Am I More Fertile Postpartum? What You Need To Know About Getting Pregnant Again

A woman who has just given birth may have many questions, particularly about getting pregnant again. Whether she is trying to avoid having another baby too soon or is trying to expand her family ASAP, "am I more fertile postpartum" is a question that may be on her mind. It's an important one to ask too, as the answer may affect your future family planning.

June 5, 2017

Can I Take Antidepressants While Trying To Get Pregnant? Your Mental Health Is Important

It can be exciting yet daunting when you decide to have a baby. The decision can feel especially overwhelming, too, if you have depression and currently treat it with medication. You might start wondering — can I take antidepressants while trying to get pregnant? Will it affect my fertility? While it's completely understandable to be anxious, you don't have to feel alone because many women have faced this very same question and have gone on to have safe pregnancies and healthy babies.

April 27, 2017

Advances, awareness lower U.S. infertility rate

Fifteen percent of American couples face infertility struggles, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The journey for both men and women can be isolating.

April 24, 2017

Dr. Alan Copperman speaks to Healthline about new theory on why fertility declines with age

Every woman in her 30s knows she has a biological clock ticking. Everyone around her knows it too. For some women, this is no big deal. Either they’ve already had children or they have made the decision not to have them. But for women who still yearn to be mothers, that clock becomes louder and louder the further into their 30s they get.

April 14, 2017

New Theory on Why Fertility Declines with Age

Every woman in her 30s knows she has a biological clock ticking. Everyone around her knows it too. For some women, this is no big deal. Either they’ve already had children or they have made the decision not to have them.

April 14, 2017

Failed Fertility Treatments Are Linked to Higher Heart Risks

Women who undergo fertility treatments but don’t get pregnant have an increased risk of developing heart disease later in life, according to a new study. But the overall risk for women in the study was low, and the authors say their findings should not discourage people from seeking reproductive assistance.

March 13, 2017

8 Reasons To See A Fertility Specialist

Getting pregnant is actually quite difficult. In fact, there’s only about a 15 to 20 percent chance you’ll conceive each month, even when you’re actively trying. That means that for many couples, seeing a fertility specialist is an essential part of the baby-making process.

January 27, 2017

Dr. Alan Copperman discusses how healthy babies are born utilizing the most advanced treatment in assisted reproductive technology

This latest breakthrough is one of many advancements in the field of fertility that scientists expect will change the way babies are created.

October 10, 2016

Dr. Alan B. Copperman featured on DailyMail discussing the relationship between stress and infertility

How STRESS makes it harder to conceive: Women who feel overstretched 'are 40% less likely to get pregnant'

• Doctors have long suspected that stress levels affect fertility
• But a new study has calculated exactly how drastic the effect is
• They also found women experience spike in stress after conceiving
• However, women should not feel guilty about infertility, one doctor told Daily Mail Online

September 13, 2016

Dr. Alan Copperman speaks to Salon in a live stream interview about Embryonic Engineering & CRISPR.

If you could edit your child’s genes, would you?
Dr. Alan Copperman joined Salon Talks to discuss the ethics of the first gene editing technology in human embryos

September 13, 2016