Second in a series on endometriosis, for Endometriosis Awareness Month. More than five million women in America are currently suffering from endometriosis, which is a leading cause of infertility.  Endometriosis occurs when the endometrial tissue that lines the inside of the uterus finds its ...

March is Endometriosis Awareness Month.  During this month we will be adding new content on the disorder to our website weekly.  We will be talking about infertility treatment for endo, food and lifestyle, and pain managment.  If you would like info on any other aspect of ...

by Fred Licciardi, M.D. Spotting. Really frustrating. Where does it come from? We first look for an anatomical reason (a problem due to some sort of growth that we can see usually with the ultrasound). The most common reason is that there is a polyp inside the uterus. A polyp is a benign ...

Asherman’s syndrome (AS) can lead infertility in a number of ways. No two cases are identical and it can manifest as infertility according to how and which parts of the reproductive anatomy is affected. AS is characterized by intrauterine adhesions (IUA) and/or fibrosis (non-functional scar ...

by Corey Whelan The Way It Should Be - Normal Tubal Function The fallopian tubes are two conduits on either side of the uterus which extend down to the surface of each ovary. They are lined with actively motile ciliary cells, and a thin layer of fluid that to varying degrees actively transports ...

by Fred Licciardi, M.D. Today I have answered the more interesting questions over the past few months. What do I think about cervical mucus? This is tricky question. I would not make any treatment plans based on cervical mucus. Some women have “normal” mucus and others have mucus ...

by Corey Whelan More than five million women in America have been diagnosed with  endometriosis, a leading cause of infertility. Endometriosis occurs when the endometrial tissue that lines the inside of the uterus finds its way outside and into other organs of the body, such as the ...