Infertility affects thousands of couples. In this interview, Dr. Howard McClamrock discusses advances in understanding and treating infertility.
Part One:
-Definition of infertility
-Factors that affect women's fertility
-Causes of male infertility
-Finding the cause of infertility
-Ovulation problems and treatments
-Fibroids
-Endometriosis
Part Two:
-How in-vitro fertilization works
-Who can benefit most
-Egg retrieval
-Pre-implantation testing
-Intracytoplasmic sperm injection
-GIFT and ZIFT procedures
-Acupuncture and IVF
-Frozen eggs
Guest:
Dr. Howard McClamrock, director of the Center for Assisted Reproductive Technologies at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Dr. McClamrock is also an associate professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Parts one and two: