PrimeWOMAN - Presents Treatment Options for Infertility

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(Free-Press-Release.com) June 27, 2008 -- WHAT IF BABY JUST DOESN’T COME
By Christine Burke

Most couples assume that when the time is right, they will begin their family by getting pregnant shortly after they stop using birth control. However, as time passes, anticipation is replaced by concern. Daydreaming about bringing home baby is replaced by anxiety and more questions. “What if we’re never able to have children?” “Could I be infertile?”
“What’s wrong?”

For couples used to being in control of their lives, the realization that they can’t conceive as easily as they like can be a tough pill to swallow. While one in eight couples face fertility problems, the future looks brighter as treatments have expanded, technology has improved, and doctors have more tools available to help individuals and couples trying to conceive.

What Does Infertility Really Mean?
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, infertility is a disease of the reproductive system, in either a male or a female, which inhibits the ability to conceive and deliver a child. It is defined as the inability to conceive after one year of trying with unprotected intercourse for couples in which the female is younger than age 35 and six months of trying for couples in which the female is older than 35.

This "official" definition, however, doesn’t even begin to define what infertility really means. Infertility means having to learn a whole new language of medical terms. It can mean that making love becomes associated with failure or feelings of isolation from the fertile world. It can mean feeling jealous or resentful when friends or family members announce their pregnancies. Infertility can become you and your partner’s own private misery, but the greater your knowledge and awareness about infertility, the more you can determine the course that’s right for you.

Choosing a Fertility Specialist

Dr. Susan L. Treiser, M.D., Ph.D., believes that for her patients, “knowledge is power.” Individuals seeking infertility treatment should research pregnancy success rates on the physician’s web site before making an appointment. “Many of the patients I see are very educated consumers,” says Treiser, a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist and infertility specialist with offices in Freehold, Somerset, Lawrenceville and Annandale, NJ. “That’s good. Do your research ahead of time before seeing a specialist,” she recommends. “Look at the success rates at different practices as well as insurances accepted and then make your decision about who to see. Get referrals from physicians and friends. A happy patient is my best referral,” she concludes.

Dr. William Ziegler, a board-certified specialist in reproductive endocrinology and infertility based in Tinton Falls, NJ, cautions that each case is unique and is affected by the duration of infertility, type of infertility, and a variety of other factors.

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