Home Sweet Home – The Endometrial Receptivity Array (ERA)
In the beginning… Since its introduction in 1978, IVF has become a mainstay in the treatment of infertility. Original success rates were very low with a 5% pregnancy rate per transfer being considered excellent. Today that number if closer to 40 – 50 % in younger patients. The majority of research and improvement in success […]
Now Available: Getting Pregnant For Dummies
John S. Rinehart MD, PhD, JD, Lisa Rinehart RN, BSN, JD and Jackie Meyers Thompson are proud to announce the release of: Getting Pregnant For Dummies Does age matter in trying to get pregnant? Does Marijuana affect your ability to conceive? What are the best strategies for LGBTQ+ individuals and families? How far can and […]
Getting Pregnant for Dummies By Dr. Rinehart
With the Love that defines Valentine’s Day, we introduce our new book Getting Pregnant for Dummies, to help create and build the ultimate testament to Love…your family! This hands-on guide addresses the common barriers to achieving pregnancy and offers tips to maximize your potential for fertility. Available on AMAZON.COM and BH.COM For millions of people, starting […]
Doctor, What’s Wrong? – First Trimester Bleeding
Bleeding early in a pregnancy is scary and sometimes can be concerning. It can be the first sign that there is something wrong with the pregnancy and the will end as a first trimester loss. Other times the bleeding has no significant correlation to the outcome of the pregnancy. So how to tell the difference […]
The truth about Testosterone…a contraceptive Not a fertility enhancing drug!
The Increasing use of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) has tripled in the last ten years for men over the age of 40. The use of TRP has also increased in younger men. Historically, the indications for TRP have been erectile dysfunction and fatigue, yet the question(s) remains as to if it is being used in […]
UP IN SMOKE? Male fertility and cannabis
Male Factormakes up @ 40% of all infertility diagnoses. With that in mind, information and education to that which may affect male fertility, should be taken into serious account. One of the trending topics of late has been Cannabis use and its effects. Cannabis has been around a long time but recent changes in legislation […]
MYOINOSITOL (M-IN)…Can it help you conceive?
Recently there has been considerable interest in the use of myoinositol (M-inositol, M-IN) in the treatment of infertility for polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and IVF. Questions about inositol arise such as what is it, how does it work, and does the literature support the use inositol in the treatment of various aspects of infertility? MEET […]
Vitamin D: Is all the hype justified?
Recently there has been a significant increase in healthcare concerns about Vit D. Research suggests that these concerns may be justified. So what is it Vitamin D and should a person care? VITAMINS: WHAT DO WE REALLY NEED TO KNOW? Vitamin D is not really a vitamin based upon the definition of vitamin. A vitamin […]
Semen analysis: what does it really mean?
The semen analysis has been used to diagnose male factor infertility since the 1930’s. In the 1980’s the World Health Organization (WHO) published a manual describing the Roper methods for performing the semen analysis. They also published normal and abnormal values. It was these values that became the method for identifying male factor infertility. There […]
