Technological advances have upped the game by giving parents the option of selecting the sex of their child before pregnancy. It’s called sex selection (sometimes referred to as gender selection) and is possible by evaluating the genetic makeup of embryos formed in the lab to be implanted in the woman’s womb.
Tennessee Reproductive Medicine has been fortunate this year to receive a lot attention for having some of the highest IVF success rates in the country. While the attention these numbers bring is nice to experience, we don’t — and never have — measure our success rates just in “numbers.”
After witnessing the dust-up between Signore Dolce (of Dolce & Gabbana) & the IVF community, Dr. Murray comments on perceptions about family building – and just what is “natural?”
Alternative family building is helping many people realize their dream of parenthood. However, it is also creating a dilemma about how much of a child’s biological background should parents reveal. What will have a bigger impact: secrecy or disclosure?
Some fertility patients want multiples, but Dr. Murray talks about twins, triplets, quadruplets and why multiples can pose several risks during pregnancy and after.
Why get a second opinion? Dr. Murray explains that there are many reasons patients consider a second opinion, but the agendas of doctor and patient may completely alter the advice you receive.
Dr. Murray recalls when he was an Ob/Gyn resident and told a nurse he wanted to be a reproductive endocrinologist. A look of disgust spread across her face. “It’s so immoral. It’s playing God.”
