Many of the patients that join us at New Hope are attracted to our holistic approach to IVF.

Our most organic method of fertility treatment, Natural Cycle IVF, is a protocol that involves monitoring and retrieving an egg during a woman’s cycle — without the use of fertility medications. Natural Cycle IVF is favored by many patients because it is not only our safest protocol, but is also the easiest on the body.   Additionally, because it doesn’t rely on fertility medications, this protocol has one fewer cost: giving women the peace of mind that comes with not straining physically, mentally or financially.  Like other treatments; however, Natural Cycle IVF still comes with some risk factors. While the one egg retrieved during a Natural IVF cycle is of the highest quality, the technique’s success depends on precise timing.

At New Hope we believe in real hope, not false hope. We advise all women and couples committing to Natural Cycle of the setbacks that can occur, as we would with any other type of procedure performed here. Timing an egg retrieval is a very precise practice, and if it happens that it is delayed even just slightly longer than intended and a woman ovulates, the cycle must be cancelled until the next cycle occurs.

Egg retrievals are sometimes delayed at our doctors’ discretion to allow estrogen levels to drop even lower, therefore increasing the chance of retrieving a fully developed egg during a patient’s cycle. The timing of an egg retrieval during a Natural IVF cycle is an extremely involved decision to make, but safety always comes first. In order to protect our patients’ resources during a cycle, a retrieval will be delayed in order to optimize the chances of retrieving a mature egg. If an egg is retrieved too early, the egg transfer will fail. If the egg retrieval is delayed  – by even just minutes in an effort to retrieve the highest quality egg — a woman will ovulate and her cycle cancelled. It is a tough call to make on either side, but our doctors use their expertise, experience and insight into a patient’s unique health history to make the best decision during that time.

If you have questions or concerns regarding your cycle or want more information on Natural IVF, visit us on the web or give us a call at 212-517-7676.

Trying to schedule your fertility treatment among all the other things on your “To Do” list can be difficult.  That’s why our team of committed fertility specialists, RNs, MAs, sonographers, phlebotomists and embryologists are available 365 days of the year.

New Hope Fertility’s West Side clinic not only makes commuting easy by sitting in New York City’s Columbus Circle, but also ensures you get a seat in our waiting room — even on the weekends.

If you’re having trouble making the time for a consult during the week, don’t forget our office is open from 7AM to 3PM on the weekends.  If you’re already part of the New Hope family, you can schedule your monitoring between 7AM and 2PM on Saturday and Sunday as well.

Get ahead of summer plans and start realizing your dreams — visit New Hope on the web to schedule a consultation or give us a call at (212) 400-9614.

Since its founding in 2004, New Hope Fertility has always strived to bring safer and more effective IVF practices to the forefront of fertility care.

A leading advocate of Single Embryo Transfers (eSET), our protocols support a less is more philosophy.  When it comes to your fertility care, we believe in less danger and more safety for the mother and child.  This means transferring less embryos during your IVF treatment to ensure we can fulfill this peace of mind.  A recent study published in the March edition of Fertility and Sterility supports the safety and efficacy of eSET.

In the study, the health of two singletons from the same mother (eSET) and the health of IVF twins and their mother (double embryo transfer) were the primary focus.

The findings? The health conditions of the mother and child following eSET treatments were much more favorable than that of IVF twins:

The neonatal and maternal outcomes were dramatically better for women undergoing two IVF singleton pregnancies compared with one IVF twin pregnancy after double-embryo transfers.

Not only were IVF twins born “very” pre-term with significantly lower birth weights, but were reported as having more serious complications, including respiratory issues and jaundice (a yellow complexion associated with too much bilirubin in the blood that can lead to birth defects).  Mothers who elected for double-embryo transfers were more likely to experience pre-eclampsia and go into labor early, too.

We’re always thrilled to read more research that supports our most important protocols. To read more on our minimally invasive approach to IVF, visit us on the web or schedule a consultation.

Here’s to spreading safer and more effective practices!

Because we treat all women regardless of health history, we meet many who have been unfairly labeled as “IVF non-responders” by the clinics at which they received treatment that resulted in a lost cycle.

At New Hope, we do not believe in the term “IVF non-responder.”  Our team of fertility specialists believe the devil’s in the details: it is unrealistic to state a woman is simply “non-responsive,” rather, there must be something waiting to be discovered about the woman’s body and her follicles that has remained unseen by other clinics.

This was the case for a recent patient who came in for a visit after failing multiple cycles at another clinic here in New York City. After coming in for her consultation, she revealed that she had experienced 4 failed cycles, only producing 1 dominant follicle during her treatments, which didn’t transfer.

Considering her health history, our doctors — along with the patient — decided it was wise to go forward with our most holistic protocol here at New Hope, Natural Cycle IVF.

Because Natural Cycle IVF (NC-IVF) relies on the one dominant follicle produced naturally every month, it was a perfect protocol for this particular woman. Her previous treatments and experience with fertility medications clearly did not make more than one egg (which fertility medications are meant to do), so it was only obvious to our team that we should work with what we have — the one dominant follicle she always produced.

Not only does NC-IVF require little to no fertility medications, cutting the cost of treatment and reducing the physical stress of taking meds, but is simply the best option for those who do not produce multiple follicles.  Natural Cycle IVF is an organic approach to helping those having difficulty conceiving, and we’ve been using it successfully for over a decade!

So, fear not “non-responders,” we’ll never call you that here!

For more on Natural Cycle IVF, visit us on the web or come in for a consultation.

We’re pleased to see a familiar face in our office these days — our very first CGH patient, who kindly shared her original IVF success story with New Hope after the birth of her first child in 2011.

She first came to our clinic with a history of miscarriages — one of which occurred after carrying for 18 weeks — and turned off by aggressive protocols at other clinics. Attracted to New Hope’s holistic approach to fertility care, she proceeded treatment with a Natural Cycle transfer — the embryos collected from a few Mini-IVF™ cycles in order to increase her chances of collecting more than one healthy egg during treatment.

She opted for PGD with CGH testing in order to detect any genetic abnormalities that may be present, since she suffered from an autoimmune disorder. If genetic abnormalities exist within an embryo during IVF treatment, this can lead to miscarriage.  She eventually became pregnant and Edward was born in December of 2011.  She was the first case in which we used genetic testing to pick only the healthiest embryos for use during her minimal stimulation protocol.

Ms. CGH is back to try for a sister for Mr. Edward at the age of 44. We can’t wait to help you again and add another baby to the New Hope Family!

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CGH, or Comparative Genomic Hybridization, is a service we offer during treatment to make sure you’re getting the most from your cycle here at New Hope Fertility Center.

Although we’ve been offering PGD testing since our opening, we’ve partnered with Reprogenetics  to ensure we’re providing the latest in embryo-testing technology.

In the past, PGD was used solely for gender selection and finding specified chromosomal abnormalities.  The current CGH testing is the most comprehensive test to detect significant genetic abnormalities in existence to date.

For more information on CGH testing, please visit us on the web to schedule a consultation.