Patient Resources

At RMA of New York, we are committed to providing patients with the facts you need to make informed decisions about your treatment and care.

Through the Microscope

• A close-up look at the basic elements of fertility

Common Questions

• What is infertility?
• How common is infertility?
• When should I seek help for infertility?
• What are "primary" and "secondary infertility"?

General Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Terms

• Asherman's Syndrome
• Blastocyst Culture and Transfer
• Ectopic pregnancy
• Electroejaculation
• Embryo Cryopreservation
• Endometrial polyps
• Endometriosis
• Fibroids
• Hysteroscopy
• Infertility
• Intrauterine Insemination (IUI)
• Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI)
• In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
• Laparoscopy
• Menopause
• Mullerian Abnormalities
Multiple gestation
• Myomectomy
• Oocyte Cryopreservation
• Ovum Donation
• Pelvic pain
• Pelvic surgery
• PMS
• Polycystic ovaries
• Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD)
• Prolactin
• Recurrent pregnancy loss
• Reversal of tubal ligation
• Testicular Sperm Aspiration/Extraction
• Varicocele Repair
• Vasectomy Reversal

 Recent Publications

Advanced Reproductive Technologies

• Copperman AB, DeCherney A. Turn, Turn, Turn- advancements in reproductive technologies
  
• Luna M, Duke M, Copperman AB, Grunfeld L, Sandler B, Barritt J. Blastocyst embryo transfer is associated with  a sex-ratio imbalance in favor of male offspring
  
• Flisser E, Scott R, Copperman AB  Patient Friendly IVF- How Should It Be Defined?
  
• Luna M, Grunfeld L, Mukherjee T, Sandler B, Copperman B.  Moderately elevated levels of basal follicle-stimulating hormone in young patients predict low-ovarian response, but should not be used to disqualify patients from attempting in vitro fertilization
  
• Copperman AB, Wells V, Luna M, Kalir T, Sandler B, Mukherjee T. Presence of hydrosalpinx correlated to endometrial responses In Vivo
  

Asherman's Syndrome

• Knopman J, Copperman A. Value of 3D Ultrasound in the Management of Suspected Asherman's Syndrome

Male Factor

• Melman A, Bar-Chama N, McCullough A, Davies K, Christ G. The first human trial for gene transfer therapy for the treatment of erectile dysfunction: preliminary results
• Melman A, Bar-Chama N, McCullough A, Davies K, Christ G. Plasmid-based gene transfer for treatment of erectile dysfunction and overactive bladder: results of phase I trial
  
• Schiff J, Bar-Chama N, Cesaretti J, Stock R. Early use of a phosphodiesterase inhibitor after brachytherapy restores and prevents erectile dysfunction
• Alasio T, Borin J, Taylor K, Bar-Chama N, Unger P. Intratesticular mucinous cystadenoma: immunohistochemical comparison with ovarian and colonic tissue