- April 16, 2014
PFC's Dr. Conaghan Presents at ASRM
The annual meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) gives us a chance to observe and present research and clinical projects that help improve the practice of rep...
Read More - April 10, 2014
ASRM - Chromosome Ends: Why We Care About Them?
Telomeres are DNA sequences that cap the ends of each of our chromosomes. These sequences comprise of short codes of DNA nucleotides, specifically AGGGTT in humans, repeated many times ...
Read More - April 8, 2014
High pregnancy rates with minimum risk
Mary is aiming at starting her family. She and her husband have been working hard for two years to conceive. They did get pregnant, once, with a pregnancy ending in miscarriage. Fertili...
Read More - April 3, 2014
Japanese Students Visit PFC
Last month PFC hosted a group of medical students from Japan for a lecture about the medical and scientific aspects of fertility treatment. The students also took a tour of the clinic a...
Read More - April 2, 2014
Ask The Expert: Optimizing Conception
I spoke with a patient today about optimizing conception. Her concerns were age and cervical factor. At age 39, there are relatively few eggs of relatively poor quality available. She h...
Read More - April 1, 2014
PFC's Dr. Herbert Discusses Stress and Fertility on KTVU News
A new study has shown a link between a woman's stress level and her ability to get pregnant. PFC's Dr. Carl Herbert discusses the study on KTVU News. Watch the full interview here .
Read More - March 27, 2014
PFC's Rosalind Solon wins award for her work with Junior League of CA violence prevention program
PFC's Rosalind Solon recently won an award for her work with the Junior League of California's violence prevention program. Rosalind is a member of the Junior League's violence preventi...
Read More - March 25, 2014
Dr. Ryan interviewed about the industry of egg donation
PFC's Dr. Isabelle Ryan was interviewed by Refinery29. The article, "Inside The Industry Of Egg Donation", interviews industry professionals, a woman who conceived using donor eggs and ...
Read More - March 24, 2014
From Italy to America - A PFC Embryologist's Story
The first time I saw an oocyte was in the spring of 2000 when I interviewed for a PhD position in the Department of Medical Embryology in Rome, Italy. I immediately fell in love with th...
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