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The Southeastern Center for Fertility and Reproductive Surgery offers this site as an information resource for couples coping with the difficulties of infertility. Just as our center provides the most advanced treatment for our patients, this site provides the most recent and accurate medical information concerning infertility and reproductive surgery. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, the center specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of male and female infertility problems. Under the direction of Jeffrey A. Keenan M.D., F.A.C.O.G., our patients receive the highest quality medical care available in the region. Dr. Keenan is one of the most experienced and respected specialists in infertility and reproductive medicine and surgery. We provide updates on this site to ensure you are receiving Winter Update 2010Winter has been a busy time for the the Southeastern Fertility Center! We've just completed the move to our brand new, beautiful, office space located in West Knoxville / Farragut on Kingston Pike. We are just 4 doors east of our old location and very close to the perennially popular “Sam and Andy's” deli. The National Embryo Donation Center has moved with us, and we are now blessed with much greater visibility for this wonderful non-profit organization of which we are an affiliate. We also just submitted our yearly IVF statistics to the government. As always, these numbers go up and down, but we are gratified to have experienced a greater than 50% delivery rate in both our younger IVF patients as well as our embryo donation patients. Our staff has worked diligently to obtain such results, and we are very grateful for all of them. And in this time of 'jobless recovery' from the recession, please don't give up on receiving the care you need to remain healthy or build your family. We are always ready to work with our patients whom have experienced financial difficulties to make whatever care they may need affordable and attainable. Please contact our business manager Anna Roberts if you have concerns about your ability to pay for needed services. |
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Recently, a number of articles in the fertility, urological, and epidemiological literature have shown that there may be harmful effects on both male and female fertility from certain pollutants and foods. Although complex, some of these agents work as 'environmental estrogens' and can be absorbed in a variety of ways, while others are ingested directly in our food. While the effects appear to be minor for most individuals, and not an absolute barrier to becoming pregnant, it is possible that certain individuals are more affected than others. If you have long term unexplained infertility issues or high exposures to these compounds, we would recommend that you consider avoiding these products. Although sometimes costly, using organically grown fruits, veggies, and meats may be a good alternative to 'big box' store brands. Using purified or mineral water and drinking out of certain plastics or glass may also be helpful (avoid plastics with the number 3, 6, and 7 on the bottom). Finally, if your or your spouse's workplace exposes you to significant amounts of aromatic hydrocarbons (usually with pungent smells such as paint strippers, glue removers, etc.) you should consider using respirators while at work. On another front, we have just submitted our work on embryo adoption for publication. This article summarizes the entire U.S. Data on pregnancy rates for 2006 and 2007. We have found that the delivery rate for EA is roughly equivalent to that for IVF as a whole. This will be surprising information to some, but since EA is much less expensive than IVF, a wonderful option for those who are open to this form of 'early adoption' and cannot afford other, more costly, alternatives. |
