The exciting news at JCRM is the reopening of fertility cycles and the ability to complete fertility evaluations! National Infertility Awareness Week is upon us amid the coronavirus pandemic. What is usually a celebratory and supportive time is now a frightening time for all of us as this virus looms over our everyday lives. As
Presented by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) and the Mental Health Professional Group (MHPG), the below document, developed by the Mental Health Professional Group, provides timely and practical information you may find useful in communicating with your patients. Emotional Responses Fertility patients are unsurprisingly anxious and panicked about COVID-19, fearful about what the
If possible we would recommend that pregnant patients retreat to safer, usually rural areas. This reminds me of my grandparents telling stories of the smallpox outbreaks in the 1920s and ’30s when their parents moved them to the country to stay with relatives to avoid the infection. This happened over and over until the effective
At work, or at home or wherever you may need care, telemedicine appointments are now available to Jacksonville Center for Reproductive Medicine/Advanced Reproductive Specialists patients. A telemedicine appointment allows you to connect to one of our providers from any device and any location. Our goal remains, as always, to provide patients with the best
Why is it important for the clinic to temporarily halt treatment cycles? The health and safety of our patients and staff, as well as the community at large, must take precedence at this time. The social distancing recommendation is crucial to reduce the transmission of COVID-19, and temporarily altering our clinical practices will allow us
Our Patient Process moving forward: Upon arrival, all patients and guests will be triaged. During the triage process, they are asked a series of questions (see below) and their temperature is taken. If approved for their appointment, the patient will be directed to patient registration where the front office staff will complete the check-in process
On March 17, the American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) issued recommendations for fertility centers regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the global community, we believe it is our ethical responsibility to help slow and limit the spread of this disease. We will therefore temporarily postpone the initiation of new treatment cycles, including ovulation
They just won't stop! We could have predicted this without a study and this was shown with Lupron years ago. It was abandoned because practitioners learned that the health ramifications of low estrogen were detrimental to health and that the reality that patients didn't do as well as reported. Also, when lupron was stopped the
More evidence of the importance of hormone replacement therapy. As a specialty, we really need to come out and admit again that estrogen is paramount to health. The evidence is overwhelming. Michael D. Fox, MD Jacksonville Center Reproductive Medicine Advanced Reproductive Specialists https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2020/01/20/early-menopause-raises-risk-string-chronic-conditions/
One of the first of many studies that will address this issue. Legalization movements imply safety and we are seeing a dramatic number of patients now using marijuana for numerous reasons. During fertility workups, patients are very resistant to stopping use due to this implied safety feeling they extrapolate from the legalization movement. It's still
