RMA of New York News and Press

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

"Fertility from All Angles (Not Just for Those Trying to Get Pregnant Now!)”

Dr. Jill Blakeway has a Doctorate in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine and is a licensed and board certified acupuncturist and clinical herbalist and founder of the YinOva Center in New York City.

Dr. Joseph B. Davis is a board certified in obstetrics and gynecology and reproductive endocrinology and infertility at RMA NYC . He specializes in providing medical and surgical treatment for infertility, employing the Da Vinci robotic surgical system for the treatment of fibroids, endometriosis, and tubal damage.

April 18, 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

Better Technology in Assisted Reproduction Translates to Bigger Babies: Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York Shared an Eleven-Year Study on Birthweight Outcomes in IVF at ASRM 2016

Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York (RMA of New York), a premier Manhattan-based fertility center, revealed details of its analysis into the impact of technological advances in the field of in vitro fertilization (IVF) on the birthweight of babies conceived as a result of the treatment.

October 25, 2016

Neither BMI nor the Diagnosis of PCOS Found to Impact the Likelihood of Having a Chromosomally Normal Embryo in IVF Patients using Comprehensive Chromosomal Screening

Manhattan-based fertility center Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York (RMA of New York) revealed its latest research into the relationship between body mass index (BMI), in vitro fertilization (IVF), pregnancy outcomes and euploidy. The findings of RMA of New York's latest study were presented alongside 32 other scientific abstracts at the 2016 American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) conference in Salt Lake City, Utah which occurred October 15-19, 2016.

October 25, 2016

Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York Demonstrated that Chromosomally Normal Embryos Lead to Healthy Babies, Even if the Embryos are Given a Poor Grade Based on Morphology at ASRM 2016

Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York (RMA of New York), a leading Manhattan-based fertility center, presented data from a retrospective cohort and case control study analyzing the relationship between the transfer of embryos deemed "poor quality" by morphological grading, and the potential impact on gestational age at delivery and infant birthweight.

October 24, 2016