The issue of pregnancy after breast cancer is an important one for younger patients who are often diagnosed before they’ve had a chance to complete their families. A young survivor may wonder if they can still get pregnant after treatment. Will they have a healthy pregnancy? And, most pressing for many young survivors, will pregnancy […]

Some medical conditions have the potential to change your life, and once diagnosed, you’ll naturally want to learn as much as possible about them. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a perfect example. Women with PCOS have a hormonal imbalance and metabolism problems that may affect their health. The condition is common among women of reproductive […]

When you think of common fertility treatments, in vitro fertilization (IVF) probably appears near the top of your list. There’s a reason for that. IVF has been around for decades and you most likely already know the basic idea behind IVF: uniting egg and sperm outside the body in a culture. But there’s so much […]

If you and your partner are looking for a permanent birth control method, you may be considering a vasectomy. “A vasectomy is permanent male sterilization,” explains Puneet Masson, MD, Assistant Professor of Urology and Director of the Male Fertility Program at Penn Fertility Care. “That being said, life changes—it’s a very dynamic process.” Before you […]

How Does the Doctor Determine If I Am Infertile? To determine whether you are infertile, your doctor will go over your health history, medications and sexual history. Men will get a physical exam and often a sperm analysis, which tests the health of the sperm. For a woman, testing begins with a medical history and […]