Want To Have A Baby?

The Time Is Ripe!

Fertility Partnership

What Do You Need To Have A Baby?• Healthy egg• Healthy sperm • Egg & sperm meeting AND landing

safely

What Gets In The Way?• Women’s fertility issues– Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)– Ovarian failure/low ovarian reserve– Hormonal problems– Blocked fallopian tubes– Genetic defects

What Gets In The Way?• Women’s fertility issues– Infertility due to

cancer/chemotherapy/radiation – Uterine defects & fibroids– Hyperprolactinemia– Unexplained infertility– Recurrent miscarriage

What Gets In The Way?• Men’s fertility issues– Low sperm count/abnormal sperm

motility/morphology– Testosterone deficiency– Retrograde ejaculation– Genetic defects– Infertility due to

cancer/chemotherapy/radiation– Obstruction of ejaculatory ducts– Anti-sperm antibodies

Help Is Out There!

What Kind Of Help?• Thorough evaluation– Health history– Semen analysis– Ovarian reserve tests– Check uterus & tubes

Now What?• Many steps before IVF–Diagnostic procedures/surgery• Laparoscopy• Hysterosalpingogram• Hysteroscopy• Uterine fibroid removal• Destruction of endometriosis• Semen analysis

Now What?• Many steps before IVF–Fertility treatments• Timed intercourse• Ovulation induction• Intrauterine insemination (IUI)

What Is In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)?• IVF - an infertility treatment

procedure in which one or more eggs, each removed from a ripe follicle, is fertilized by sperm outside the human body before being placed in a woman's uterus to implant and result in pregnancy.

What Else Can Be Involved With IVF?• TESE – Testicular Sperm

Extraction• *ICSI – Intracytoplasmic

Sperm Injection• *AZH – Assisted Zonal

Hatching• PGD – Preimplantation

Genetic Diagnosis• Cryopreservation of eggs,

sperm & oocytes

*Included in the cost of IVF at Fertility Partnership

What’s The Cost?• Average U.S. fertility clinic can

run $15,000+ per IVF cycle• Not at Fertility Partnership– At least 30% less than other

clinics– How?• Use the latest technologies to pass

savings on to patients–Why?• It’s our passion

Our Passion

Chances Of Success• Much depends on woman’s

age– 90% of eggs gone by age 30• In any given month, chances

of getting pregnant at age 30 is 20%• At age 40, chances go down to

5%– Don’t wait to get help!• Under age 30, seek help after

one year of trying• After age 30 seek help after

six months

Alternatives/Additional Assistance• Egg donation• Sperm donation• Embryo adoption• Gestational carrier (surrogacy)• Adoption

• Find a doctor who gets it!• Consider alternative

treatments to supplement medical care– Anything that will help put you

in a positive frame of mind• Acupuncture• Acupressure• Massage therapy• Chiropractic care

Mind-Body Connection Is Real

Don’t Be Afraid To Ask For Support!• Infertility support groups– Infertility & Adoption Support –

www.infertilityandadoption.org– Counselors specializing in

infertility– Online support groups• www.DailyStrength.org• www.SupportGroups.com• Facebook & Twitter groups

Fertility Partnership is dedicated to helping begin families by using the latest technology to offer top quality, compassionate fertility care at a significantly lower cost.

Our Promise

That everyone, regardless of ethnicity, culture, sexuality or economic status be welcomed, embraced and encouraged by Fertility Partnership in their quest to have a baby.

Our Goal

Our Clinic

Our Clinic

• Semen analysis • Diagnostic laparoscopy • Hysterosalpingogram • Hysteroscopy • Removal of uterine fibroids

• Destruction of endometriosis

• Ovulation induction

Our Services

• Intrauterine Insemination (IUI)

• In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)• Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) and Assisted Zonal Hatching (AZH) are included in the cost of IVF

• Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD)

• Testicular Sperm Extraction (TESE)

Our Services

Our Staff

• More than 20 years of experience helping families grow

• Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School graduate

• Assisted during some of Israel’s first in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures

• Ten years with Infertility Center of St. Louis & Sher Institute of Reproductive Medicine

• Provided OB/GYN and infertility care for more than 5,000 women

• Certified by American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Dr. D. Elan SimckesMedical Director

• Provides strategic guidance & leadership for all aspects of the practice

• Washington University in St. Louis School of Law graduate

• Extensive legal, management & economic development expertise

• Former executive director of Greater St. Louis Regional Empowerment Zone

• 2008 Democratic candidate for Missouri State Treasurer

Andria SimckesExecutive Director

• More than 25 years experience at nation’s top fertility programs• Center for Human Reproduction• New Hope Center for Reproductive

Medicine• Alabama Fertility Specialists

• Manages Fertility Partnership’s quality control program, trains medical staff on latest techniques & serves as liaison with regulatory agencies

• Graduate degree in reproductive physiology from Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Lisa RayLaboratory Director

• Formerly with New Hope Center for Reproductive Medicine• No. 8 clinic in the U.S. for successful

IVF pregnancies• Six years of experience• Performs some of the most technically

challenging & delicate procedures at Fertility Partnership • Sperm preparation• ICSI• Embryo grading• Embryo transfers• Embryo cryopreservation

Aaron BuckEmbryologist

Tami NolenOffice Administrator

• Manages day-to-day workings of Fertility Partnership

• More than ten years experience managing economic development and public service offices

• Former office manager for Greater St. Louis Regional Empowerment Zone

• Former assistant to administration of St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley

Contact Us• p: 636.441.7770• tf: 800.BabyToday• info@fertilitypartnership.com

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