Fertility Articles — IVF, IUI, Egg Freezing & LGBTQ+ Family Building

Donor egg IVF has some of the highest — and most age-consistent — success rates in reproductive medicine. CDC 2022 ART Surveillance data shows live birth rates of 50-55% per transfer regardless of recipient age, and understanding why helps you make sense of your options.

Finding the right egg donor involves navigating agencies, frozen egg banks, and clinic in-house programs — each with distinct tradeoffs. This guide covers everything from FDA screening requirements to synchronization protocols and realistic success rates.

Your embryologist grades embryos on expansion, inner cell mass, and trophectoderm quality. Here's what each grade means, how PGT-A changes the selection process, and what the evidence shows.

Endometriosis affects up to 10% of reproductive-age women and is found in 25–50% of infertile patients. This guide covers diagnosis, staging, surgical options, and IVF outcomes so you can make an informed treatment decision.

Environmental toxins are ubiquitous in modern life and many are known endocrine disruptors — chemicals that interfere with hormone signaling in ways that can impair fertility. Here is what the evidence shows and what you can realistically do about it.

Exercise is broadly beneficial for reproductive health, but the relationship between physical activity and fertility is dose-dependent. Too little and too much can both impair conception.

Fertility after 35 involves real biological changes — but it does not mean infertility. Understanding what changes, what the data shows about time-to-pregnancy and success rates, and when to seek help can make a significant difference in your outcome.

What you eat can meaningfully influence your hormonal environment and egg and sperm quality. This guide covers the foods, nutrients, and dietary patterns with the strongest evidence for supporting fertility.

Fertility grants and scholarships can provide thousands of dollars toward IVF and other treatments without needing to be repaid. This guide covers 15+ programs available in 2025, with eligibility criteria, award amounts, and application strategies.

Nineteen states and the District of Columbia now have some form of fertility insurance mandate, but coverage varies dramatically in scope and employer applicability. This guide breaks down every state's rules so you know exactly what your plan must cover.

A cancer diagnosis is devastating on its own — but for patients who want children in the future, the threat to fertility adds another layer of urgency. Fertility preservation before cancer treatment is now a standard part of oncology care, with well-established options for both men and women.

At-home fertility testing has expanded dramatically — you can now check AMH, LH, and even sperm quality without leaving your home. But what do these tests actually tell you, and when are they not enough?