Tag: Women's Health
Patient Perspective: Why I Chose to Freeze My Eggs
I decided to have a fertility consultation a few months after I turned 30. I didn’t have any …
January 6, 2020
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Creating Realistic Goals for the New Year
We often like to find a ‘quick fix’ to help reverse the indulgent consuming we feel like we’ve done …
December 30, 2019
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Can Diabetes Affect Fertility?
Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 and Type 2 is a disease that affects millions of individuals. The American …
November 4, 2019
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Understanding BRCA
A hereditary cancer syndrome is a predisposition to certain types of cancer caused by inherited …
October 21, 2019
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Supporting Patients Following a Miscarriage: Interview with Rena Stein, LMSW
Miscarriages affect many individuals as they attempt to build their families. Supporting patients …
October 7, 2019
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Reflecting on a Year of Progress in Oncofertility at RMA of New York
This August, we celebrated the first anniversary of the Mount Sinai-RMA Oncofertility Program. As …
September 30, 2019
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How to Manage PCOS Symptoms Through Diet
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is a condition marked by irregular or absent ovulation that …
September 16, 2019
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Talking T.E.A.L.: Q&A with Co-Founder Pamela Esposito-Amery
Tell Every Amazing Lady® About Ovarian Cancer (T.E.A.L.®) was founded in 2009 by two sisters, …
September 9, 2019
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Diagnosing and Treating Asherman’s Syndrome
Asherman’s syndrome, also referred to as intrauterine synechiae or uterine synechiae, is a …
September 2, 2019
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Understanding Implantation Failure from a Biological Perspective
Implantation failure is a commonly cited cause of infertility. Some causes of implantation failure include uterine anomalies, male factor infertility, and embryonic factors, such as chromosomal abnormalities, genetic mutations, or factors associated with energy production and stress response. Pre-implantation genetic testing (PGT) has improved live birth rates and reduced miscarriage rates remarkably, but physicians are still trying to understand why some chromosomally screened embryos fail to implant. Mitochondria, which are the primary energy source of cells, have been suggested to play a role in embryonic competence.
August 19, 2019
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