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Dr Brown elected President of the New England Fertility Society

Posted January 1, 2019 by NRM

Founded in 1990 by the legendary Dr Selwyn Oskowitz of Boston IVF, the society connects over 200 infertility professionals across New England. Dr Brown was elected by her peers and currently serves as President of the New England Fertility Society (NEFS) for 2019. NEFS is a non-profit organization composed of Reproductive Endocrinology Specialists including REI physicians, urologists, nurses, legal specialists, and industry associates. NEFS provides continuing education for professionals with a special interest in the field of infertility, through quarterly and annual meetings. These lively and professional conferences provide both a sense of community and a network of resources to specialists across the region. Read more »

Overheard at NRM- What Our Patients are Saying

Posted November 21, 2018 by NRM

During this season of celebration and gratitude, the NRM team is reminded of how lucky we are to come to work each day and help our patients build their families. Our patients can face challenges both big and small, but together, we all work with hope toward our goals. We have enjoyed going back through cards from the past several months and reading these messages! Thank you to all of our NRM patients, we wish you the best this holiday season. From our Patients: “We cannot thank you enough for everything. We felt at ease from our first visit. Your compassion, thoroughness, dedication, Read more »

NRM patients share their heartbreaking story– with a happy ending!

Posted February 16, 2018 by Claire

Don’t miss this amazing story about how a new technology can help couples conceive a healthy child NRM is the only clinic in Vermont offering blastocyst biopsies for pre-implantation genetic screening “PGD”, a state-of-the-art procedure utilized when undergoing IVF to select embryos free of a specific disease. This technology offers hope to individuals or couples carrying diseases that can be devastating or even fatal, and improve the likelihood of healthy pregnancy. PGD assists individuals or couples who are known carriers of a specific genetic disease, such as Cystic Fibrosis, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, or other single gene disorders, and allows identification of genetic disease to avoid Read more »

Do you know how IVF started? Updates from our Annual Meeting

Posted November 10, 2017 by NRM

In October, two members of the NRM team, Dr Christine Murray and RN Stephanie Olmstead, attended the annual meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine in San Antonio, TX. This annual 6-day conference of over 8000 attendees is always exciting; it is an opportunity to connect with some of the brightest minds from all over the world. Those attending include researchers, physicians, nurses, psychologists, lawyers and many others whose goal it is to expand the knowledge and reach of the field of reproductive endocrinology and infertility. There are few other fields of medicine where the progression from science and Read more »

How To Boost Infertility Treatment Through Diet Changes

Posted September 21, 2017 by Claire

Can Your Diet Impact the Success of Infertility Treatments? If you are undergoing a fertility treatment, your physician may recommend diet changes to enhance your chances of conceiving. For example, unhealthy carbohydrates found in white bread and bakery items are digested quickly by your body and turned into blood glucose. This forces your pancreas to release excessive amounts of insulin into your bloodstream. Studies show that too much insulin may interfere with normal ovulation. Certain vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants contribute to sperm and egg health, helps your body stabilize hormones by providing fats essential for hormone function and production and may reduce Read more »

The Value of an Ovulation Calendar

Posted August 15, 2017 by NRM

During ovulation, a woman’s body is receptive to pregnancy. For those who are trying to conceive, that particular window of time is the best choice for creating a new life. With that in mind, many women aren’t completely sure when they ovulate, or when the best time is to focus on conceiving a child. While there is ample information available about ovulation, each woman is a little bit different and may have some fluctuations in her cycle. That could also be affected by age, hormonal conditions, and a number of health conditions that also have to be considered. That’s why Read more »

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and Infertility

Posted May 17, 2017 by Claire

Polycystic ovarian syndrome is one of the leading causes of infertility in women. PCOS – the term used in the medical world which is deceptive by name alone– affects up to 15 percent of women of childbearing age, according to the PCOS Foundation. With proper treatment at a fertility clinic, however, women who have PCOS can become pregnant and have a successful pregnancy. Here are the basics on PCOS, courtesy of one of the leading fertility clinics in Vermont: Northeastern Reproductive Medicine in Colchester. Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome – It’s All About Hormones Women normally produce both male and female sex Read more »

Offering help for Dartmouth fertility patients

Posted May 9, 2017 by NRM

Our team at NRM is surprised and saddened to learn that Dartmouth’s current patients will be losing their providers at the end of the month. Fertility care can be stressful, and certainly losing one’s provider can make this experience even more emotionally challenging. The doctors at NRM have decided that our team will offer free phone consults to any patient in need due to this sudden closure. We are just 1.5 hours from the Norwich/Hanover area, and we have a world class, state of the art fertility clinic where patients’ care is comfortable and private. Our team of nurses, embryologists, and 3 board-certified Read more »

IVF Outcomes: Your Doctor’s Experience Counts

Posted May 8, 2017 by NRM

Experience Counts in IVF! In Medicine, as in many areas of life, the level of experience of your team is critical to optimize your outcome. This is particularly true in Reproductive Endocrinology and IVF, a highly technical and rapidly evolving sub-specialty of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) has recognized this fact by certifying physician Reproductive Endocrinologists who have passed a rigorous validation of their knowledge base and clinical practice. Once sub-specialty certified, reproductive endocrinologists are evaluated yearly for continuing clinical excellence in order to maintain their certification. Don’t hesitate to ask or investigate whether Read more »

Breaking news: Egg Freezing has come of age in Vermont!

Posted February 17, 2017 by NRM

Take a peek at these adorable NRM babies: to our knowledge this is the first pregnancy from eggs frozen in Vermont! Fertility clinics have for decades been able to freeze and thaw embryos (an egg fertilized with sperm). Embryos are made up of many cells, and are more robust thus allowing them to survive the freezing and thawing process. Eggs, however, are one single cell full of a large content of water. Eggs are difficult to freeze without destroying the integrity of their DNA, but a new technology called vitrification (a flash-freeze avoiding ice crystal development) has allowed egg freezing to Read more »