Infertility means a woman can’t get pregnant after a full year of dedicated trying, or six months if the woman is 35 or older. If you’re struggling to stay pregnant, you may also be diagnosed with infertility.

At California Center for Reproductive Health, our specialists have treated thousands of women, men, and couples struggling with infertility. Many of these patients come in without a full understanding of what it means to be infertile.

Here’s what we want you to know about infertility.

Getting pregnant isn’t easy

When you’re trying to get pregnant, it seems like everyone is having an easy time of it — except you. The truth is: Getting pregnant is a complex process. Many steps have to play out just right for a couple to create a pregnancy:

• The woman must be able to produce and release an egg from her ovaries
• The egg must have a clear path through the fallopian tubes toward the uterus
• The man’s sperm must be healthy and be able to meet the egg along the way
• The fertilized egg has to successfully attach to the inside of the uterus

Multiple problems can happen with any of these steps, preventing conception and causing infertility.

It’s not always the woman’s issue

Often, a woman who has trouble conceiving blames herself. But, infertility can be a result of problems with the man or combined problems in a couple. Only one-third of infertility cases are caused by women’s problems.

Another third of infertility cases are due to problems with the man’s body or sperm quality. The last third of infertility cases are caused by unknown problems or a combination of issues with the man and woman.

Women may be infertile due to untreated chlamydia or gonorrhea, failure to ovulate, blockages in the fallopian tubes, poor egg quality, uterine irregularities, endometriosis, or uterine fibroids.

Common reasons a man may struggle with infertility include untreated chlamydia or gonorrhea, low sperm count or poor sperm motility, irregularly formed sperm, thick semen, or a lack of sperm altogether.

Infertility isn’t only the inability to conceive

Recurrent pregnancy loss is also considered a form of infertility. We offer comprehensive work-ups if you’ve experienced two or more first trimester miscarriages or one or more second trimester miscarriages.

Losing a pregnancy is devastating, and we also offer counseling and support to help you through your grief. Be comforted, though, that in the vast majority of cases, we can offer treatments that greatly reduce your risk of having another miscarriage.

Infertility is common

About one in every six couples has trouble getting pregnant or staying pregnant. More than 7.4 million women have received infertility services in their lifetimes. About 10% of all males in the United States who are trying to conceive suffer from infertility.

We work with you to identify the reason for your trouble conceiving and offer real solutions, including IVF and embryo transfer.

Age matters

When a woman waits until after age 35 to try to have children, it can be a factor in fertility problems. As a woman gets older, her ovaries are l

Miscarriages are more common in women older than 35, and health problems that cause complications for pregnancy are more common in this age group.

At California Center for Reproductive Health, we understand that life doesn’t always cooperate with your biological fertility timeline. We can help with egg freezing, egg donation, embryo freezing, surrogacy, artificial insemination, and other solutions to your infertility.

If you’re struggling with infertility, solutions are available. We support couples’ infertility journeys and help them go on to have healthy pregnancies.

Call one of our offices in Encino, Alhambra, Valencia, or West Hollywood, or use this website to request a consultation. Our compassionate team helps you determine the best way to overcome infertility and create your family.

Embryo freezing is a procedure that’s advanced tremendously since the first successful case in the late 1980s. To freeze embryos, an embryo is created via in vitro fertilization, a process  in which eggs are collected from the woman and fertilized with sperm in a lab.

After letting them develop for a few days, we then freeze any quality, viable embryos for later use. They’re kept in sub-zero temperatures in liquid nitrogen containers.

There’s not just one reason to freeze embryos. You may choose to freeze your embryos to preserve your long-term fertility. If you’re undergoing cancer treatment, hormone treatment, or another procedure that affects your fertility, creating healthy, viable embryos that you or a surrogate can carry to term in the future makes a lot of sense.

We also recommend couples who choose to undergo preimplantation genetic testing freeze their embryos after they’re tested. It can take a week or more to get results back, and freezing is the safest way to preserve the embryos.

If you go through the long, taxing in vitro process, you may also choose to freeze any extra viable embryos for another pregnancy some time in the future. Transfering a frozen embryo means you won’t have to undergo as much uncertainty and expense as your first in vitro venture.

At California Center for Reproductive Health, we have extensive experience in freezing embryos. Here’s what you should know about the procedure to determine if its something you should consider on your fertility journey.

Myth: It’s harder to achieve a viable pregnancy with a frozen embryo

Fact: Embryo transfer using thawed frozen embryos is common in fertility practices today, including at California Center for Reproductive Health. Your chances of the frozen embryo turning into a successful pregnancy are similar to, if not better, than if you used a non-frozen embryo.

Myth: Frozen embryos can’t be stored for long

Fact: Embryos may be frozen indefinitely without risking the integrity of the cells. The standard storage period is usually no more than 10 years, but that’s because of cost to the couple and changes in fertility needs, not because of the viability of the embryo. Embryos may be kept up to 55 years in some circumstances.

Myth: Embryos that have been frozen are of inferior quality

Fact: We select only the highest quality embryos for freezing, which means that it’s likely that they will sustain the freeze-thaw cycle. The procedure is completely safe and effective.

The babies born from frozen embryos are no different from a baby born without fertility treatments.

MYTH: You have no control over what happens to your embryos

Fact: On the contrary, you have complete control over your frozen embryos. Before they go into storage, you sign several consent forms to explain how long your embryos will be stored. It will also be made clear as to what happens to the embryos if you or your partner are incapacitated in some way. You dictate whether the embryos may only be used for your treatment or if they may be donated to another couple or for research.

You can also specify other conditions around the storage and use of your embryos. We make embryo freezing a very thorough and transparent process.

At California Center for Reproductive Health, our specialists are ready to answer your fertility questions, including those surrounding embryo freezing and in vitro fertilization.

Call our nearest office in Encino, Valencia, Alhambra, or West Hollywood, or use this website to request a consultation. Our compassionate staff works with you to determine the best way to overcome infertility and create your family.

If you’re struggling with infertility, and in vitro fertilization is not an option or hasn’t worked, egg donation may be the next best step. At California Center for Reproductive Health, our experienced team of fertility specialists can help you determine if egg donation is right for you and your family.

We understand that infertility treatments can take a toll on you physically and mentally. Know that egg donation is associated with the highest pregnancy rates of all fertility care, so if you do decide to go with this option, you have a good chance of successfully adding to your family. Up to 48% of women who go forward with egg donation become pregnant.

In addition to a great rate of success, egg donation affords several benefits to the intended parents and the woman donating.

Benefits for families trying to conceive

Male couples hoping to add to their family and women with certain conditions benefit from egg donation. If a woman has had multiple failed IVF procedures, has been diagnosed with premature ovarian failure, has diminished ovarian reserve or poor quality eggs, or has genetically transmitted diseases that could be passed on to a child, we may recommend egg donation as a fertility treatment.

Women older than 40 often benefit from egg donation because older eggs are less likely to result in an embryo and are more likely to carry genetic anomalies.

You get to choose the characteristics you want in an egg donor. You can opt for someone you know, like a family member, or have it be someone anonymous. We screen the donor for any hereditary diseases that could be passed down to a baby, any sexually transmitted diseases, past health concerns, and psychological stability. You’ll be assured that you’re receiving the healthiest egg possible, which gives you the best chance of having a baby.

Egg donation still means that you, the intended mother, carry the baby in your womb. The donated egg is combined with the father’s sperm in a lab to create a viable embryo. This embryo is then placed into your uterus. The intended mother follows a protocol of hormone medications to properly prepare her womb prior to the embryo placement.

Benefits for the donors

Egg donation is a true gift to a family struggling to conceive. You can be assured that if you qualify for donation and successfully provide eggs, you are doing a tremendous service to a couple who desperately needs you.

You’ll also be financially rewarded for your donation as well. You may receive $5,000-$10,000 per cycle, depending on your eligibility and history with us. Plus, you receive fertility diagnostic testing, routine gynecological screening, and genetic screenings, all at no expense to you. If you plan on having children of your own in the future, this information is invaluable.

Deciding to undergo egg donation — as a donor or recipient — is a big step. Our team at California Center for Reproductive Health can answer your questions and present your options when it comes to infertility treatments.

Call our nearest California office in Encino, Valencia, Alhambra, or West Hollywood, or use this website to request a consultation. Our compassionate staff works with you to determine the best way to overcome infertility and create your family.

Male infertility can get in the way of growing your family. In 35% of couples, both the man and woman have factors that make it hard to conceive. In 8% of couples with infertility, issues with the man’s fertility is the sole reason they can’t get pregnant.

If you’ve been diligently trying to conceive for an entire year with no success, or you’re older than 35 and have been trying for six months, it’s time to seek a professional evaluation. At California Center for Reproductive Health, our team can identify the cause of infertility and offer treatment so you can build your family.

We look at both the man and the woman’s reproductive health. Here’s what puts a man at risk for infertility.

First, the basics

Conception can only occur when a man’s sperm combines with a woman’s egg. The man’s testicles are the organs responsible for making and storing sperm. They must be fully developed and functioning. His body also needs to produce adequate testosterone and other hormones necessary to maintain sperm production.

Sperm are then carried to semen, but if there is a blockage in the reproductive tract, they may never get there. A man’s semen has to have enough sperm. If it doesn’t, a man has what’s known as a low sperm count and has a harder time getting his partner pregnant.

The semen is then delivered to the female reproductive tract during ejaculation. The sperm must be mobile. If they are particularly slow or abnormal, they may not be able to make the necessary trip to the fallopian tubes to fertilize an egg.

Men at risk

The most common factors leading to male infertility include:

• Past inflammation of the prostate
• Past genital infections
• Early or late puberty
• Twisting or other injury to the testicles
• Exposure of the genitals to high temperatures
• Hernia repair
• Undescended testicles

Prescription medicines for ulcers, psoriasis, depression, and high blood pressure can also cause problems with male fertility.

Environmental factors, like extended exposure to certain pesticides and painting materials, heavy metal exposure, and exposure to high levels of radiation, put a man at risk of infertility. In some of these cases, the effects are temporary.

Being overweight, smoking, excessive alcohol use, and drug use also can temporarily affect male fertility by causing the testicles to shrink and inhibiting sperm production.

Solutions

At California Center for Reproductive Health, we can narrow down the cause of your infertility and offer treatments. Sometimes, the treatment includes optimizing your lifestyle, like helping you quit smoking, change hot tub and sauna habits, reduce stress, avoid illicit drugs, minimize alcohol intake, and maintain a healthy weight.

We may also recommend that you undergo advanced testing for issues like antisperm antibodies, abnormal sperm DNA fragmentation/sustainability, or a central hormonal imbalance.

We’ll treat any detected problems medically or use assisted reproductive technology (ART) that includes in vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection.

At California Center for Reproductive Health, we provide advanced fertility support to all people in the Southern California area who are struggling to conceive. Call our nearest office or use this website to request a consultation.

Endometriosis is a gynecological condition in which the lining of your uterus, the endometrium, grows outside of your womb. This means you can develop scarring or extra tissue on reproductive organs, making conceiving difficult.

Most women with endometriosis go on to have a completely normal pregnancy and birth. The fertility specialists at the California Center for Reproductive Health, with locations in Encino, Valencia, Alhambra, and West Hollywood, California, can help you overcome the fertility challenges associated with endometriosis.

Here’s what we want you to know about pregnancy and endometriosis.

What is endometriosis?

The endometrium is the tissue that lines the uterine. When endometrial cells grow in other parts of your body, they function just like the tissues within your uterus. They grow and shed every month in conjunction with your menstrual cycle.

Endometriosis is a major cause of pelvic pain, heavy and irregular periods, and pain during intercourse. Endometriosis can also cause infertility. About 30-50% of women with endometriosis experience infertility.

Why does endometriosis affect fertility?

Endometriosis doesn’t always interfere with conception; many women with the condition get pregnant naturally.

But, severe endometriosis can block the ovaries or fallopian tubes or cause them to not work properly. Women with mild endometriosis sometimes have trouble conceiving, too. That’s likely because the inflammation caused by the irregular endometrial cells causes a hormonal imbalance.

Will my pregnancy be affected?

If you get pregnant normally, endometriosis shouldn’t complicate your pregnancy. You may not even need extra monitoring as your pregnancy isn’t considered high risk.

However, in some women with endometriosis, high blood pressure or bleeding can develop later in pregnancy. If you’re under our care, we’ll monitor you for these potential complications.

Endometriosis also increases the risk, albeit slightly, that your baby will be born earlier than usual or will be smaller than usual.

How does pregnancy affect endometriosis?

While you’re pregnant, endometriosis and its associated symptoms usually improve. But, pregnancy doesn’t cure the condition. Endometriosis returns after you deliver and may complicate future attempts to conceive.

There is no cure for endometriosis, and the exact reason some women develop it isn’t fully understood.

What treatments are available if endometriosis is making it hard for me to get pregnant?

Endometriosis is only one aspect of fertility that our team at the California Center for Reproductive Health considers when helping you conceive. We’ll also consider your age, how long you’ve been trying to get pregnant, any male infertility factors, what infertility interventions you’ve undergone, the stage of your endometriosis, and your family history.

Minimally invasive surgery to remove endometrial tissue that’s interfering with conception is an option. This can help you get pregnant, but doesn’t mean endometriosis won’t come back after you’ve given birth.

Assisted reproductive technologies, like in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer, are also very successful in helping women with endometriosis who are struggling to get pregnant.

If you have endometriosis and it’s interfering with your ability to get pregnant, reach out to us at the California Center for Reproductive Health. Our advanced fertility treatments help thousands of couples have healthy babies. Call the nearest location or use this website to request a consultation.

In vitro fertilization, or IVF, is on the rise. How popular is this healthcare decision? MarketsandMarkets projects it will expand to more than three-quarters of a billion dollars, $756.7 million, by 2021. Even in 2016, the industry was already measuring nearly a half-billion at $468.3 million. Assuming that the forecast is accurate, that would mean the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) would be 10.1%. There are various reasons for this increase: dropping fertility rates, more instances of male infertility, and a rise in the average time that a woman first becomes a mother, etc.

As in vitro fertilization has become more prevalent, so have egg or embryo freezing – also called cryopreservation. Are you considering these procedures, but you aren’t quite sure on the details of what they are? If so, we can help. Let’s look at each one in isolation – what they are exactly, and what steps are involved with a healthcare clinic – and then explore why someone might choose one over the other. Before that, though, let’s ground ourselves by briefly discussing in vitro fertilization.

• In vitro fertilization

• Egg freezing

• Embryo freezing

• 3 questions to help you choose egg freezing or embryo freezing

• The right healthcare for a healthy baby

In vitro fertilization

In 1978, Louise Brown of England became the first baby to be conceived outside of a mother’s womb. In that role, she was the first IVF success story. When people think of IVF, it is often confused with artificial insemination — but that process means that conception is normal and the only difference is the placement of sperm into the uterus. IVF is different because the technique, the combination of the sperm and egg, occurs in a lab setting. Note that embryos are reintroduced, implanted into the uterus, once they have initially grown outside the body.

Egg freezing

Egg freezing, technically called mature oocyte cryopreservation, is a way that women can retain their reproductive capability. In the process, a specialist harvests eggs from your ovaries. They are then frozen in the absence of fertilization and put into storage to be utilized at some point in the future.

Now let’s jump forward in time. You can thaw an egg that has been frozen in this manner, introduce it to sperm under laboratory conditions, and implant it into the uterus. In other words, IVF can be used at a later date to reintroduce the egg to your body.

When you want to have a baby, then learn you’re infertile, it doesn’t help to know you’re not alone — but the fact is, you’re not. Infertility affects one in six couples. In about half of all cases, the man’s infertility contributes to the couple’s inability to get pregnant.

Male infertility may be common, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have your own biological child. Today’s advanced technology makes it possible for 90% of all infertile men to conceive a child, even if it comes down to an in vitro procedure.

It’s good to know that solutions are available, but it’s also important to know what causes the problem in the first place. Armed with the right information, you may be able to lower your risks and avoid facing the challenge of male infertility.

What increases the risk of male infertility?

Age is a well-known issue for women’s fertility, but it’s also a critical factor for men who want to have a baby. As men get older, testosterone levels go down and changes in testicular tissue, sperm production, and erectile function make it harder to conceive.

The father’s age is also associated with DNA damage in sperm and a higher risk for neurocognitive disorders in the baby, such as schizophrenia and autism. Male fertility starts to decline around age 40. By the time you’re 45, you face a five-fold increase in the time it takes to get pregnant.

Lifestyle factors also influence a man’s fertility. When you know those factors ahead of time, you have the opportunity to make changes. Common risk factors include:

• Being overweight: reduces your sperm count and affects the molecular composition of sperm
• Smoking: lowers your sperm count, diminishes sperm function and motility, and contributes to DNA damage in sperm
• Environmental toxins: pesticides, heavy metals like lead, and bisphenol A (BPA) impair male reproductive function

Sperm are affected by inflammation and oxidative stress — which is better known as cellular damage caused by free radicals. Oxidative stress lowers sperm production and affects overall sperm health, including their ability to reach and fertilize the egg. The good news is that taking antioxidant supplements often treats the problem.

You’re more likely to face fertility problems if you’ve taken testosterone, because testosterone replacement therapy can interfere with sperm production. In most men, the sperm count returns to normal when they stop taking testosterone, but it’s important to talk about your options if you need testosterone, yet want to preserve your fertility.

What are the primary causes of male infertility?

A physical issue may be to blame, such as healthy sperm not being ejaculated properly. You may have erectile dysfunction, a blocked ejaculatory duct, or seminal fluid that’s too thick for sperm to maneuver properly. But most of the time male infertility is due to a problem with sperm, such as:

Sperm count or maturity

Sometimes there just aren’t enough healthy sperm. You may not produce enough sperm.  Or you may have enough sperm, but they’re immature, so they don’t live long enough to fertilize an egg. Poor sperm motility, or an inability to move well enough to reach the egg, is a common cause of infertility, too.

Sperm shape

A sperm’s shape affects its ability to penetrate the egg. Common sperm abnormalities that undermine their quality include a very large head, an extremely small heat, a tapered head, and a curly tail.

Sperm DNA

Sometimes the DNA in the sperm is the problem. The DNA can be “fragmented,” or damaged. Sperm with damaged DNA may successfully fertilize an egg, but it increases the chance that the baby won’t develop normally, resulting in miscarriage and birth defects.  

What causes sperm to change in the first place?

DNA fragmentation in sperm most often develops from oxidative stress, which can stem from lots of things — from toxins in the environment to smoking cigarettes. Oxidative stress and other problems with your sperm, such as low sperm count, can arise from any of the common risk factors.

Other things that cause problems with sperm might be infection, diabetes, thyroid disease, nutritional deficiencies, high testicular temperature, stress, and the use of alcohol or recreational drugs.

What treatments are available for male infertility?

Treatment for male infertility depends on the underlying cause, so you’ll undergo a thorough physical exam and get blood work to rule out underlying health problems. A semen analysis and a DNA fragmentation test are also performed to check your sperm and semen. Many other specialized tests are available to nail down the cause of your infertility.

If DNA fragmentation is diagnosed, treatment may include antibiotics, antioxidants, and lifestyle changes like quitting smoking and eating healthy, whole foods high in antioxidants. Other possible treatments might be hormone therapy to correct an imbalance or surgery to repair a defect or remove a blockage. Other options include:

In vitro fertilization

Sperm can be retrieved from tiny ducts in the epididymis, which consists of thin tubes that carry sperm from the testes to the vas deferens. Sperm mature while they’re in the epididymis, so after they’re removed, they can be frozen and used later to fertilize an egg.

Intracytoplasmic sperm injection

Reproductive technology has advanced to the point where a single sperm can be retrieved and physically injected into an egg. This procedure, intracytoplasmic sperm injection, makes it possible for most infertile men to conceive their own child.

If you’ve tried to have a baby for six months to a year without success, please don’t wait to contact the team at California Reproductive Center in Encino, California. They have extensive experience treating male infertility, and the sooner you seek help, the better your chances are of having a healthy baby.

Egg freezing has been used to preserve female fertility since the late 1990s. It was first offered to young women diagnosed with cancer, so they could protect their ability to have a biological child if the disease or its treatment left them sterile.

Today egg freezing is available for any woman who wants to temporarily stop her biological clock for a better chance at having a healthy baby — when the time is right for her.

If you’re not ready to have children yet, but you know you want them someday, egg freezing can help you control your fertility until you finish your education, meet the right partner, take your career to the next level, or build your nest egg. In short, egg freezing has revolutionized the way women approach family planning.

Here at California Center for Reproductive Health, we’re proud to offer an affordable and effective egg freezing program built on advanced cryopreservation protocols. If you’d like to know how egg freezing can benefit you, read on:

Egg freezing pauses your biological clock

The average woman is born with about three million eggs in her ovaries. Every day of her life, some of those eggs reach a certain point of maturity, stop growing, and die off. By the time a woman reaches puberty, she has closer to 300,000 eggs, and those number continue to decline with age.

The number of eggs in a woman’s ovaries — also known as her ovarian reserve — is most favorable for reproduction when she’s in her early twenties. At this age, the odds that a woman will get pregnant each month is about 25%. Those odds drop to 15% when women enter their thirties, and plummet to just 5% by their 40s.

Because egg freezing harvests eggs from your ovaries for long-term cryopreservation in a sterile laboratory environment, it helps protect your ability to have biological children later in life, when your ovarian reserve is too low for you to easily become pregnant.

Egg freezing helps preserve egg quality

Declining egg numbers aren’t the only thing you need to worry about as you age — the quality of your eggs is also more likely to suffer as time goes by.

An immature egg has 92 chromosomes, which is twice the amount of any other cell in your body. As eggs mature, they systematically reduce their number of chromosomes down to 23. Then when an egg is fertilized by a sperm, which also has 23 chromosomes, the new embryo has 46 chromosomes, which is the right number for a healthy human baby.

As you age, the mechanisms that help eggs reach maturity with the correct number of chromosomes don’t function as well as they used to, and your eggs are more likely to contain chromosomal errors. These errors tend to become more common starting at about the age of 35, which is why women past that age have an increased risk of suffering a miscarriage or having a baby with genetic abnormalities.

Preserving your eggs when you’re in your thirties is an ideal way to protect their integrity and ensure you have healthy eggs available should you wish to become pregnant in your late thirties or early forties.

Egg freezing puts you in control

Egg freezing allows you to focus on your life goals in your early adult years without feeling the constant worry of a ticking biological clock. It can take away your anxiety about your future fertility and leave you feeling empowered.

But preserving your eggs isn’t just about securing your future fertility — it’s also about taking the pressure off your shoulders for a while, so you don’t have to rush into a relationship or take on more than you’re ready for, just because you’re getting older.

If you’d like to learn more about the benefits of egg freezing, call our office today, or schedule a visit using our convenient online booking tool. We’re here to help you.

In vitro fertilization (IVF) offers hope to infertile couples who desperately want a baby. The process requires a lot of physical, emotional, and financial commitment, so it’s important to enter into it informed.

How your IVF cycle goes depends on many factors, and the rate of failure in any one given cycle is high.The majority of couples who commit to multiple cycles do go on to have a baby.

In vitro fertilization remains the treatment of choice when other less-invasive methods fail. At the California Center for Reproductive Health, fertility specialists Eliran Mor, MD, and Irene Woo, MD, guide you through the process and do everything possible to help you experience a successful pregnancy.

Some perspective

In any given month, the odds of getting pregnant naturally for a healthy, fertile couple is just 15-25%. The odds are even less if the woman is older than 30, you don’t have a lot of sex, or if the woman’s cycle is irregular.

First IVF cycle success rates

Research has shown that women undergoing their first IVF cycle had about a 25% chance of having a live birth. Other research shows that 33% of couples have a baby as a result of their first cycle.

Benefits of multiple IVF cycles

The chance of having a live birth as a result of IVF rises to 54-77% by the eighth cycle. That’s a lot of cycles, however.

It’s a good idea for a couple to be prepared to commit to at least three cycles of IVF to hopefully achieve pregnancy. By undergoing three cycles, meaning ovarian stimulation, egg recovery, insemination, and embryo placement, a couple raises their chances to 45-53% of a live birth.

If you do go through IVF failure, we do everything possible to determine why, and we offer solutions for the next round. Advanced diagnostic tests help give us an idea of how well future attempts will go and help us identify correctable problems with the woman’s uterus or reproductive organs.

Factors that may affect your IVF success

The age of the woman is a key predictor of the success of IVF. The older a woman is, the less successful IVF may be. If you’ve been pregnant before and carried a baby to term, your chances of getting pregnant with IVF improves.

The reason for infertility is also a factor affecting IVF success. If you have structural problems, like uterine abnormalities or fibroid tumors, it inhibits implantation of the embryo, making IVF less likely to succeed. You can undergo surgery to resolve some structural problems, making pregnancy possible.

If the woman has been diagnosed with ovarian dysfunction, IVF success may be less likely if you choose to use your own eggs for IVF. You may have greater success by opting for healthy donor eggs. We can help you determine if this is a good decision for you.

Lifestyle factors also influence the success rate of IVF. Cigarette smoking has serious consequences for both men and women. Being overweight (or obese) also has a strong impact on IVF success rates.

Each couple’s infertility journey and IVF process is different, so it’s really best to schedule time to meet with one of our doctors at the California Center for Reproductive Health to discuss your options. We can compassionately and confidently guide you to the best approach when it comes to growing your family.

Call one of our offices in Encino, Valencia, Alhambra, and West Hollywood, California, or use the online tool to set up a consultation.