We get asked this a lot. HCG is the hormone secreted by pregnancy. The theory is that pregnancy diverts nutrients to the baby instead of the mother.

Smoking is not birth control, but the best evidence we have says smoking decreases your monthly pregnancy rate by half. More smokers are infertile than nonsmokers. Smoking can damage your eggs and cause you to lose them faster than you should.

There are two options to help couples expand their family after prior tubal ligation. The first involves reconnecting the tubes (tubal reversal), while the second involves bypassing the tubes (in vitro fertilization or IVF).

Here are the ABCs of how to maximize your chance of a healthy pregnancy. A) Achieve a healthy lifestyle.

Q: I’ve been trying to have a baby for five years. My friend told me to see a specialist, but I feel like if it is meant to happen, it will happen. Am I right? A: This is the most commonly asked question for infertility specialists.

In an article in the Chattanooga Times Free Press, TRM’s Dr. Rink Murray addresses the potential change in Tennessee law that would make receiving a donated embryo more like adopting a child than transferring a piece of property, as is the current case.

Tennessee Reproductive Medicine (TRM), the newest full-service fertility and reproductive endocrinology clinic in the Chattanooga area, opened October 27 at 6031 Shallowford Road, Suite 101.