Two is not better than one....at Dominion Fertility!

Two are not better than one.....Two weeks ago I was zipping back to the Arlington office from the Fair Oaks location when suddenly there was a Virginia State Trooper on my tail with lights flashing. Ugh. I pulled over to the side on I-66 and dutifully awaited the officer's arrival. Honestly, I really had no idea what I had done. I was certainly not speeding. I wasn't weaving (heck, I can't even knit....that was from Robin Williams). I was using my...

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Thanks to Those Who Serve - Happy Veteran's Day

I want to offer a heartfelt thanks to the brave men and women who serve or have served in our armed forces. My late father actually managed to serve in both the Navy (pictured here) and the Army. Growing up with extremely limited means in Charlestown, MA the V-12 Program supported my father's aspirations to attend college and medical school. My Dad loved to tell me stories that they were so poor that he had to eat lettuce sandwiches since they were...

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Vote Early....Vote Often for My Patient.

One of my favorite patients is a finalist in the Ferring Pharmaceutical Heart to Heart contest (https://hearttoheartcontest.com). Although Gena does not name me or Dominion Fertility, I have her permission to share her story and encourage all of you to vote for her by going to the Ferring Website https://hearttoheartcontest.com/.Gena is an amazing individual. I diagnosed her as having Hypothalamic Amenorrhea and all stimulations were done with Menopur...

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Improving Implantation: The goal of SEET using PGS

The Holy Grail of IVF is having an IVF pregnancy rate that approaches 100% with a low rate of pregnancy loss...Now, I know that some clinics advertise pregnancy rates of 120% (just kidding....I hope) with a 100% money back guarantee and a free toaster in the color of your choice... All kidding aside, the goal is a laudable one and the Devil is in the details of how to achieve that goal.Back in July I was in Santa Barbara for the Annual UCLA IVF meeting....

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Edward T. Gordon MD, 1923-2013

Edward T. Gordon MD1923-2013Edward Theodore Gordon was born on March 4, 1923. He was one of four children of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Gordon of Charlestown, Massachusetts. Edward was predeceased by his brothers, Nathan and David, and his sister, Celia. Edward graduated from Boston English High School. He attended Tufts College and Tufts University School of Medicine and graduated at the top of his class in 1944 and 1947 respectively. Following...

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And the winner is....Aauuuuugggghhh.....

Well, since the NHL season just ended 5 minutes ago with a crushing defeat for my hometown Boston Bruins I guess that winter is now officially over.....So I guess I can still share my recent award from the folks at HealthTap. It is an interesting site and I have tried to provide balanced informative answers to questions all within a 400 character limit...kinda like Twitter but longer.I am constantly amazed by some of the posts that patients put online....

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Learning to Swim - Natural Cycle IVF and Stimulated Cycle IVF

I love summer. I really do. In fact, I love June most of all because summer has just begun and there seems almost limitless possibilities for fun in the sun....at least there were when I was a kid.When I was about 6 years old my parents decided to send me off to Day Camp somewhere south of Boston. I am not sure exactly where this camp was located but my Mom assured me in later years that it was an outstanding camp. I don't remember a lot about that...

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Improving Implantation: The Endometrial Tickle

Sometimes you learn things about your friends, co-workers and mentors that you really would prefer not to know. Years ago when I was a Stanford Ob Gyn resident we were sitting around the lounge on Labor and Delivery and chatting about my decision to specialize in Reproductive Endocrinology. The discussion turned to the subject of the endometrium and implantation (yup, we were a totally out of control group of docs...just like on Gray's Anatomy..)....

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A Face for Radio

 My brother Steve used to tell me that I had a good face for radio....nice. Well, I guess that is what big brothers are for...torturing their younger siblings.This week both DrD and yours truly were out testing out our radio faces in honor of National Infertility Awareness Week.First of all, we were both delighted to meet Jack Diamond and spent some time getting to know him. The interview is available on our Fertile Grounds website and does...

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Improving Implantation: Embryo Transfer

There are few outcomes more frustrating than calling a patient who has failed to conceive in spite of the transfer of top quality embryos. I usually break down the factors into: 1) transfer technique, 2) endometrial receptivity and 3) embryo issues.Embryo Transfer:The goal of all transfers is to perform the transfer in an atraumatic fashion and to get out of the room without the patient peeing on you. In 16 years I have yet to have a patient urinate...

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Seeking but not finding...

Gordon men are known to lose all sense of perspective when it comes to our dogs. I am not sure why this is true. My Dad is so attached to his miniature Schnauzer that he actually called the kennel to check on the dog while he was being boarded a few weeks ago. Chester was unable to take the call as he was too busy playing with the other dogs at the time. Since we are all products of our environment then it should come as little surprise that I became...

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Working With What You Have

I was actually able to get away this past weekend and made it on the slopes to ski for a day. The weather was spectacular and the snow pretty darn good for the Mid-Atlantic. I am not an aggressive skier which is mainly the result of breaking my collarbone on a ski trip back in college.That tumble was on the first day on the slopes and apparently my fall was pretty impressive. As I lay on the ground stunned from my fall a well-meaning fellow skier...

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Wicked Slippery

Another Friday afternoon in the center of the known universe (Washington, DC) and the town is shutting down under threat of snow. Yes, that is correct....threat of snow. No snow has actually fallen from the sky but all local school systems have shut down and all after-school events are cancelled. The only thing missing from today's Snowpocolypse is.....("wait for it")...snow.The sign in the photo is actually from a state which does get winter weather...

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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to all! Well 2012 is in the can and 2013 is full of promise. In looking back over nearly 6 years of blog posts I notice that I have rarely posted on January 1 so here's hoping that I can keep up the pace so that the 17 individuals who read this blog will not be disappointed with a paucity of posts by yours truly.It is important to be careful what you wish for....Last week I was on vacation and laying in bed listening as freezing rain...

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