October Is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and We’re Looking at Fertility and Metastatic Breast Cancer

Did you know that for people in the United States it is estimated that 43,780 people (43,250 women and 530 men) will die from breast cancer in 2022 alone? Or that around 9% of all new breast cancer cases in the country are found in women younger than 45? And that around 170,000 people in the U.S. are currently living... read more »

June Is Men’s Health Month and Gay Pride Month! It’s the Perfect Time To Address Male Infertility

This is a time for men to get out there and get overdue health screenings, check out health fairs and take some time to learn about ways to achieve your best health! This month is also a time to engage in outreach activities that spotlight health and fitness to motivate you to get those routine checkups and timely treatment for... read more »

May Can Be an Exceptionally Rough Month for Women Dealing With the Pain of Infertility

May is filled with springtime vibes and is host to Mother's Day, a day when the community celebrates mothers in all forms. It is a time to feel gratitude for those who gave us life and feel joy for the role we, as women, play in the lives of our loved ones. It is also, however, a time that can... read more »

Covid-19: Updates to our office policies due to the ongoing Coronavirus concerns.

June, 2022 As of June 16, Salt Lake County was moved to the high transmission category.  Masks will be required in our Murray location until further notice.  Thank you! We will follow the updated CDC guidance on masking. In areas (designated by county) where Covid transmission is low or moderate, masks will be optional in our clinics. In areas where... read more »

Debunking the Most Common Fertility Myths!

If you have been trying to conceive for a while, you are probably no stranger to the misinformation surrounding fertility, whether it's online on social media or heard when talking to friends and family. Truth is, there are quite a few fertility myths that should be debunked. Our goal is to help you focus on your fertility journey without wasting... read more »

PCOS Awareness Month: Find Answers to Your Fertility Questions!

This month we want to talk about polycystic ovary syndrome because it's also PCOS Awareness month. This common endocrine and reproductive disorder involves high levels of male hormones (androgens) in women, causing the ovaries to become enlarged and small cysts to form on the outer edges. It is also THE single most common cause of infertility when it comes to... read more »

5 of the Most Common Questions Our Embryologists Hear During IVF Treatment

This month's blog is a Q&A of the top five questions our Utah Fertility Center team commonly gets about embryology. This branch of biology and medicine is concerned with the study of embryos and their development. Embryologists are scientists who combine the sperm and egg to help an embryo grow in a controlled environment, and because of this, they play... read more »

Make Your Two-Week Wait More Enjoyable!

So you are in a fertility treatment cycle experiencing the two-week wait (10-14 days)! Congratulations! This is the time between your timed intercourse,  insemination or embryo transfer.  The only way to know if you are pregnant is having a sensitive pregnancy test (blood draw) which will help quell your mental, emotional and physical worries about whether you are indeed pregnant! But... read more »

What You Can Expect with your Frozen Embryo Transfer?

Frozen Embryo Transfer, or FET, is a fertility cycle where frozen embryos are taken from an earlier IVF, (in-vitro fertilization) and thawed so they can be transferred back into a woman's uterus. FETs make up more than 90% of the embryo transfers performed at Utah Fertility Center (versus using fresh, stimulated cycle embryos). Often times that is due to pre-implantation genetic... read more »

Benefits of Fertility Support

Planning to add children to your family is an exciting time but can lead to frustration when pregnancy does not easily occur. As infertility specialists, we understand that facing infertility often comes unexpectedly. We recognize that seeing a fertility specialist is not on most peoples wish list, but we are happy we can offer solutions to restore your family building... read more »