When To See a Fertility Specialist?

Dr. David Richards Ph.D. HCLD a specialist at The Center For Advanced Reproductive Medicine in American Fork, Utah shares insight about the In Vitro Fertilization procedure.

When To See a Fertility Specialist?

If you have preexisting tubal damage; aware of sperm abnormalities; under the age of 35 and don’t conceive within one year; over the age of 35 and don’t conceive within the first six to twelve months of trying; or if your doctor continues to prescribe fertility drugs without success – don’t waste time.

The Center for Advanced Reproductive Medicine in American Fork, Utah is one of the few fertility centers in the nation that offer the highly advanced procedure of IVF (In Vitro Fertilization) by a Board Certified Reproductive Endocrinologist and Board Certified Infertility PhD. Specialist.

The world-renowned medical team of Dr. Richard P. Marrs M.D. and Dr. David Richards Ph.D. HCLD have more than 25 years of infertility expertise and are nationally and internationally recognized for their successful outcomes. They are committed to providing the highest quality medical care based on a solid foundation of science.

The Center offers a full spectrum of treatment options that are both progressive and affordable. As pioneers in the field of infertility and reproductive medicine, Dr Richards and Dr. Marrs offer comprehensive and technologically advanced treatment plans that has successfully produced more than a thousand babies with over 80% favorable outcomes for their patients.

In Vitro Fertilization is a reproductive technique that is used to treat multiple infertility problems. The treatment involves stimulation of the ovaries to produce multiple eggs, removal of the eggs by a simple out patient procedure followed by insemination of the eggs. After the eggs are grown in culture for several days they are transferred into the uterus.

While the basic principles that guided the formulation of the first IVF baby are still in use today, modifications have been made since that has created a formula even more optimal for fertilization and embryonic development. To increase success rates the doctors have improved ovarian stimulation, in an effort to produce more embryos.

Dr. Richard P. Marrs established the second In Vitro Fertilization program in the United States in 1981 and initiated one of the world’s first IVF babies. Dr. Marrs also made medical history in 1986 with the first pregnancy from a thawed frozen embryo. These medical breakthroughs made it possible to take the extra embryos and freeze them until a later time.

The event of embryo freezing brought momentous change to the technologies to IVF. The ability to save, store, and ultimately utilize excess embryos gave infertile woman a chance to conceive with few stimulation cycles. By doing this it reduced the physical invasiveness of these procedures, and it also helped out their costs

At the Center for Advanced Reproductive Medicine in American Fork, Utah you will experience a caring, supportive and calm environment to help minimize the stress of going through infertility treatment.

For additional information about our program please visit: www.richardsinvitro.com