NE WFER TILITY OP TI ON SATE SS ENTI AH EA LTH NE WFER TILITY OP TI ON SATE SS ENTI AH EA LTH

Firs tcomeslove, then marriage, then ababy in thebaby carriage. It seems so simple ands traightforward.However, li fe doesn’ talway sgoasplanned.W hat happensw hen thebaby carriageis empt y? There’snocry st al ball revealing whow ill struggle wi th fertility andw ho won’ t. It might be you, though youwon ’t know untilyou have tr iedfor several months to getpregnant.

Firs tcomeslove, then marriage, then ababy in thebaby carriage. It seems so simple ands traightforward.However, li fe doesn’ talway sgoasplanned.W hat happensw hen thebaby carriageis empt y? There’snocry st al ball revealing whow ill st ruggle wi th fert ili ty andw ho won’ t. It might be you, though youwon ’t know untilyou have tr iedfor several mont hs to getpregnant.

Infert ili tya ffec ts menand women and canbebot hprimary,meaning pr iorto apregnancy,orsecondary,w hich is the inabili ty to conceive af terasuccess ful pregnanc y. Adiagnosisofinfert ili ty generally comesafter at tempting to conceive unsuccess full yfor at leas tone year.According to theA mericanS ociety for Reproduc ti ve Medicine, infert ili ty affec ts 10 -15% of couples. Thismakes it oneoft hemost common conditions forpeople bet ween theagesof20- 45. Addi tionally,t helonger awoman tr ies to getpregnantw ithou tconcei ving ,t he lowerherchancesare to getpregnant wi thou tmedical treatment. Abou t85% of couplesw it hnor malfer tili ty will conceive wi thin ayearoftry ing. If acouple doesn’t conceive in the firs tyear, theirchance of doing so gets lower eachmont h. This accelerates as thewoman ages.

Infertili tyaffec ts menand women and canbebothprimary,meaning pr iorto apregnancy,orsecondary,w hich is the inabili ty to conceive af terasuccess ful pregnanc y. Adiagnosisofinfertili ty generally comesafter at tempting to conceive unsuccess full yfor at leas tone year.According to theA mericanS ociety for Reproduc ti ve Medicine, infertili ty affec ts 10 -15% of couples. Thismakes it oneofthemost common conditions forpeople bet ween theagesof20- 45. Addi tionally,thelonger awoman tr ies to getpregnantw ithou tconcei ving ,the lowerherchancesare to getpregnant wi thou tmedical treatment. Abou t85% of couplesw ithnor malfer tili ty will conceive wi thin ayearoftry ing. If acouple doesn’t conceive in the firs tyear, theirchance of doing so gets lower eachmonth. This accelerates as thewoman ages.

At Es sentia Heal th, ourmission isto make ahealthy di fferenceinpeople ’s li ves. Many of ourproviders ,includingall gy necologis ts ,are trainedtotreat fertili ty concer ns among theirpat ient s. We ’realso exci tedtoshare that we ’vepar tnered wi th Minneapolis -based CCRM Fertili ty to offerad vanced fertility options prev iously unavailable in Fargo.

At Es sent ia Heal th, ourmission isto make ahealthy di fferenceinpeople ’s li ves. Many of ourproviders ,includingall gy necologis ts ,are trainedtotreat fert ili ty concer ns among theirpat ient s. We ’realso exci tedtoshare that we ’vepar tnered wi th Minneapolis -based CCRM Fert ili ty to offerad vanced fert ili ty options prev iously unavailable in Fargo.

CCRM Minneapolisis dedic ated to providing patients wi th industryleadingpatient care andoutcomes. “CCRMisawell-k now n, wor ld leader in fertilit yresearchandadvanced fertili ty treatments ,includingall aspect sofin vi trofer tiliz ation,”s aid Dr.Stephanie Dahl,areproduc ti veendocr inologis t. “It’s exci ting tooffer theseserv ices to patients in theFar go -Moorheadarea. We can’t wai ttohelpthem realizetheirdreamsof becoming pregnant andraising children.”

CCRM Minneapolisis dedic ated to providing patients wi th indust ryleadingpat ient care andoutcomes.

“CCR Misawell-k now n, wor ld leader in fert ilit yresearchandadvanced fert ili ty treatments ,includingall aspect sofin vi trofer tiliz at ion,”s aid Dr.Stephanie Dahl,areproduc ti veendocr inologis t. “It’s exci ting tooffer theseserv ices to patients in theFar go -Moorheadarea. We can’t wai ttohelpthem realizetheirdreamsof becoming pregnant andraising children.”

Dr.Dahl will be on -siteatEssentia Heal th forin- person appointments andalsoavailable forteleheal th /v ir tual appointment s. Patients will be able to complete theirconsul tations, treatment planningand most ul trasoundsand blood wor kinFar go,but will need to travel to Minneapolis forsome fertili ty testing, eg gretrieval andembryo- transfer appointment s.

Dr.Dahl will be on -siteatEssentia Heal th forin- person appointments andalsoavailable forteleheal th /v ir tual appointment s. Patients will be able to complete theirconsul tations, treatment planningand most ul trasoundsand blood wor kinFar go,but will need to travel to Minneapolis forsome fert ili ty testing, eg gret rieval andembryo- transfer appointment s.

We know that patients wanttoreceive care closetohome.T hroughthis partnership,wehopetoaccommodate thosew ishes. “Our goal is to keep as much care locall yaspos sible,only travelingtoCCR MMinneapolis for essentialv isi ts ,” Dr.Dahl said.“ Hopef ull y, this will keep theprocess more convenient ,les se xpensi ve andless stress fulforourpatient s.”Dr. Dahlloves encountering past succes ss tories .“ The bes tpar tofmyjob is seeingthe babies that I’vehelped br ingintotheworld, especially when I’mout shopping ata grocer ys tore or eating at ares taurant andi t’scompletely unexpec ted,”she said. “S oifyou see me,come say‘ hello ’. That makesmyday !”

We know that patients wanttoreceive care closetohome.T hroughthis part nership,wehopetoaccommodate thosew ishes. “Our goal is to keep as much care locall yaspos sible,only travelingtoCCR MMinneapolis for essent ialv isi ts ,” Dr.Dahl said.“ Hopef ull y, this will keep theprocess more convenient ,les se xpensi ve andless st ress fulforourpat ient s.”Dr. Dahlloves encountering past succes ss tories .“ The bes tpar tofmyjob is seeingthe babies that I’vehelped br ingintot heworld, especially when I’mout shopping ata grocer ys tore or eating at ares taurant andi t’scompletely unexpec ted,”she said. “S oifyou see me,come say‘ hello ’. That makesmyday !”

If youwould liketoschedule anappointment with Dr.Dahl, please call (9 52)2 25 -163 0and choose option2.

If youwould liketoschedule anappointme nt with Dr.Dahl, plea se call (9 52)2 25 -163 0and choose option2.

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