USC Fertility: Alternatives for Today & Tomorrow

Women of Reproductive Age Have Misconceptions About Fertility

 According to a new survey of fertility awareness, women of reproductive age have many misconceptions about their ability to conceive and how age affects fertility. The survey asked 1000 reproductive age women to answer basic questions about fertility. More than half of the women failed the 10 question survey which tested a womans knowledge of how long it takes to get pregnant and how fertility declines with age.

Star Support for Single Moms

Dr. Michael Kamrava and the Octuplets

Well, it has finally happened. The infamous octomom fertility specialist, Dr. Michael Kamrava, has been formally charged with negligence by the California Medical Board...

Social Truisms and IVF

What social truisms guide public sentiment and provoke reaction in the debate on fertility treatments? Recent media coverage of the Octuplets has aroused concern of potentially dangerous outcomes when human whimsy combines with advanced technologies – IVF – and what appears to be irresponsible practice...

The Fertility Diet: Fact or Fiction?

Infertility is a common problem, affecting as many as 1 in 6 couples trying to conceive. Recently there has been talk of an "infertility diet"... is it worth the hype?

Octuplet Birth: Did the Fertility Clinic Act Improperly?

Octuplet birth brings attention to importance of choosing a doctor you can trust...

USC Fertility To Collaborate with Women & Cancer Magazine

One of the most rewarding aspects of my work at USC Fertility revolves around my being the founder and director of our Fertility Preservation Program for Cancer Patients...

The Controversy Over Surrogacy

We here at USC Fertility believe that surrogacy—when treated responsibly and with the respect it deserves—is a vital, necessary alternative for all parties involved. How do you feel?

From the Eye of the Octuplet Media Storm

Nine days after the birth of Nadya Suleman’s octuplets at Kaiser Permanente’s Bellflower Medical Center in Los Angeles, it’s fascinating to witness how attitudes have transformed from amazement to apprehensiveness to outright criticism...

Octuplets born in California: blessing or risky business?

It's relatively rare that a fertility story makes international headlines. But when a still-unidentified woman gave birth to octuplets in Los Angeles on Monday, those eight babies' cries were heard around the world...

The Vatican, Stem Cell Research, and Fertility Treatments

A few weeks ago, the Vatican released its first authoritarian proclamation on reproductive science in more than two decades...