes More Eggs/Oocytes Retrireved Lead to Higher Birth Rates in IVF?
Questions have been asked by patients and some highly respected fertility physicians have suggested that less is better when it comes to egg/oocyte retrieval. The concern and the claim is that higher numbers of oocytes retrieved lead to poorer quality eggs and in turn lower birth rates. A recent study, Retrieval of larger oocyte cohorts…
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“Yeah Me Too” Episode 12: I Survived Retrieval Numero Dos
“Do you remember waking up and screaming my name?” Lindsay, my coordinator, asked as she stood just inside the recovery bay. She smirked as I sipped water and came down from my anesthesia high. I just laughed and shook my head. I didn’t remember that, but it didn’t surprise me at all. Just before my…
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