Many people think if they are denied insurance coverage for fertility treatment, or simply lack benefits, their only options are bad and worse. The reality is, infertility patients are more powerful than they realize. There are numerous options people can pursue and resources they can access. The three most important things you need to know Read More
Category: Westchester Fertility Blog
A Sweet First Mother’s Day
After eight years of trying to have a baby and undergoing three cycles of IVF unsuccessfully at another clinic, Jeani ne Stilwell is looking forward to savoring her first Mother’s Day with her sweet, seven-month old boy, Craig, Jr. When asked what her plans were for Sunday, March 10, the working mom replied: I’ll be Read More
Infertility 101: Things Your Gynecologist Told You That May Not Be True
I can remember being 25 years old, sitting in my gynecologist’s office, with the weight of the world on my shoulders. It had been a couple of years since I went off the birth control pill and my husband and I were casually trying to get pregnant, or more so, not actively preventing it. I Read More
Endometriosis and Egg Freezing
In honor of Endometriosis Awareness Month, we bring you a story from one of Dr. Blotner’s endometriosis patients and her quest to preserve her future fertility. Sherika remembers vividly the day she got her first period. She was jumping rope, a day after her 13th birthday, when it happened. At first her periods were Read More