Genetic Testing Helps Reproductive Endocrinologist Dr. Esteban Brown Improve Odds for Conceiving a Healthy BabyMcAllen, Texas, Dec. 6, 2011 – Supplemental genetic testing used with in-vitro fertilization (IVF) can offer prospective parents peace of mind and the best chances for conceiving a healthy baby. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), or preimplantation genetic screening (PGS), accurately identifies chromosomal abnormalities and gene disorders in individual embryos to greatly enhance IVF success rates….Read the Rest of Article | Category: In Vitro Fertilization, PGD/PGS, Press Release | No Comments » Parents Anew: Surrogate mother gives couple twinsFor 16 years, Elaine and Erasmo Puebla raised three children from her previous marriage, adopted two boys and took in several children. But with Elaine having tied her tubes, she and her husband Erasmo, 42, of Sullivan City, could not have children of their own. Even though Erasmo was happy to raise all those kids,…Read the Rest of Article Tags: donor egg, donor sperm, gestational carriers, infertility, ivf, surrogacy, tubal surgery | Category: Donor Services, Surrogates, Valley Fertility News | No Comments » NEW SURGICAL ADVANCEMENT FOR MALE INFERTILITY HELPS TEXAS COUPLESMcAllen TX – Two methodologies to treat male infertility issues have recently shown greater success rates and have significantly increased hope for couples dealing with male infertility. In particular, two new methodologies appear to significantly improve the chances of conception in cases where the male has had a vasectomy. These two surgical procedures for male…Read the Rest of Article Tags: a prior vasectomy, and immotile cilia syndrome, blockage of the seminal vesicles, chances of conception after vasectomy, collecting sperm, cystic fibrosis, dealing with male infertility, Dr. Esteban Brown, Dr. Esteban Ortega Brown, epididymis, infertile after a vasectomy, McAllen TX, MESA, Microscopic Epididymal Sperm Extraction, no sperm in ejaculate, prior hernia repair with mesh, Reproductive Endocrinology, Reproductive Institute of South Texas, semen analysis, sperm blockage, sperm quality, sperm quantity, success rates for male infertility, surgical ADVANCEMENT FOR MALE INFERTILITY, surgical sperm collection, TESA, Testicular Sperm Aspiration, TEXAS infertilie COUPLES, Texas Valley, treat male infertility, Valley Fertility, vasectomy | Category: Valley Fertility News | Comments Off Reproductive Institute of South Texas Laboratory Achieves CAP Certification McAllen, TexasThe Accreditation Committee of the College of American Pathologists (CAP) recently awarded accreditation to the Reproductive Institute of South Texas’ fertility laboratory. The highly skilled, meticulous team and state-of-the-art facility contribute to nationally renowned IVF success rates reported each year by Dr. Esteban O. Brown, fertility specialist and laboratory director. “We’re honored but not surprised…Read the Rest of Article Tags: CAP certification, certified ivf lab, Dr. Esteban Brown, Dr. Esteban Ortega Brown, fertility, fertility laboratory, infertile COUPLES, ivf lab, IVF success rates, McAllen TX, Reproductive Endocrinology, Reproductive Institute of South Texas, Texas Valley, Valley Fertility | Category: IVF lab, Press Release | Comments Off Dr Esteban Brown of the Reproductive Institute of South Texas, Valley Fertility, uses in vitro fertilization, IVF to help same sex couples achieve pregnancy.She was pregnant. Josie Izaguirre cried tears of joy at the news and called her partner. “We’re going to be mommies,” she told her excitedly. That statement is true, biologically and emotionally, for both women, thanks to in vitro fertilization, or IVF, in which a woman’s egg and a man’s sperm are joined in a laboratory…Read the Rest of Article Tags: brownsville herald, Dr. Esteban Brown, in vitro, intrauterine insemination, ivf, LGBT, LGBT community, pregnancy, RIST, same-sex, Same-sex couple, societal changes, statistics, Valley Fertility | Category: Valley Fertility News | No Comments » New Valley Fertility Center Website has Launched!New Valley Fertility Center Website has Launched! The Reproductive Institute of South Texas. When you decide to have a baby, you think about picking out names and decorating a nursery. Most people don’t anticipate problems with conception. An estimated six million couples in this country face female and male infertility issues. Dr. Esteban Brown established…Read the Rest of Article Tags: RIST, Valley Fertility, Website Launch | Category: Valley Fertility News | No Comments » |