What Does the Future of IVF Look Like Today?

People seeking to conceive often turn to In vitro fertilization (IVF), for a variety of reasons. This artificial reproductive technology (ART), is commonly used to boost male and female factor infertility. While IVF success rates are much higher than most ARTs, not all women experience a successful outcome on their first cycle. IVF fertility success ranges depend on many factors:... read more »

What You Need To Know About Age-Related Infertility in Men and Women When Trying To Conceive

When we age, our bodies change as do our abilities, and this is just as true with fertility. Being able to conceive gets harder because of the biological changes that naturally arise with age. For women between 30 to 35, there is a steeper decline in pregnancy and increased odds of having a miscarriage. With age comes diminished ovulation cycles... read more »

New Years Resolutions for Better Health While Boosting Your Chances of Pregnancy

We've finally slid into 2022, and the prospect of a brighter future from new possibilities can be a motivating force behind our goals and resolutions, including fertility. If you are like many who hope to start a family, the new year is an inspiring time to drop old habits by exchanging them for better ones. If you are looking to... read more »

Do You Understand the Connection Between Your Biological Clock and Fertility?

November is a beautiful time. The outdoors are bathed in fall colors, we thank all our veterans and look forward to good food and company as Thanksgiving approaches. It is also the month that we go back to standard time by moving our clocks back an hour. When this bi-annual time change kicks in, you may notice that it's harder... read more »

AMH Testing Is One of the Best Ways To Determine Female Fertility

One of the best fertility tests we offer at our Idaho Fertility Center facility is the anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) testing. This test is considered the most accurate predictor of how many eggs a woman has left in her ovaries. A woman is born carrying a reserve full of eggs, which are used up over the span of her fertile lifetime.... read more »

Intrauterine Insemination: Bringing You Closer to Parenthood

For couples hoping to conceive, there are a variety of things that can interfere, causing doubts, anxiety and even depression. Thankfully, modern advances in infertility treatment are continually helping more and more couples achieve their parenting goals. Our trained Reproductive Endocrinologists and fertility team can help you overcome the emotional, psychological and physical challenges facing you at this time. As... read more »

September Is Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month: What You Should Know About This Treatable Disorder.

Did you know that Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) affects over 10 million women, and over half don't even know it? September is PCOS Awareness Month, spotlighting this common hormonal disorder that afflicts countless women who are of reproductive age. If you experience sparse menstrual periods, periods that are prolonged, or your body produces excessive male hormone (androgen) levels, then you... read more »

Egg Donation: What to Expect and How to Help another Family along their Fertility Journey

Egg donation is a selfless, long-lasting service you can provide for other individuals who are trying to start a family. This priceless gift of helping to create human life can bless generations in the years to come. Thanks to the application and screening process involved to become an egg donor, we can also help you learn more about your own... read more »

Proven Solutions That Can Help With Secondary Infertility!

For women struggling with infertility, primary or secondary, there are solutions to help. Primary infertility can arise in women who can't conceive after trying for a year without using protection, or after six months if she is over 35 years of age. Secondary infertility happens to women who have already had one or more child but for whatever reason can't... read more »

Understanding and Tracking Your Menstrual Cycle = Conception Help

If you are a woman, when you are born you have all the eggs you will ever produce already inside you. This means you are carrying hundreds of thousands of eggs. Your eggs remain dormant, or asleep until puberty whereupon your ovaries will release one egg each month, all the way until menopause. Over the years you will generally release... read more »