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October 01, 2020
Preserving Your Fertility After a Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Young women diagnosed with breast cancer often have to face the possibility of infertility caused by treatment. The fertility experts of REACH Fertility Clinic in Charlotte and Lake Norman go over the options available to women who want to preserve their ability to have children after completing their life saving treatment.
August 18, 2017
Self-Love During Fertility Treatments
You’re in the midst of an ongoing struggle with fertility treatments, a journey that affects one mentally, physically, emotionally, financially…the list goes on. It’s so easy to lose yourself to the negativity, to the fear, and to the anxiety of infertility, but never is it more important to be positive and even more importantly to love yourself. The strategies below offer insight on how to give yourself much-needed inner peace and on how to shift your experience from reactionary to action-driven.
July 26, 2017
Planning Your Summer Vacation Around Fertility Treatments
Fertility treatments can be a time-consuming process that require a calendar full of doctor appointments and scheduled procedures. Vacation is just what the doctor ordered to relieve the stress but how do you do that around your treatment schedule? Here are some tips on how to do so…
April 24, 2017
Cover the Cost of Fertility Treatments with Insurance, Financing or Both
In honor of National Infertility Awareness Week, we wanted to take time to focus on how REACH can help you overcome the financial obstacles associated with fertility treatments so you can focus on what really matters – your family.
December 05, 2016
Why It’s Important to Maintain a Healthy Lifestyle During the Holiday Season
It’s that time of year again for parties, parties, and more parties! While there’s nothing better than enjoying the festivities, along with the parties comes a ton of delicious foods and drinks that are often hard to avoid. We know it’s tempting, but this holiday season, try your hardest to maintain your normal healthy lifestyle – especially if you are trying to get pregnant. Here’s why….
October 25, 2016
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Egg Freezing & Fertility Preservation Options Prior to Cancer Treatments
During National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we all have a great opportunity to not only educate ourselves about the disease, but to also bring awareness to our friends and family and stress the vital importance of early detection. Check out the statistics below….
July 14, 2016
Fertility Preservation: Elective Egg Freezing
As women age, the quantity and quality of eggs decline each year – dramatically declining after the age of 35 and leaving only a 5% chance of conceiving by the age of 40. With egg freezing, a woman can serve as her own egg donor when she is ready to conceive later in life.
June 16, 2016
Men’s Health Month: A Closer Look at Male Infertility
June is Men’s Health Month and is celebrated across the country to bring awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men. This month gives us a great opportunity to spotlight a condition that affects millions of men around the world and one of the toughest challenges a man can face - male infertility.
May 31, 2016
10 Tips to Boost Your Mental Health
Since 1949, the month of May has been observed as Mental Health Awareness Month and an opportunity to educate millions of people about mental health through the media, local events, and screenings. As part of the “big picture” when dealing with fertility issues and treatments, mental health is just as important as your physical health. So as we head into summer, check out these ten tips that can help boost your mental well-being.
April 26, 2016
April 24 - 30 is National Infertility Awareness Week!
April 24 marks the start of National Infertility Awareness Week, bringing much needed awareness to a disease that affects over 7 million women worldwide. While infertility is a personal journey that that can affect anyone at any age, it is also a challenge that so many share. NIAW is a great opportunity for anyone affected with infertility to communicate a message of hope and understanding.
February 25, 2016
Opening Up the Topic of Planning for a Family with Physicians
The decision to start or grow a family is not one to be taken lightly, and leads one to ask themselves several questions - “When is the right time to start having a family?” “What if I have issues getting pregnant?” “How far do I want my children spaced apart?” “What if I am not ready now but worried about waiting too long?”
December 03, 2015
Fertility Treatments & The Holidays
The Reproductive Endocrinology Associates of Charlotte understand that dealing with infertility at any time is difficult, but it can be particularly hard during the holiday season with all the family gatherings and parties every weekend. Our compassionate doctors share five tips on how to deal with infertility during the holidays.
September 30, 2015
Why Do Miscarriages Happen?
Let’s shed some light on the issue of miscarriages. Often when I see patients in consultation to discuss a recent miscarriage the couples are questioning issues which are way too detailed and implicated in medical minutia to be of any logical use at that particular juncture in time.
July 20, 2015
How “The Bundle of Joy Fund” Can Help You Afford Treatment
If you are currently undergoing infertility treatment at REACH, Reproductive Endocrinology Associates of Charlotte, you could be eligible to receive financial assistance by applying to The Kyle & Samantha Busch Bundle of Joy Fund.
May 27, 2015
Mental Health Awareness Month
Going through fertility treatments may stress your relationships, work life, and everyday tasks. In honor of May being Mental Health, Awareness month, REACH wants to help you find effective ways to manage your stress, because stress never helped anyone get pregnant.
April 15, 2015
National Infertility Awareness Week April 2015
Chances are you know someone who is affected by infertility, or perhaps you yourself are the one going through this struggle. We want you to know that you are not alone. And together, we can bring awareness during this National Infertility Awareness Week.