Understanding Embryo Transfer
Infertility treatment often involves a variety of tests and procedures. Dan Gehlbach MD, the medical director of our Kansas fertility center, wants men and women to feel comfortable as they undergo treatment, which may include in vitro fertilization, or IVF. One critical step in the IVF process is embryo transfer. Our Kansas fertility center primarily utilizes frozen embryo transfer,
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The perks of freeze all IVF cycles
As a skilled reproductive endocrinologist, Dr. Dan Gehlbach stays informed on the latest fertility advances to ensure top-notch treatment for our Kansas fertility center patients. After a thorough fertility evaluation, Dr. Gehlbach will customize individual treatment plans designed to help our patients achieve their dreams of parenthood.
We use proven therapies such as ovulation induction medication,
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The governing organization for fertility clinics in the United States released its report for babies born in 2012 as a result of in vitro fertilization. Midwest Reproductive Center is one of 379 member clinics that report to the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART). Of the 3.9 million babies born in 2012, 1.5 percent were conceived during an in vitro fertilization cycle.
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Can a building help you get pregnant? If it’s a certified, specially designed, state- of-the-art IVF lab, the answer is yes.
Midwest Reproductive Center is thrilled to announce the opening of a new world-class IVF lab, giving patients yet another reason for confidence and hope in their pregnancy journey.
Choosing a Fertility Doctor Means Choosing a Lab
When you’re trying to get pregnant through IVF,
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Dr. Dan Gehlbach sometimes recommends in-vitro fertilization (IVF) after other infertility treatment options, such as intrauterine insemination (IUI), fail to result in a pregnancy. People with certain medical conditions (blocked fallopian tubes, recurrent miscarriage, male infertility and premature menopause) also benefit from IVF.
1. Regulating the reproductive cycle. The fertility drug Lupron suppresses the pituitary gland’s signal to ovulate to allow for a controlled cycle.
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Fertility medications used to induce ovulation can remove the ‘unknowns’ in a menstrual cycle: Will my follicles grow? Will I ovulate? Will I time intercourse or artificial insemination to optimize my chances?
Dr. Dan Gehlbach with Midwest Reproductive Center carefully manages ovulation induction to help increase your chances for getting pregnant.
About 25 percent of infertile women have problems with ovulation,
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Dr. Dan Gehlbach knows the male reproductive tract. As a reproductive endocrinologist in Olathe, Kansas, Dr. Gehlbach sees men and women having trouble getting pregnant. Half the time, infertility is caused by male factors, so Dr. Gehlbach will recommend semen analysis.
Most people don’t think about the inner workings of their reproductive organs,
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Of all the fertility testing available today, only one benefits every single couple that plans to get pregnant: preconception testing. Not a fertility patient? You still might want to consider preconception testing.
Dr. Dan Gehlbach with Midwest Reproductive Center works with a third-party genetic testing laboratory to screen for inheritable genetic disease. It is not a requirement prior to pursuing fertility treatment with his office,
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Dr. Dan Gehlbach and the Midwest Reproductive Center staff welcomed Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins to its fertility center to continue the conversation about providing tax relief for the 7.3 million couples and individuals undergoing infertility treatment.
Family Act Provides Infertility Tax Relief
Dr. Gehlbach supported the Family Act of 2011 since its inception, and was disappointed when the bill died in Congress this past year.
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Since 1978, embryologists and fertility specialists, like those at Midwest Reproductive Center, have painstakingly and scientifically simulated the reproductive process so infertile couples can experience the wonder and joy of pregnancy. The in-vitro fertilization (IVF) process has remained much the same, but research findings continue to improve the success rates.
One such study,
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