We have the opportunity to speak to a lot of patients seeking IVF and preimplantation genetic testing, or PGT, here at CooperGenomics. Individuals and couples seek out PGT for several reasons, from difficulties conceiving spontaneously,...
When I was a teenager, I was told that if you let a boy near you, you’d get pregnant within five minutes. Ok, this is a slight exaggeration. Still, the impression was you that if...
When you think of toilet paper, money, closet space, or the amount of stars you’ve collected on your Starbucks app, I think we can all agree you can never have enough. The case may not...
I vividly remember being hugely pregnant (well, I felt hugely pregnant for 16 weeks) and calling my husband crying after just getting off the phone with my OB/GYN. She had called me personally. So funny...
Standing up in front of the circle at a self-help group* Hi, my name is Vaish, and I’m a planner. My life has had a definite trajectory. I met my husband when I was 19...
On the CooperGenomics blog, we try to focus on important topics in fertility and genetics, while keeping our tone light and throwing in ample pop culture references, and puns, when possible. Today's subject though, we've...
Whilst perusing baby gear, you will hear it from any friend or relative who has been pregnant before you. . . “What?!? I never had this when I was pregnant. What’s it for? Do you...
If you’ve read the prequel to today’s post, you will notice that the number of prenatal screening options available to a patient far exceeds the number of diagnostic options. Today, we will review the two...
Most babies are born healthy. Approximately 3% to 4% however, are born with a type of birth defect. This percent is considered the background rate for birth defects in the general population. There are many...
I once had a patient ask me if there was any harm in eating eight lobsters during her week long vacation in Maine. She was six weeks pregnant at the time and was concerned about...
