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9th January 2020 Shady Grove Fertility Announces Significant Milestone: 8,000 Babies Have Been Born from Donor Egg Treatment at SGF

Jordan and Josh knew it wouldn’t be easy to start a family of their own. At the young age of 26, Jordan was diagnosed with premature ovarian failure (POF), also known as primary ovarian insufficiency (POI)—a condition in which...

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15th November 2019 Donor Egg Treatment can actually be a gift to your child

For many patients, the most daunting part of donor egg treatment is selecting a donor. While it can be a complex and emotional task, it can also be an exciting time. Here at SGF we encourage you to look at choosing your egg donor to be an...

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25th October 2019 Financial Challenges Can Be the Biggest Hurdle to Seeking Infertility Treatment

A national survey conducted by RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association, of whom Shady Grove Fertility is a visionary partner, reveals the overwhelming majority of respondents (n=425) cite financial challenges are the biggest hurdle...

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27th August 2019 Changing Infertility Treatment

When you are faced with changing infertility treatment, you may be feeling some anxiety. Uncertainty over what to do and how to proceed can throw you into a feeling of disequilibrium and you may struggle to achieve a sense of balance again....

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10th July 2019 SGF Baby Boom: 85,000 Babies Born and Counting

Of all of the milestones Shady Grove Fertility has reached thru the years, the one that makes us beam with pride the most is the number of babies born as a result of care at our centre. To us, there is no greater achievement than to help...

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2nd April 2019 Donor Egg Treatment Seminars in Dublin, Portlaoise, and Cork, Ireland to be Hosted by Shady Grove Fertility, Largest U.S. Fertility Center

Shady Grove Fertility and Irish-owned Waterstone Clinic will be conducting complimentary seminars about their collaborative International Donor Egg Program and the benefits of seeking infertility treatment through this unique partnership....

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8th February 2019 Why Patients from the UK are Coming to America for IVF and Donor Egg Treatment

Why are patients from the UK coming to America for Donor Egg Treatment? Learn why families, couples, and individuals from more than 35 countries have chosen Shady Grove Fertility: Affordable Financial Plans: A decade ago, donor egg...

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10th December 2018 Streamlined Treatment and Travel

For over 25 years, men and women from over 35 countries including the UK have traveled to Shady Grove Fertility for fertility care and our International Donor Egg Programme. Out patients benefit from streamlined treatment and travel, and...

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7th December 2018 Open letter: Using an anonymous egg donor taught me that being a mother is not about genetics

Sarah Esdaile, an SGF Egg Donor Recipient and U.K. Patient Liaison, was recently interviewed about her decision to seek donor egg treatment in America. Sarah’s story began at age 40, when she was told of her infertility and that she would...

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26th November 2018 13 Shady Grove Fertility Physicians Named Washingtonian Magazine’s Top Docs

We are honoured to have thirteen of the practice’s physicians from the D.C.-metro area named Washingtonian’s Top Docs in the field of infertility and urology. This recognition is voted on by physician peers in various fields of...

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22nd October 2018 ASRM 2018: Good News for Patients Undergoing a Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET) Cycle

SGF presented a new study last week during the American Society for Reproductive Medicine’s (ASRM’s) 2018 Scientific Congress in Denver, CO, that demonstrated patients using fewer intramuscular progesterone injections during a frozen...

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6th September 2018 Join Us at The Fertility Show in London | November 4

Shady Grove Fertility will once again be heading to London for The Fertility Show this 4 November, and will be hosting an Egg Donation Seminar on that Sunday night! We are excited to share the benefits of our streamlined International Donor...

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20th August 2018 “Why I Chose to Seek Fertility Treatment in America,” as Featured on The Fertility Podcast, with UK Donor Egg Patient, Sarah Esdaile

Sarah Esdaile’s story began at age 40, when she was told of her infertility and that she would have to “forget motherhood, adopt, or use donor eggs.” This response immediately changed the course of her life and set plans in motion to...

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1st June 2018 Choosing Your Egg Donor

Choosing your egg donor is one of the most important milestones in the Donor Egg Treatment process. We realise it can be a complex, emotional task, so we are here to guide you through and give you peace of mind when making a decision.

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27th April 2018 Shady Grove Fertility UK Patient Story – Sandra and Michael

We had a couple of false starts with some previous fertility treatment attempts in the UK and Europe. We initially tried IVF and had a stark realization when we saw the low response to stronger medication. After the first round of failed...

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9th April 2018 Donor Egg Treatment Success Rates FAQ

The growth of Shady Grove Fertility’s International Donor Egg Programme is largely attributed to continuous innovation that is increasing success rates, as well as unique financial programs, including a treatment guarantee, that make...

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21st March 2018 Safety Precautions for Frozen Embryos and Eggs: How Do I Know That My Frozen Embryos and Eggs Will Be Safe?

KEEPING YOUR EMBRYOS AND EGGS SAFE Many wonder how their embryos and eggs are kept safe during the process of freezing and throughout an indefinite amount of time spent in storage. At Shady Grove Fertility, we take all appropriate...

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7th February 2018 Miscarriages: How Common Are They When You Use Donor Egg?

Shady Grove Fertility’s own Dr. Paulette Brown hosted a live Q&A session to answer questions about the causes of miscarriages and what steps to take if you have experienced a miscarriage. The good news for women over 35 who are...

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16th January 2018 New Progesterone Study Shows Higher Pregnancy Rates

At the American Society for Reproductive Medicine 2017 Scientific Congress and Expo, physician-scientists at SGF presented findings from four different studies. One study that was particularly insightful was the use of progesterone during...

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8th December 2017 4 Reasons to Come to Shady Grove Fertility in America for Donor Egg Treatment

Why Come to Shady Grove Fertility in America for Donor Egg Treatment? Discover the 4 reasons why you should choose Shady Grove Fertility’s donor egg treatment program in America.  Shady Grove Fertility Offers Personalised Care Watch...

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17th November 2017 12 Shady Grove Fertility Physicians Named Washingtonian Magazine’s Top Docs

We are honoured to have twelve of the practice’s physicians from the D.C.-metro area named Washingtonian’s Top Docs in the field of infertility and urology. This recognition is voted on by physician peers in various fields of medicine....

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20th October 2017 Shady Grove Fertility Celebrates 50,000 Babies Born and Counting

Of all of the milestones Shady Grove Fertility has reached through the years, the one that makes us beam with pride the most is the number of babies born as a result of care at our centre. To us, there is no greater achievement than to...

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18th October 2017 Join Us at the International Donor Egg Seminar in Toronto | Sunday, November 12

Shady Grove Fertility will be conducting a free patient seminar about our International Donor Egg Program. This integrated program allows patients access to the exceptional services provided by local centres and the donor egg registry...

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18th October 2017 Join Us at the Fertility Show in London | 4-5 November

Shady Grove Fertility will once again be heading to London for The Fertility Show this 4-5 November, and will be hosting an Egg Donation Seminar on that Sunday night! We are excited to share the benefits of our streamlined International...

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4th October 2017 New Portal to Support Largest Donor Egg Treatment Programme in America

For women who need donor egg treatment, our new portal offers enhanced search features of prescreened, ready-to-donate donors and a new reservation system that make finding a donor a simpler process. New SGF Portal Benefits Egg Donors We...

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22nd September 2017 Tips for Improving Male Fertility Naturally

Even though donor egg treatment bypasses a woman’s own fertility issues by using eggs from a prescreened, healthy donor, the male partner’s role is still just as important. We recently interviewed Dr. Paul Shin, SGF’s board certified...

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22nd September 2017 Dr. Mottla Honoured with Prestigious Humanism in Medicine Award

Congratulations to our very own board certified reproductive endocrinologist and Ireland Programme Director, Gilbert Mottla, M.D., who was recently honoured with the 2017 Arnold P. Gold Foundation in Humanism in Medicine Award by the...

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11th August 2017 How Embryo Grading Improves Your Chance of Pregnancy

Egg meet sperm. Why, hello, embryo. Not too far in the distant past, scientists knew very little about how this medical magic occurred. The process was certainly not transparent, taking place inside the woman’s uterus and in steps that...

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13th July 2017 The Value of a Second Opinion

“You should definitely receive a second opinion” – Sound advice, but don’t just take our word for it, consider the research. A study carried out in 2017 by Mayo Clinic researchers identified that for 88 percent of patients...

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22nd June 2017 FAQs about Donor Egg Treatment

Donor egg treatment, for women who are unable to user their own eggs for conception but can still carry a child, is one of the most successful forms of fertility treatment at Shady Grove Fertility. Through an anonymous egg donor, an...

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9th June 2017 Can Infertility Affect My Mental Health?

Anyone who has struggled to conceive knows that infertility can be a stressful and challenging experience. Infertility can take its toll medically, physically, psychologically, and financially, which is why Shady Grove Fertility provides an...

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25th May 2017 3 Things to Know about our Shared Risk Donor Programme

Shady Grove Fertility’s Shared Risk 100% Refund Programme is one of our most popular programs with 90 percent of our international patients choosing to utilise it. The reason why? It is a lot less stressful to begin treatment knowing that...

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18th May 2017 5 Features in Our New IVF Lab Increase Your Chance of Pregnancy

 Once the decision has been made to pursue donor egg treatment in America, patients want to know how Shady Grove Fertility will increase their chance of pregnancy. Our brand new, state-of-the-art laboratory in our flagship location in...

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5th May 2017 Donor Egg Treatment FAQ | Questions from the Seminar in Ireland

Shady Grove Fertility is a proud partner of Waterstone Clinic, formerly Cork Fertility, and through this partnership we are able to provide donor egg treatment to Irish patients. This past weekend, we co-hosted a free patient seminar at...

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Shady Grove Fertility Canadian Patient Story – Cindy and Andrew

Our Life Prior to Diagnosis Our story began in a small town in Ontario, Canada. My husband Andrew and I met at a surprise birthday party that my best friend threw for her husband. It felt like fate: I had introduced her to her husband a few years prior and now she introduced me to […]

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20th April 2017 5 Things I’d Love To Tell My American Egg Donor

At the age of 36, Niamh Mulhall started trying for her first child. After failed rounds of IVF, she was told she would need to use an egg donor. “For me it was a time of loss and grief. I knew no one in a similar situation and felt...

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13th April 2017 Promoting Sperm Health

Donor egg treatment allows for couples with poor egg quality to still achieve a healthy pregnancy. While our egg donor registry has high-quality egg donors all of whom have been prescreened and are ready to donate, many patients wonder what...

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30th March 2017 Shady Grove Fertility UK Patient Story – Jen & Sam

Treating Infertility   I went through three unsuccessful rounds of in vitro fertilization (IVF) with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) when I began fertility treatment. I knew my eggs weren’t great, but we wanted to give that a...

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16th March 2017 SGF’s Guide to 2017’s Fertility Innovation in Treatment

When traveling to America for donor egg treatment, patients want to know they are receiving the highest level of care and latest treatment possible. At Shady Grove Fertility, we know that staying on the cutting edge of fertility research is...

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2nd March 2017 Preparing for Donor Egg Treatment: Mind, Body, and Spirit

Preparing for donor egg treatment can be an exciting and stressful experience. It is exciting to embark on a journey of building the family you have always dreamed of, but it can also be stressful due to all of the uncertainties. As you...

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23rd February 2017 A Guide to International Donor Egg Treatment

Shady Grove Fertility takes pride in providing our UK patients with concierge-level service and superior success with our International Donor Egg Programme. Egg donation in the UK can be a lengthy process due to the lack of egg donors and...

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16th February 2017 Finding Ways to Support Your Partner during Infertility

Times of stress affect many aspects of life and may negatively impact those closest to you. It is sometimes easier to conserve emotional energy by withdrawing than to reach out to a partner. Facing the challenge of infertility can lead to...

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9th February 2017 How Shady Grove Fertility Selects Egg Donors

Young women from all over the Washington D.C. region make parenthood possible by donating their eggs to couples struggling with infertility. To date, anonymous egg donors have helped more than 5,000 Shady Grove Fertility patients realise...

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26th January 2017 Shady Grove Fertility UK Patient Story – Michelle and Mark

Treating Infertility You never imagine that you’ll be infertile. We got married, had some wonderful years of being a couple, and then decided when I hit 30 that we’d perhaps start thinking about a family. A year later and nothing had...

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19th January 2017 8 Reasons to Choose Shady Grove Fertility for Donor Egg Treatment

Shady Grove Fertility is widely regarded as one of the leading fertility centres worldwide—having helped patients from over 38 countries build their families. What makes SGF stand above the rest? Here are 8 reasons our donor egg programme...

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12th January 2017 Optimising Donor Egg Treatment

Once you’ve decided to pursue donor egg treatment in America, you’re likely wondering how SGF will optimise your cycle to increase your chances of conception. The donor care team at Shady Grove Fertility has the same goal as all of our...

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5th January 2017 Shady Grove Fertility Opens Largest IVF Lab in the U.S.

We are proud to announce the grand opening of our brand new, state-of-the-art centre and laboratory in our flagship location in Rockville, MD, just outside of Washington, D.C. Shady Grove Fertility’s new laboratory and office will improve...

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29th December 2016 Are You Considering Donor Egg Treatment?

Hearing that your ovarian reserve is diminished does not mean that the hope of being a mother is gone. “To have a baby requires a sperm, an egg, and a uterus. And if one of those isn’t available it doesn’t mean that you can’t have...

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22nd December 2016 The Most Common Myths about Stress and Infertility

One myth that has existed for many years is that stress can cause infertility and is often a contributing factor in unsuccessful fertility treatments. Although there is no scientific evidence to support this supposition, myths regarding...

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15th December 2016 All I Want for Christmas is Hope: Infertility Support during the Holidays

The holiday season can be a stressful time of year for everyone. Many people with infertility find it to be especially difficult, but it doesn’t have to be. Here are our tips for finding infertility support during the holidays to ensure...

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5th December 2016 Fertility Glossary

On your journey to fertility treatment, you will hear numerous scientific terms, phrases, and acronyms that can often be overwhelming, unfamiliar, and confusing. Here at Shady Grove Fertility, we have prepared this fertility glossary to...

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2nd December 2016 Dr. Michael J. Levy Named Top Infertility Doctor for 2016

Shady Grove Fertility congratulates Michael J. Levy, M.D., Director of the International Donor Egg Programme, as a Washingtonian Top Infertility Doctor for 2016. Dr. Levy, SGF co-founder and president and director of IVF, is not only the...

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23rd November 2016 Donor Egg Treatment FAQ | Questions from the Fertility Show in London

This year at the Fertility Show in London, we were able to connect with new and former patients, meet the first “test tube” baby, Louise Brown, and highlight the advantages of donor egg treatment at Shady Grove Fertility. The Fertility...

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11th November 2016 Reproductive Medicine Research Improves Pregnancy Rates

Physician-scientists from Shady Grove Fertility—the largest fertility centre in the United States—had 17 studies accepted to present at this year’s premier U.S.-based meeting for reproductive medicine research and education. Held from...

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30th September 2016 Join Us at The Fertility Show in London | 5-6 November

This event has now passed, however, if you wish to know more about future events at Shady Grove Fertility then please contact us. Shady Grove Fertility will once again be heading to London for The Fertility Show this 5-6 November, and will...

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16th September 2016 Common Egg Donation Questions

Our webinar series was created to educate and empower you as you start your fertility journey in America and answer any egg donation questions you may have. And we are proud to announce that we will be giving you a brand new experience. We...

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12th September 2016 Advantages of Egg Donation in the U.S.

Shady Grove Fertility is proud to be at the forefront of egg donation in the U.S. and all over the world, as we forge the way with innovative scientific methods coupled with compassionate care. Our approaches have led to the birth of...

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12th July 2016 London Egg Donation Seminar

Shady Grove Fertility is hosting a London Egg Donation Seminar on 23rd, July. Our streamlined International Donor Egg Programme allows patients to work locally with their choice of select UK fertility centres while gaining access to SGF’s...

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11th July 2016 Overcoming Fears of Starting Egg Donation Treatment

For many of us, the fear of the unknown can be crippling. Our minds can exacerbate a situation and often times fill in the blanks with the worst case scenario or even misinformation. This can be especially true for couples who are starting...

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5th July 2016 Do I Need Immunological Testing?

Approximately 10 percent of the one in eight couples who experience infertility have unknown causes—otherwise known as unexplained infertility. For this subset of patients, some physicians have suggested immunological testing to help...

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