Optimizing Male Fertility
June is Men’s Health Month, so now is a great time to learn more about optimizing male fertility – especially since male infertility is so common. Of all couples struggling to get pregnant, approximately one-third have a problem regarding sperm production or function. Many times, such abnormalities can be identified through a semen analysis. In other cases, problems still exist with sperm even with normal…
Comments Off on Optimizing Male FertilityRecurrent Pregnancy Loss
Recurrent Pregnancy Loss, defined as two or more consecutive miscarriages, is a devastating condition that causes grief for many couples. Many couples may experience a pregnancy loss, especially an early loss in the first trimester. This does not carry with it an increased risk of having pregnancy loss in the future. Having two or more miscarriages, however, places a couple at a much higher statistical…
Comments Off on Recurrent Pregnancy LossFertility Associates of Memphis Announces New Tupelo Location
Satellite office helps new patients in northeast Mississippi Fertility Associates of Memphis has announced the opening of a new satellite office in Tupelo, Miss., offering infertility consultations and new patient visits. Appointments began May 19, 2014. The Tupelo satellite office is located at North Mississippi Medical Center’s Longtown Medical Park, 4381 S. Eason Blvd, Suite 204. Dr. Paul Brezina, a board certified Reproductive Endocrinology and…
Comments Off on Fertility Associates of Memphis Announces New Tupelo LocationUnderstanding “Natural Killer Cells”
Understanding why people experience recurrent pregnancy loss has proven challenging over the past half century. Throughout this time, many suspects have been identified as possibly causing increased miscarriage rates – but then have been found not to play a meaningful role in this process. One such suspect is natural killer cells. What are Natural Killer Cells? In the mid 1990s, so-called “natural killer cells” or…
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For patients experiencing infertility or recurrent pregnancy loss, progesterone supplementation is thought to help and is widely used among reproductive health specialists. In this blog, we explain what progesterone is and why it’s considered beneficial. What is Progesterone? Progesterone is a hormone that is vital for pregnancy. It helps to prepare the uterine lining for an embryo to implant. So just how does it work?…
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