Infertility Fast Facts
6.1 Million
Couples approximately in the United States, or 10 percent of all couples of childbearing age, have difficulty conceiving.
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Helpful Links
- Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology
Dedicated to the practice of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) in the United States. Collects and publishes success rates and information of all U.S. fertility clinics
- Advanced Reproductive Care Inc. (ARC)
The ARC seeks to be the definitive resource for potential patients and other members of the public to understand infertility and its related conditions as well as financial resources.
- American Society for Reproductive Medicine
ASRM is devoted to advancing knowledge and expertise in reproductive medicine and biology. Good patient education materials
- AmericanPregnancy.org
ASRM is a voluntary, non-profit organization devoted to advancing knowledge and expertise in reproductive medicine, including infertility, menopause, contraception, and sexuality
- American Fertility Association
A national non-profit organization and a resource for infertility prevention, reproductive health and family building. AFA services and materials are provided free of charge to consumers and available to everyone without reservation.
- Center for Disease Control (CDC) Reproductive Health Information Source
Provides information on infertility, birth defect and other medical conditions. Tracks and publishes fertility clinic pregnancy success rates.
- Endometriosis Association
Good source for information on Endometriosis.
- Extend Fertility
Egg freezing technology that slows down the biological clock. Allows women to harvest eggs earlier in life, when healthy eggs tend to be produced and are more apt to result in viable offspring, and store them for later use
- Fairfax Cryobank
National provider of donor sperm
- Fertile Hope
Dedicated to offering support and reproductive education to cancer patients whose medical treatments may affect fertility.
- Fertile Thoughts
An excellent resource for general infertility questions.
- Hygeia Foundation
Hygeia® is an international community of families who have endured the tragedy of miscarriage, stillbirth and neonatal / infant loss.
- INCIID - The International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination
INCIID, pronounced "inside," is a nonprofit organization committed to providing current information regarding the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of infertility and pregnancy loss.
- National Infertility Network Exchange
A National not for profit organization for persons and couples with impaired fertility, and the professionals that serve them. NINE supports the decision of legal and medical means to build families as well as the decision to remain childfree.
- OBGYN.net - The Universe of Women's Health
INCIID, pronounced "inside," is a nonprofit organization committed to providing current information regarding the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of infertility and pregnancy loss.
- International Premature Ovarian Failure Association (IPOFA) WebSite
The mission of IPOFA is to provide community, support and information to women with Premature Ovarian Failure (POF) and their loved ones; to increase public awareness and understanding of POF; and to work with health care professionals to better understand this condition.
- Environmental Working Group
This is the environmental working group, and has excellent articles on the foods that you need to buy, organics, (gives you a cheat sheet on the top foods, that are polluted with pesticides and the top foods that if you can't buy organic has the least amount of pesticides), great lists to print out for everything from products to use on your baby to how antibacterial soaps are toxic…simple one page sheets. Also had a great article this summer on the best sunscreens to buy for your family and why (scary how toxic that stuff is and how it can affect your fertility (estrogen) and affect your baby's hormones. The head of the EWG had some great things to say when Gupta from CNN did his show this summer called Toxic America. He was interviewed on the show.
- Also read up on the article on BPA (endocrine disruptor and mimics hormones…bad for mom and baby) and where it is literally all canned foods etc…they do provide a list of the very few companies who do not use BPA in their products (glass and canned). Yes, even most products in glass have BPA on the lid (the waxy stuff)…I had no clue but now try to buy only on the list of foods that don't have it…but really fresh food is best…just another reason why.
- Cosmetic Data Base
I love this site…it's a sister site to ewg.org…you can look up almost any product you use from shampoo to mascara (make sure you look up any products you use on your babies or children) and they will rate it on a scale of 1 to 10 for toxicity for cancer and hormone disrupting chemicals etc. They list all the ingredients and walk you through what each has been tested for. You do not want to use anything rated over a 4. So many products are endocrine disruptors and mimic hormones and have a big impact on women's fertility. Also…the products you put on your body go directly to your baby and could affect their fertility in the long term. They have a whole section devoted to baby products.
- RESOLVE
Assisting people in resolving their infertility by providing information, support, and advocacy.
- Shared Journey
A useful guide for infertility resources.
Educational Sites of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
Local and Mail Order Pharmacy contact information
Pharmacies
Specialty Pharmacies
Mail Order Pharmacies
Local Pharmacies
Lee's Pharmacy
1901 S. 1st Street
McAllen, TX 78503
(Delivery citywide)
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