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USC Fertility is the private fertility practice of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Southern California's Keck School of Medicine. The program combines medical research and clinical know-how in fertility treatment of one of the nation's premier research institutions with the convenience and responsiveness of a small office-based fertility clinic. The physicians are all full-time academic faculty of the USC School of Medicine. The primary office is conveniently located adjacent to Good Samaritan Hospital near the heart of Los Angeles.

USC Fertility provides expert medical care in all aspects of reproductive endocrinology, including menopause, menstrual disorders, polycystic ovarian syndrome, androgen excess, amenorrhea, endometriosis, disorders of puberty, and contraception. The primary focus of the practice is the treatment of infertility, especially the use of advanced reproductive technologies. All forms of advanced reproductive care are available, including in vitro fertilization (IVF), gamete intra-fallopian transfer (GIFT), tubal embryo transfer (TET), intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), with or without microsurgical sperm aspiration (MESA) or testicular sperm extraction (TESE), and the use of oocyte donation and/or gestational surrogacy as well as the latest technology of oocyte cryopreservation.

The program for assisted reproduction is among the oldest and most stable programs in the country, with the same medical director (Dr. Richard J. Paulson) since 1986 and the same laboratory director (Mary Francis) since 1987. Under their leadership, the program has gained national and international fame for its pioneering work in natural cycle IVF, oocyte donation, especially to women of advanced reproductive age, laboratory methods, including embryo media and sperm preparation research, and award winning embryo implantation research, including overcoming implantation problems in older women.

The clinical and research experience produced by the program has led to the publication of over a hundred scientific publications. Many of the scientific presentations have been awarded with prizes for excellence in research. The accumulated experience has also been published in two books, including "Mishell's Textbook of Infertility, Contraception, and Reproductive Endocrinology", a standard medical text used by medical schools, and "Rewinding Your Biological Clock: Motherhood Late in Life", a lay publication which details the biology, emotions and ethics of egg donation to women of advanced reproductive age.

Dr. Paulson has also provided expert technical review for "Infertility for Dummies" from Wiley Publishing.

USC Fertility continues its commitment to provide state-of-the-art medical services to women and couples in a personal supportive environment and maintains its leadership position in the rapidly expanding field of assisted reproduction.
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