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Discover Outcome-Based IVF Financing: IVF SURE™

The Bottom Line Pie Chart Revenue Money Breakdown Profit Words 3d IllustrationYou can reduce your financial stress by discovering our celebrated IVF SURE™ money-back guarantee program. IVF SURE™ is principled on outcome-based pricing to minimize the risk of your financial investment should IVF fail.

IVF SURE™ is Outcome-Based

No hidden IVF fees or costs. Our patients pay a fixed fee of $35,000 for three (3) IVF cycles. If a viable pregnancy is not achieve within a nine month period, you will receive an 80% refund of the fixed fee – not including medication costs.

HOW DOES IVF SURE™ WORK?

  • Our MINI IVF™ protocol is gentle and effective
  • The latest IVF technology will be used to improve reproductive outcomes and closely monitor embryo development
  • Genetic Testing will be used to reduce the risk of miscarriage without increasing the number of embryos transferred
  • Embryos will be cryopreserved for later Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET)

Candidates for IVF SURE™

  • Women 38-years or younger
  • Women having a regular menstrual cycle
  • Women suffering from Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
  • IVF SURE™ fixed outcome-based pricing does not include the cost of surgically retrieving sperm and/or ICSI.

Outcome-Based IVF Financing

Dr. John Zhang’s outcome-based IVF finance expertise offers the highest pregnancy success rates and best overall patient satisfaction. To schedule your initial consultation Dr. John Zhang call 212.969.7422.

How Dr. Zhang Administers Precision IVF Fertility Medications

Couple in love.To gain the achievement of being a world-renowned fertility specialist – Dr. John Zhang has established an evidence-based record of precision fertility medication protocols. Look: Timing is of the essence when it comes to the administration of fertility medications during your IVF cycle. Bottom Line: Dr. Zhang has the expertise to know when your fertility medication regimens must be adjusted for an optimum IVF cycle outcome.

Should your IVF fertility medication regimen be:

  • Increased – or –
  • Decreased – or –
  • Stopped?

Fertility Medications and the Mini-IVF™

As reported by ABC News, the Mini-IVF™ is a newer and gentler IVF protocol. What’s the real story? As an alternative to Conventional IVF, the Mini-IVF™ has been successfully practiced for over a decade by Dr. John Zhang. As explained in an interview with ABC News, You only need one good-quality egg to achieve a live birth. With Mini-IVF™, you make very few eggs, but good quality eggs to achieve a pregnancy – Dr. John Zhang. The best part: This holistic IVF protocol is gentle on a woman’s body because patients follow a low-dose oral drug regimen during a fresh cycle – instead of the typical rigorous administration of daily hormone shots.

Clomid (Clomiphene Citrate) vs. Femara (Letrozole)

The fertility drug clomiphene citrate – brand named Clomid – is an oral medication used to stimulate a woman’s monthly egg production and increase her chances of pregnancy. Ovulation of multiple eggs is timed with the insemination of a concentrated amount of sperm into the uterus via a woman’s cervix – similar to a Pap smear.

A 2015 study published in the New England Journal of Medicine tested and compared two common fertility drugs stimulating multiple egg production – Clomid v. Femara. Clomid achieved a birth rate of 23 percent, while Femara (generic Letrozole – an aromatase inhibitor) only 18 percent. The study found that Letrozole offered no advantages over Clomid treatment and increased the chance of multiple pregnancy by up to four times. The researchers concluded that Clomid is the most effective medication for stimulating ovaries and increasing the chances of a healthy pregnancy for couples with unexplained infertility.

Precision Administration of Fertility Medications

Your fertility doctor must have the education, training, and clinical experience to precisely determine how a fertility medication protocol must be administered for success. As a patient who is committed to investing your time and resources into getting pregnant, you must become well-informed about fertility medications. It can’t be emphasized enough. Every fertility drug is specifically designed for strategic administration during a woman’s IVF cycle. These medications are a very important component of the IVF cycle process and are determinative of pregnancy success.

Customized Fertility Care

It is important to work with a fertility doctor who has the experience to accurately prescribe and regulate fertility medications – regardless of the recommended treatment.

Proven IVF Fertility Medication Administration Expertise

It is important to work with a fertility doctor having the experience required to design a customized IVF treatment plan meeting your personal needs. To schedule your initial consultation with Dr. John Zhang at New Hope Fertility Center – call  212.969.7422.

Free Ovarian Rejuvenation Social Thursday January 30th

Woman and pregnancy bellyMark your calendar to make sure you attend!

FREE OVARIAN REJUVENATION SOCIAL: Thursday, January 30th at 4 Columbus Circle – the New Hope Piano Lounge – from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

If you join us – you will be automatically entered in a lottery to win an Ozone Sauna Therapy session.

Women between the ages of 35 and 42 no longer have to be placed on the IVF fast-track. You have more fertility treatment options than ever before if you are a more mature woman. There is a new fertility treatment – Ovarian Rejuvenation Therapy – helping women conceive past their reproductive prime years.

Ovarian Rejuvenation Therapy

Today, older women can elect to receive Ovarian Rejuvenation Therapy as a first-line measure for them to conceive quickly and cost-effectively. All older women – even menopausal women – have egg follicles in their ovaries. These eggs are dormant and don’t grow because their environment for development is not optimal. This occurs when a woman’s rigid ovarian wall pushes on follicles and keeps them dormant. When a woman is unable to ovulated, Ovarian Rejuvenation Therapy can coax her ovaries into producing viable eggs for fertilization. At New Hope Fertility Center, fertility specialist – Dr. Zaher Merhi – has achieved phenomenal pregnancy success using Ovarian Rejuvenation Therapy.

Ovarian Rejuvenation Therapy may be recommended when:

  • A woman’s egg follicles cannot be seen on an ultrasound; or
  • A woman’s body is not responding to fertility medications administered during IVF

At New Hope Fertility Center, Ovarian Rejuvenation Therapy is performed in a non-invasive manner compared to other techniques currently being used by other clinics.

Here, Ovarian Rejuvenation Therapy is similar to an IVF egg retrieval procedure and is performed in office.

  • A woman’s ovaries are punctured multiple times transvaginally
  • Pressure on egg follicles is relieved from the rigid ovarian wall
  • Dormant eggs are revived and freed from follicles

Candidates for Ovarian Rejuvenation Therapy

  • Women in their advanced maternal years – late 30s and over 40
  • Menopausal women
  • Peri-menopausal women
  • Women who have a low egg reserve and low Anti Mullerian (AMH) hormone levels
  • Women suffering from Premature Ovarian Failure (POF)
  • Women suffering from primary ovarian failure
  • Women with unexplained infertility
  • Women having multiple failed IVF treatments due to poor embryo quality

Pregnancy Success for Older Women

We welcome difficult patients – those previously diagnosed by other fertility specialists as hopelessly infertile.

  • No age restriction
  • No FSH level requirement
  • No requirement to produce multiple eggs per cycle

Ovarian Rejuvenation Expertise

It is important to work with a fertility doctor having the research and clinical experience required to design a fertility treatment plan meeting your personal and medical needs. To reserve your invite at our January 30th Ovarian Rejuvenation Social at New Hope Fertility Center – call 212.969.7422.

Get Pregnant in 2020 With Dr. Zhang’s New At-HOME IVF

Couple outdoor in winterYou can get pregnant in the comfort of your home with Dr. John Zhang’s new At-HOME IVF package to go. Self-administered oral fertility medications will stimulate your ovaries into producing multiple egg follicles. This is an individually designed IVF pick-up or deliverable package containing everything you need for an At-HOME IVF Cycle – including fertility medications.

At-HOME IVF

  • Zero injections
  • Zero to minimal blood draws
  • Zero to minimal office monitoring visits
  • Lower treatment costs
  • No missed work
  • No pharmacy pick-ups
  • 24/7 personal assistance

At-HOME IVF is a patient-friendly protocol designed to eliminate the fear, pain, and anxiety experienced with injections and blood draws.

Candidates for At-HOME IVF

  • Women with regular menstrual cycles – regardless of age
  • Women diagnosed with PCOS having irregular menstrual cycles

At-HOME IVF Benefits

Patients are treated in a less-invasive manner.

  • No shots
  • No needles
  • No injections
  • No blood draws
  • Only one office visit to perform your surgical egg retrieval

At-HOME Fertility Medications

Depending on the woman’s medical needs, an oral fertility medication – typically Clomid and/or Letrozole – is prescribed to gently stimulate her ovaries into producing multiple eggs. Synarel is administered nasally for 3 days at the beginning of the cycle and then again 36 hours prior to surgical egg retrieval to trigger ovulation.

  • Clomid and/or Femara to stimulate egg production
  • Synarel to trigger ovulation
  • Oral progesterone tablets
  • Vaginal progesterone suppositories

One Good Egg Policy

Customized IVF care is the best. Remember: It only takes one good egg and one healthy sperm to make a baby. Our focus is to help you produce good quality eggs during a fresh IVF cycle – not a high quantity of eggs using large doses of injectable fertility medications.

High Tech IVF Laboratory

Our goal is to maximize every patient’s chances of having a successful pregnancy. At New Hope Fertility Center, we offer the latest:

  • IVF technology
  • IVF ingenuity
  • IVF customization

Our IVF laboratory is comprised of a powerful air filtration system to facilitate the best conditions for success of procedures and research. We have one of the largest and most powerful air filtration systems in the world. This quality air filtration system provides optimal clean air pressure in every laboratory process.

At HOME IVF Expertise

It is important to work with an IVF expert having the cutting-edge technology and clinical experience required to design a customized treatment plan meeting your financial and medical needs. To schedule your initial consultation with Dr. John Zhang at New Hope Fertility Center – call 212.969.7422.

IVF Pregnancy Success Patient Testimonial – Pregnant at 42

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IVF Hope Finds A Way!

My IVF journey began when I was 39. I had five IVF failures (5) at three different fertility clinics in NYC before I came to New Hope Fertility Center. At my former clinics I was given high doses of drugs and produced many egg follicles. However, shortly after fertilization most of the embryos would arrest and the ones transferred to my uterus would not implant. I was diagnosed as hopelessly infertile.

At 41 – discouraged and feeling hopeless – I came across New Hope and was intrigued by their mission of treating difficult patients. I met with Dr. Zhang and immediately felt comfortable and hopeful again. Dr. Zhang reviewed my records of previous IVF attempts and designed a different protocol for me. Unlike other clinics, New Hope has a customized regimen for each patient. They do not use a cookie-cutter approach.

Dr. Zhang and my fertility care team found the IVF regimen that worked best for me. I was given less drugs and then my embryos were frozen. At age 42, I had a successful frozen embryo transfer during my natural cycle. My husband and I now have a beautiful baby boy.

Customized IVF Treatment Plans

It is important to work with a fertility doctor having the research and clinical experience required to design a customized IVF treatment plan meeting your personal and medical needs. Click the icon below – or – call 212.969.7422 to schedule your initial consultation.

Tonight! Free Egg Freezing Social in New Hope’s Piano Lounge

Alcoholic drink in glass on the pianoMake sure you attend tonight’s FREE Wine Piano & Egg Freezing Social in the New Hope Piano Bar with wine hosted by Jennifer Kulp-Makarov, MD, FACOG.

Click here to register your free attendance and reserve your complimentary raffle ticket.

  • Wednesday, January 15th 2020
  • The New Hope Piano Lounge – 4 Columbus Circle
  • 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

As our guest, you will receive a complimentary raffle ticket for a chance to win a free egg freezing cycle.

FREE Wine Piano & Egg Freezing Social

Dr. Makarov is a Board Certified OB/GYN, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Specialist (REI) who will present informative egg freezing facts.

  • Why you should consider freezing your quality eggs for the future
  • Everything you need to know about the egg freezing process
  • How you can freeze your eggs with NO INJECTIONS

Why do we offer free egg freezing social events? Because every woman needs more information and realistic data about preserving her future ability to have biologically-related children.

Our January 15th egg freezing social will cover:

  • What is egg freezing?
  • How is egg freezing done?
  • How to choose the best IVF center to freeze your eggs.
  • How many eggs do you need to freeze?
  • What is the cost of egg freezing?
  • What should you know before deciding to freeze your eggs?

Egg Freezing Social Event Financial Benefits

When you sign up for an egg freezing consultation at one of our monthly events, you will receive:

  • A free consultation worth $500 – plus an ultrasound
  • 6 months of free oocyte (egg) cryopreservation valued at $600 or more
  • A medication discount from Ferring Pharmaceuticals for women who qualify

Needle-Free IVF Egg Freezing

Injectable fertility medications are no longer required to undergo IVF. Our Needle-Free IVF protocol prescribes non-injection fertility medications. All fertility medications are self-administered orally and nasally. The patient’s hormone levels are monitored through saliva and urine tests. No daily injections or blood draws.

Egg Freezing Candidates

Women who are:

  • Focused on present-day education and career opportunities
  • Not planning on getting pregnant during their prime reproductive years
  • Not able to find their life partner
  • Facing cancer treatment – chemo or radiation
  • Planning on undergoing IVF and are likely to produce multiple eggs, but have ethical or religious concerns over freezing embryos

Needle-Free IVF Egg Freezing

You no longer need to face injecting fertility medications when undergoing IVF. Our Needle-Free IVF protocol prescribes non-injection fertility medications. All fertility medications are self-administered orally and nasally. The patient’s hormone levels are monitored through saliva and urine tests. No daily injections or blood draws.

Pregnancy Success Rates

Pregnancy success rates using frozen eggs are comparable to those using a fresh egg. Successfully increasing IVF Pregnancy Success Rates requires all-encompassing fertility care. At New Hope Fertility Center, we have comprised a team of World Class Fertility Specialists who are committed to working in tandem to bring every patient tomorrow’s cutting-edge IVF treatment – today.

Egg Freezing Expertise

To reserve your invite at tonight’s FREE Egg Freezing Social at the New Hope Piano Lounge CLICK HERE – or – call 212.969.7422.

Today! New Hope’s 784 Park Avenue Clinic Grand Re-Opening

Park Avenue NYCJoin us in celebrating our Upper-East Side Clinic’s Grand Re-Opening today!

  • WHERE: 784 Park Avenue
  • WHEN: Monday, January 13th
  • TIME: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • CALL 212.969.7422 – or – Click Here

New Hope’s 784 Park Avenue clinic has been recently renovated to enhance our World Class Technology. Our IVF technology sets us apart from other Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) clinics. 784 Park Avenue’s reopening will have a lasting effect in the accessibility of our ever-expanding cutting-edge fertility treatment.

Improved Patient-Friendly Hours

Consultation HOURS

  • Monday – Friday: 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
  • Saturday – Sunday: 7 a.m. – 3 p.m.
  • Thursday Evening Hours: 3 p.m. – 9 p.m.

MONITORING HOURS

  • Monday – Friday: 7 a.m. – 2 p.m.
  • Saturday – Sunday: 7 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Patient-Friendly Language Service

We offer consultations and monitoring services for patients whose primary language is not English.

  • Chinese
  • Arabic
  • Spanish

Improved Multi-Disciplinary Fertility Care Team

Our multi-disciplinary approach to fertility treatment is evidence-based. We offer a unique streamlined approach to fertility treatment that is customized for every patient’s personal, medical, and financial needs. Our fertility care team works in tandem with your chosen fertility doctor at every stage of treatment.

Our multi-disciplinary fertility care team is comprised of ultra-talented:

Every member of our multi-disciplinary fertility care team has substantial education and clinical experience in the practice of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) and OBGYN.

  • Please be aware: All cases are always fully reviewed and evaluated by the patient’s chosen fertility doctor in tandem with their multi-disciplinary fertility care team.
  • Always remember: Every member of your fertility care team is familiar with your care and treatment, and is in constant communication with your fertility physician, even on days when you don’t personally see your physician.
  • Take comfort in knowing: Our multi-disciplinary fertility care team has been carefully selected for you to make sure you receive the treatment in the world.

Your fertility care team will collectively arrive at and execute the best customized fertility treatment plan based upon your individual needs.

  • Offers the highest chances of pregnancy
  • Is most cost-effective
  • Produces the best overall patient trust and satisfaction

Cutting-Edge IVF Protocols

Evidence-Based Improvement in Genetic Screening

Another important improvement to patient service is our cutting-edge technology used for the genetic testing of embryos prior to transfer. Non-Invasive Chromosomal Screening (NICS) detects most chromosomal abnormalities in an embryo.

This innovative genetic testing methodology marks a huge and truly momentous achievement. We are the only fertility clinic on the East Coast to offer NICS in conjunction with IVF. NICS increases IVF and Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET) pregnancy success rates by up to 30 percent.

Advantages of NICS Technology

  • No need to remove embryo cells by needle stick
  • Less embryo manipulation
  • Culture media is processed on site (no transportation concerns)
  • NICS causes little to no stress on the embryo as it develops in vitro
  • Improved birth rates of healthy babies
  • Provides opportunity for gender identification and selection
  • Demonstrably safer and more accurate than conventional – trophectoderm – biopsy (cell extraction)
  • Avoids disruptive embryo conventional biopsies which have been recently shown in study published in the August, 2019 journal Fertility and Sterility to increase the risk of pre-eclampsia and placental problems in pregnancy

Customized Fertility Treatment

Join us in the celebration of New Hope’s 784 Park Avenue Clinic’s Grand Re-Opening and discover our improved patient-friendly fertility services. To schedule an appointment for your initial consultation call 212.969.7422.

Free Ovarian Rejuvenation Social Thursday January 30th

happy pregnant african woman reading book at homeMark your January 2020 calendar to make sure you attend our FREE OVARIAN REJUVENATION SOCIAL: Thursday, January 30th at 4 Columbus Circle from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Women between the ages of 35 and 42 no longer have to be placed on the IVF fast-track. You have more fertility treatment options than ever before if you are a more mature woman. There is a new fertility treatment – Ovarian Rejuvenation Therapy – helping women to conceive past their prime reproductive years.

Ovarian Rejuvenation Therapy

Today, older women can elect to receive ovarian rejuvenation therapy as a first-line measure for them to conceive quickly and cost-effectively. All older women – even menopausal women – have egg follicles in their ovaries. These eggs are dormant and don’t grow because their environment for development is not optimal. This occurs when a woman’s rigid ovarian wall pushes on follicles and keeps them dormant. When a woman is unable to ovulated, Ovarian Rejuvenation Therapy can coax her ovaries into producing viable eggs for fertilization. At New Hope Fertility Center, fertility specialist – Dr. Zaher Merhi – has achieved phenomenal pregnancy success using Ovarian Rejuvenation Therapy.

Ovarian Rejuvenation Therapy may be recommended when:

  • A woman’s egg follicles cannot be seen on an ultrasound; or
  • A woman’s body is not responding to fertility medications administered during IVF

At New Hope Fertility Center, Ovarian Rejuvenation Therapy is performed in a non-invasive manner compared to other techniques currently being used by other clinics.

Here, Ovarian Rejuvenation Therapy is similar to an IVF egg retrieval procedure and is performed in office.

  • A woman’s ovaries are punctured multiple times transvaginally
  • Pressure on egg follicles is relieved from the rigid ovarian wall
  • Dormant eggs are revived and freed from follicles

Candidates for Ovarian Rejuvenation Therapy

  • Women in their advanced maternal years – late 30s and over 40
  • Menopausal women
  • Peri-menopausal women
  • Women who have a low egg reserve and low Anti Mullerian (AMH) hormone levels
  • Women suffering from Premature Ovarian Failure (POF)
  • Women suffering from primary ovarian failure
  • Women with unexplained infertility
  • Women having multiple failed IVF treatments due to poor embryo quality

Pregnancy Success for Older Women

We welcome difficult patients – those previously diagnosed by other fertility specialists as hopelessly infertile.

  • No age restriction
  • No FSH level requirement
  • No requirement to produce multiple eggs per cycle

Ovarian Rejuvenation Expertise

It is important to work with a fertility doctor having the research and clinical experience required to design a fertility treatment plan meeting your personal and medical needs. To reserve your invite to our Egg Rejuvenation Therapy Social – Thursday, January 30th at New Hope Fertility Center CLICK HERE – or – call 212.969.7422.

Free Egg Freezing Social Wednesday January 15th

Christmas ball on piano keysMark your January 2020 calendar to make sure you attend our FREE Wine Piano & Egg Freezing Social hosted by Jennifer Kulp-Makarov, MD, FACOG.

Click here to register your free attendance and reserve your complimentary raffle ticket.

  • Wednesday, January 15th 2020
  • The New Hope Piano Lounge – 4 Columbus Circle
  • 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

As our guest, you will receive a complimentary raffle ticket for a chance to win a free egg freezing cycle.

FREE Wine Piano & Egg Freezing Social

Dr. Makarov is a Board Certified OB/GYN, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Specialist (REI) who will present informative egg freezing facts.

  • Why you should consider freezing your quality eggs for the future
  • Everything you need to know about the egg freezing process
  • How you can freeze your eggs with NO INJECTIONS

Why do we offer free egg freezing social events? Because every woman needs more information and realistic data about preserving her future ability to have biologically-related children.

Our January 15th egg freezing social will cover:

  • What is egg freezing?
  • How is egg freezing done?
  • How to choose the best IVF center to freeze your eggs.
  • How many eggs do you need to freeze?
  • What is the cost of egg freezing?
  • What should you know before deciding to freeze your eggs?

Egg Freezing Social Event Financial Benefits

When you sign up for an egg freezing consultation at one of our monthly events, you will receive:

  • A free consultation worth $500 – plus an ultrasound
  • 6 months of free oocyte (egg) cryopreservation valued at $600 or more
  • A medication discount from Ferring Pharmaceuticals for women who qualify

Needle-Free IVF Egg Freezing

Injectable fertility medications are no longer required to undergo IVF. Our Needle-Free IVF protocol prescribes non-injection fertility medications. All fertility medications are self-administered orally and nasally. The patient’s hormone levels are monitored through saliva and urine tests. No daily injections or blood draws.

Egg Freezing Candidates

Women who are:

  • Focused on present-day education and career opportunities
  • Not planning on getting pregnant during their prime reproductive years
  • Not able to find their life partner
  • Facing cancer treatment – chemo or radiation
  • Planning on undergoing IVF and are likely to produce multiple eggs, but have ethical or religious concerns over freezing embryos

Needle-Free IVF Egg Freezing

You no longer need to face injecting fertility medications when undergoing IVF. Our Needle-Free IVF protocol prescribes non-injection fertility medications. All fertility medications are self-administered orally and nasally. The patient’s hormone levels are monitored through saliva and urine tests. No daily injections or blood draws.

Pregnancy Success Rates

Pregnancy success rates using frozen eggs are comparable to those using a fresh egg. Successfully increasing IVF Pregnancy Success Rates requires all-encompassing fertility care. At New Hope Fertility Center, we have comprised a team of World Class Fertility Specialists who are committed to working in tandem to bring every patient tomorrow’s cutting-edge IVF treatment – today.

Egg Freezing Expertise

It is important to work with a fertility care team having the research and clinical experience required to design a customized egg freezing plan meeting your personal and medical needs. To reserve your invite at our FREE January 15th Egg Freezing Social at New Hope Fertility Center CLICK HERE – or – call 212.969.7422.

How to Improve Your Fertility Health in the New Year 2020

group of people eating at table with foodIf you want to get pregnant this New Year, you must give your fertility health a fresh start. You must be proactive in taking better care of yourself. Look: Give more attention to your overall health if you are planning on undergoing fertility treatment in 2020. Why is your health important? A healthy diet will increase your chances of conceiving and help to support a successful pregnancy. Nutrition and optimal fertility go hand-in-hand

Bottom Line for Fertility Health: Break bad habits and eat better.

  • Stop smoking because women who inhale nicotine are more likely to be infertile.
  • Recent research suggest vaping harms the lungs and heart. The artificial flavors have a toxic effect on cells.
  • Eliminate unhealthy foods in your diet by avoiding processed and fast foods.
  • If you are overweight – BMI of 25+ – losing weight will help to increase your fertility.
  • Get plenty of sleep to avoid irregular menstrual cycles. A lack of sleep leads to weight gain. Weight gain leads to ovulation problems. You should get at least 8 hours of sleep to increase your fertility.

Improving Your Fertility Health

A diet and fertility study has examined the impact of diet on fertility. Positive dietary effects on fertility for women have been linked to the intake of:

  • Folic acid
  • Vitamin B12
  • Omega 3 fatty acids
  • Healthy diets – the DASH

Fertility Diet Tips

  • Low-sodium canned or frozen veggies
  • Herbs and spices instead of salt
  • Lemon juice, citrus zest, or hot chilies for extra flavor and no sodium
  • Canned fruits packed in juice or water – not syrup
  • Non-fat, plain Greek yogurt instead of sour cream
  • Healthy vegetable oils instead of butter
  • Half wheat and half white flour
  • Puree sweet potatoes, carrots, or cauliflower and keep in freezer for easy use in soups and casseroles
  • Instead of alcohol – infuse cranberries, pomegranate arils, or orange slices into sparkling water
  • Plant-based foods
  • Protein-rich foods
  • Healthy fats
  • A bit of full-fat dairy products

Nutrition and Fertility

Nutrition plays an essential role in improving the chances of conception and supporting a healthy pregnancy. Diet matters greatly before pregnancy and solidifies healthy eating habits during pregnancy. Make sure you take your vitamin supplements containing folic acid.

A Healthy Body Mass Index (BMI)

A healthy body weight and diet is essential to increasing your chances of becoming pregnant. Strive to achieve and maintain a healthy body mass index (BMI) to keep your reproductive cycle in balance. A BMI of 19 to 24 indicates a healthy weight. Anything above 24 or below 19 may be hindering your chances of ovulation and conception.

Plan of Action to Get Pregnant

Make an appointment with a fertility specialist for a thorough reproductive examination and preliminary assessment of your reproductive health. Why does this matter? Up to 34 percent of infertility cases are due to structural issues with a woman’s reproductive system. Both female and male patients must undergo a complete fertility assessment to evaluate their reproductive health.

The good news! Flagging any potential medical cause of infertility is the quick and cost-effectively help you get pregnant over the summer. Once the problem is identified, great strides toward a pregnancy can be made through a customized treatment plan.

2020’s Best Customized Fertility Protocols

To schedule your initial consultation with Dr. John Zhang at New Hope Fertility Center, call 212.969.7422.

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