Author Archives: Shady Grove Fertility

About Shady Grove Fertility

Shady Grove Fertility is America’s largest and most progressive fertility center performing over thousands of IUI, IVF, and donor egg treatment cycles every year. Thirty-nine reproductive endocrinologists, as well as Ph.D. scientists, geneticists and 700 highly specialized staff, care for patients in 25 offices throughout Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.

Ask Courtney: Infertility Limbo

Smart Shoppers, Read This! My fellow New Patient specialists and I speak at length with patients on a daily basis about the Shared Risk 100% Refund option and what the program involves. Most times, patients are equal parts bewildered, in … Continue reading

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Ask Courtney: The Kicker

Cue Captain Obvious: Fertility treatment is indescribably stressful. The months and years of trying with no success, the realization that having a child takes more work and money than you ever dreamed, the countless hours you spend waiting and hoping … Continue reading

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Do I Have to Do a Semen Analysis?

by Dr. Naveed Khan, MD Men often ask me this question when they visit for their initial consultation.  “But I feel fine”, “There is nothing wrong with me!” or “I’ve had a child before, so I don’t need one”- these … Continue reading

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Ask Courtney: The Gift That Keeps On Giving

With the growth of egg donor program worldwide, there has been a surge in women pursuing this avenue to fulfill their family building goals. Shady Grove Fertility’s New Patient Center takes calls daily from patients with in-depth questions about our … Continue reading

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