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USC Fertility In The News

USC Fertility physicians are pre-eminent authorities on reproductive health matters, and are regularly contacted by the media for feature story input, expert commentary and background information. In addition, USC Fertility practice news is regularly featured in local, national and international press. Links have been provided for a number of the features on this list.


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6/21/2010

Women & Cancer Magazine (Summer 2010)

Dr. Chung Contributes Regularly to Women & Cancer Magazine.

We've reprinted her latest article here.

 

Read the article here.

5/20/2010

Dr. Paulson speaks to ABCNews.com about John Travolta and Kelly Preston's pregnancy.

Read more here.

4/23/2010

ABCNews.com

Dr. Paulson speaks to ABCNews.com about healthcare reform and the cost of fertility treatment.

Read more here

4/19/2010

USC Fertility Launches New Study Examining Natural Cycle IVF

A natural cycle IVF (in vitro fertilization) without the use of medications to stimulate the ovary to make multiples eggs.

See the Study here

4/15/2010

Women & Cancer Magazine (Spring 2010)

Dr. Chung Contributes Regularly to Women & Cancer Magazine.

We've reprinted her latest article here.

 

Read the article here.

2/16/2010

Women & Cancer Magazine (Winter 2009)

Dr. Chung Contributes Regularly to Women & Cancer Magazine.

We've reprinted her latest article here.

 

Read the article here.

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2/11/2010

Good Morning America

Dr. Paulson is interviewed about Celine Dion's upcoming People Magazine fertility cover story by Good Morning.

Watch the clip now

1/5/2010

Associated Press

Dr. Paulson speaks to the Associated Press about the charges laid against Octomom's fertility doctor.

Click here for the full story.

11/23/2009

New York Post

Dr. Paulson speaks with the New York Post about the latest (and oldest) in-vitro fertilization record-breaker.

Click here for the full story.

10/19/2009

ABCNews.com

Courtney Cox. Sarah Jessica. Celine. Dr. Paulson talks to ABCNews.com about celebrity moms and fertility treatment.

Click here for the full story.

7/17/2009

ABCNews.com

Dr. Paulson was recently interviewed by ABCNews.com, where he spoke about the reproductive rights of older mothers.

Click here for the full story.

5/21/2009

Discovery Health Channel
See Drs. Chung and Bendikson return to Discovery Health's "I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant"

Airdate: May 26, 2009, check your local listings for times.
 

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4/21/2009

WebMD

Dr. Paulson weighs in on a new study about the controversy over ovary removal for WebMD.

Find out more

3/12/2009

Discovery Health

Watch Dr. Chung and Dr. Bendikson co-star as the physician experts on the first two of ten "I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant" specials, airing on Discovery Health March 17 and 24.

Find out more

2/13/2009

Dr. Phil

Dr. Paulson serves as the fertility expert on Dr. Phil's two consecutive shows devoted to "The Octuplet Debate."

See the show summary

2/11/2009

CBS News with Katie Couric

Dr. Chung to appear on the "CBS Evening News with Katie Couric" tonight to talk octuplets, and the lack of regulations and guidelines for fertility treatments. Check your local listings.

2/9/2009

Dr. Phil

Dr. Paulson will be one of the guest experts on "Dr. Phil" this Wednesday, February 11, in an episode titled "Octuplet Debate." Check local listings.

See the show summary

2/5/2009

Rise to Action - Los Angeles

Dr. Karine Chung will be speaking at the Rise to Action event for Children's Cause for Cancer Advocacy on the weekend of February 7th.

She is also slated to speak about Fertility Preservation in Phoenix, Arizona on February 21st at the Phoenix Ob/GYN symposium.

Find out more about Rise to Action

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1/30/2009

KTLA & KPCC
Dr. Chung was interviewed live for more than a half-hour on 89.3 FM KPCC Southern California Public Radio’s “Airtalk with Larry Mantle" to discuss the ethics of fertility care and high-order multiple pregnancies.

Dr. Chung was interviewed by Jim Nash of KTLA Fox 11 News in Los Angeles about the recent octuplet birth and what it means for patients and for professionals providing them care.

1/27/2009

The Associated Press, The Los Angeles Times, KABC, Fox and more!
Following the birth of octuplets in Southern California, Dr. Paulson was called upon to comment for such media outlets as ABC's “World News with Charlie Gibson,” KABC 7 and KTTV Fox 11 in Los Angeles, the Associated Press, The Los Angeles Times, and 89.3 FM KPCC Southern California Public Radio’s “Airtalk with Larry Mantle.”

See Dr. Paulson on The Today Show
See Dr. Paulson on ABC's World News with Charles Gibson
See Dr. Paulson on KABC
Read Dr. Paulson's blog post
Read the AP story
Read the LA Times story

1/13/2009

USCF Docs Wrap Production on Discovery Health Special
Dr. Bendikson and Dr. Chung completed shooting their segments for two upcoming Discovery Health specials on January 12, 2009. The film crew worked with the doctors at USC Fertility's offices, where Bendikson and Chung weighed in on 11 separate medical cases for the series "I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant." The inaugural episode, which aired in June 2008, is the highest-rated Discovery Health show ever. Two more specials are scheduled to air before June. Stay tuned for dates. And visit USC Fertility's blog soon for Kristin's and Karine's thoughts.

1/7/2009

ABCNews.com
Dr. Paulson is interviewed for a story about reproductive organ anomalies titled "Woman Discovers She Has Two Wombs."

Read it here

12/10/2008

Los Angeles Times
Dr. Paulson was interviewed for the Los Angeles Times cover story entitled "Recession May Set Mood for Baby Bust: Some Couples Make the Painful Decision to Delay Having Children."

Read it here

12/2/2008

Deliver Me, Discovery Health Channel
Dr. Paulson appeared on the "Bringing it On" episode of Discovery Health's hit reality series "Deliver Me" on December 2.

Check local listings for a repeat airing on December 7, and see Dr. Paulson attend the birth and cut the cord when fertility patient Kristan Giordano delivers a healthy baby boy!

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11/10/2008Washington Post
Dr. Paulson was recently quoted in a story for The Washington Post titled "Freezing Ovaries Preserves Fertility, Scientists Report"

Read it here
10/30/2008The Santa Monica Mirror
Dr. Bendikson has written an excellent article on how egg freezing gives would-be parents more options for her hometown weekly newspaper.

Read it here
10/21/2008USA Today
Dr. Richard Paulson was interviewed for a story on the ideal age to marry, which is slated to appear in the paper in November.
10/6/2008

Los Angeles Times
Dr. Paulson is quoted twice in this morning's issue. He appears in both the cover story as well as in the Health section.

Read "The Embryo Dilemma"

Read "Embryo Adoption is No Easy Mission"

8/11/2008

Mad Men, AMC
Dr. Paulson consults with the writer-producers of the hit series--set in the advertising world of New York City in the 1960s--about pregnancy testing and other protocols in 1962.

8/4/2008

The Early Show, CBS
Dr. Paulson is interviewed for a segment in the show's "Medical Miracles" series about the controversial use of the supplement DHEA to improve fertility in women over the age of 40.

View the video

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6/21/2008

Plum Magazine
Predicting Fertility

6/15/2008

The South-Florida Sun-Sentinel
Dr. Chung is interviewed about sperm- and egg-freezing.
 

6/1/2008

Discovery Health Channel
See USC Fertility physicians on new show "I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant"

Airdates: 6/8 at 8pm and 11pm EST, 6/14 at 3pm EST, 7/6 at 2pm EST and 6pm EST.

5/14/2008

Science News
Identifying Viable Embryos

4/1/2008

ABCNews.com
Baby Carriers: Cold Cash or Warm Heart?

3/12/2008

ABCNews.com
More Gay Men Choose Surrogacy to Have Children

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2/11/2008

LA Times
A boost for women's low libido? There's no approved treatment for the waning of sexual desire after menopase, but a gel is being tested.

12/31/2007

Video Jug
Dr. Paulson interviewed about various infertility topics.

12/28/2007

Natural Health News Blog
A Fox was in the Chicken Coop: Disgraced Former FDA Official Now Marketing Lilly Drug

12/26/2007

Counter Punch
From Wall Street to the FDA to Off-Label Drug Huckster for Lilly

12/6/2007

NPR - KPCC Air Talk
Dr. Paulson guest appearance discussing pregnancy over 40.

12/4/2007

Proud Parenting
Becoming a birth mother over 40 is a risky trend. Fertility experts warn of various dangers to both mother and babies.

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12/3/2007

LA Times
California's risky trend: an over-40 baby boom; As one measure triples, experts warn of dangers for mother and babies.

10/3/2007

Healthcare Industry Today
IVF News

9/4/2007

E! Chelsea Lately?

8/6/2007

Forbes.com
Ovarian Tissue Successfully Transplanted in Sisters

7/16/2007

ParentsUnderground123 (Blog)
Your Gamete, Myself

7/15/2007

The New York Times
Your Gamete, Myself

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7/15/2007

BlueRidge.com
Your Gamete, Myself

6/30/2007

The Bradenton Herald
At-home his-and-hers fertility test

6/27/2007

Hartford Courant (courant.com)
Home Fertility Test Lets Couples Know Their Odds

6/24/2007

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Home fertility test breeds criticism

6/21/2007

Sun-News
His-and-hers home fertility tests

6/20/2007

Mommy Neighborhood (Blog)
Parenting May be no Harder for Older Moms

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6/11/2007

LA Times
At-home his and hers fertility test.

6/8/2007

NBC11.com
Have Kids? Sure ... Someday

5/30/2007

Fox News The Morning Show
Dr. Paulson talks about older mothers & fertility.

5/30/2007

Fox News The Morning Show
Dr. Paulson talks about older mothers & fertility.

5/24/2007

NY Daily News
Most docs say it should be ova for women at 50

5/24/2007

NY Daily News
Most docs say it should be ova for women at 50

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4/13/2007

WTOPnews.com
Baby Born From Frozen Sperm, Frozen Egg

4/13/2007

Los Angeles Times
Her first child is a first

4/13/2007

Los Angeles Times
Her first child is a first

4/10/2007

KUTV.com
Healthy Living: A Better Way To Freeze Human Eggs

4/6/2007

CBS13.com
Some Women Choosing To Put Motherhood On Ice

3/21/2007

Keyetv.com
Women Putting Dream Of Children On Ice

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3/9/2007

Good Morning America

1/31/2007

The Toronto Star
How old is too old to become pregnant?

1/30/2007

Los Angeles Times
Fooling nature, and the fertility doctor

1/30/2007

San Jose Mercury News
Fertility specialists debate cutoff age after women's subterfuge

1/16/2007

PR Newswire
New Scientific and Medical Directors at American Fertility Association Advance Organization's Enhanced Mission

12/31/2006

The Columbus Dispatch
Long odds, great joy; At 50, first-time mom savors her miracle

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10/24/2006

Yorkshire Post
You can't bring up a baby while you're picking up a bus pass

10/23/2006

Daily Mirror
Mums are as healthy at over 50

10/20/2006

MedScape.com (from WebMD)
Egg Freezing Interim Clinical Study Results

9/5/2006

CBS News: The Early Show
Profile: Not Your Mother's Mother

7/8/2006

Indianapolis Star
Too Old To Give Birth?

6/14/2006

Palo Alto Online
Pregnancy and parenting after 35

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5/2/2006

Associated Press
Business of Life Story

4/6/2006

Forbes
Ovary Removal May Boost Long-Term Dementia Risk

4/5/2006

KABC-TV Los Angeles
Embryo Adoption offers New Alternatives

4/1/2006

Fertility Today Magazine
NBC's Inconceivable

1/16/2006

Forbes
Gene May Help Cause Infertility

1/16/2006

US Health & Human Services
Gene May Help Cause Infertility

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1/1/2006

Family Practice News
Oocyte Cryopreservation Results Have 'Arrived' Women's Health

12/1/2005

OB. GYN. News
Ooctye Freezing Protocol Said to Boost Pregnancy Rates

11/15/2005

Los Angeles Downtown News
USC Reports Success in Frozen-Egg Fertility Study

11/14/2005

Daily Trojan
New fertility advances add more options

11/14/2005

OBGYN & Reproduction Week
California physicians report first findings in trial on oocyte cryopreservation

11/14/2005

FertilityNeighborhood.com
Refining Egg Freezing Process Boosts Success Odds, Finds Study

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10/30/2005

Reuters.com
Fine-Tuned Freezing Improves Fertility Rate

10/20/2005

ABCNews.com
Fine-Tuned Freezing Improves Fertility Rate

10/20/2005

YahooNews.com
Egg Freezing Interim Clinical Study Results

10/20/2005

HeraldNewsDaily.com
Egg Freezing Interim Clinical Study Results

10/20/2005

TubalReveralExperts.com
Egg Freezing Interim Clinical Study Results

10/20/2005

Health-News.org
Egg Freezing Interim Clinical Study Results

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10/20/2005

eMedicine.com
Egg Freezing Interim Clinical Study Results

10/20/2005

All-About-Infertility.info
Egg Freezing Interim Clinical Study Results

10/20/2005

Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Egg Freezing Interim Clinical Study Results

10/20/2005

Kansas City Star
Egg Freezing Interim Clinical Study Results

10/20/2005

KRON 4
USC Physicians Make Strides in Proving Efficacy of Oocyte Cryopreservation

10/20/2005

KVVU-TV
USC Physicians Make Strides in Proving Efficacy of Oocyte Cryopreservation

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10/20/2005

DallasNews
USC Physicians Make Strides in Proving Efficacy of Oocyte Cryopreservation.com

10/17/2005

National Hispanic Corporate Council
Egg Freezing Interim Clinical Study Results

10/17/2005

Yahoo.com
Keck School of Medicine researchers unveil interim study data at 61st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine

10/17/2005

USC.edu
Frozen-egg fertility treatment a success

10/17/2005

Telegraph.co.uk
NBC's "Inconceivable"

10/17/2005

Telegraph UK
NBC's "Inconceivable"

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10/17/2005

Houston Chronicle
Is egg freezing coming into its own?

9/25/2005

TimesLeader.com (PA)
Egg freezing a hope for preserving reproductive options

9/25/2005

Wilkes Barre Times Leader (PA)
Egg Freezing

9/23/2005

Hartford Courant
Saving Eggs from Harm of Cancer Therapy

9/1/2005

Courier News.com (NJ)
Egg Freezing

9/1/2005

TheClarionLedger.com (Jackson, MS)
Banking against the biological clock

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8/31/2005

Redding.com (CA)
Egg Freezing

8/23/2005

TheDailyTimes.com (TN)
More women putting motherhood on ice

8/23/2005

JournalStar.com (Lincoln, NE)
Some women freeze eggs to bank against the biological clock

8/23/2005

ModestoBee.com
Egg Freezing

8/21/2005

NorthJersey.com
Egg-freezing gives women extra time on biological clock

8/20/2005

DelawareOnLine.com
Snooze alarm for the biological clock

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8/15/2005

The Morning News (Arizona)
Egg Freezing

8/15/2005

Nwa.com (The Morning News Online) (Arizona)
Egg Freezing

8/10/2005

InforumValleyR&R.com (Fargo)
Egg Freezing

8/9/2005

BradentonHerald.com (Sarasota, FL)
Banking against biological clock

8/9/2005

Vnews.com (Vermont)
Stalling the Biological Clock

8/9/2005

TimesUnion.com
Banking on Motherhood. Women wanting to be Moms in the Future Opt to have Eggs Frozen

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8/8/2005

Record-Eagle.com (Michigan)
First wave of women trying to buy time by freezing eggs

8/8/2005

BuffaloNews.com
Egg Freezing

8/8/2005

Holland Sentinal (Michigan)
Exercises in fertility

8/6/2005

Forbes.com
Keeping Ovaries After Hysterectomy Boost Survival

8/5/2005

HealthDay.com
Keeping Ovaries After Hysterectomy Boosts Survival

8/4/2005

Tallahassee.com
Fertile ground

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8/2/2005

Atlanta Journal (GA)
Removal of Ovaries

8/2/2005

Nashua Telegraph (NH)
Egg Freezing

8/1/2005

Dawn.com
Egg Freezing

8/1/2005

Chicago Tribune
Motherhood on Ice

8/1/2005

Presbyterian Web
Egg Freezing

7/31/2005

LaCanada/Flint Valley Sun
Egg Freezing

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7/31/2005

LA Times
Fertility's Frontier

7/31/2005

Newsday.com
Hopes for in vitro test, Doctors examine egg-freezing technique after woman gives birth and two others pregnant in NYU study

7/30/2005

MSNBC.com
The future of babymaking

7/27/2005

Kaisernetwork.com
Egg Freezing

7/16/2005

OBGYN Reproduction Week
Physicians report nation's first pregnancy with triplets through egg freezing

7/15/2005

LaCanada/Flint Outlook
Egg Freezing

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7/13/2005

USC.edu
Frozen-egg Fertility Treatment Succeeds

7/12/2005

USC - HSC Weekly
Frozen-egg fertility treatment a success

7/12/2005

Newsweek
Health: Going Straight for IVF

7/11/2005

HealthNewsDigest.com
Nation's First Pregnancy with Triplets through Egg Freezing

7/11/2005

North County Times
USC doctors report first U.S. triplets pregnancy through frozen eggs

7/7/2005

Menopauseatoz.com
Physicians Report Nation's First Pregnancy With Triplets Through Egg Freezing

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7/6/2005

ASRM
Egg Freezing

7/5/2005

NBC 4 TV
USC Doctors Report Historic Pregnancy

6/27/2005

Dallas News
Egg Freezing

6/24/2005

KRON-4 TV
Egg Freezing

6/24/2005

KVVU TV
Egg Freezing

6/17/2005

National Hispanic Council
Egg Freezing

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6/17/2005

Yahoo News
Egg Freezing

6/17/2005

ABC 7 TV
Egg Freezing

6/17/2005

Telemundo National TV
Egg Freezing

6/17/2005

Univision TV
Egg Freezing

6/17/2005

Fox 11 TV
Egg Freezing

6/16/2005

KFI Radio
Egg Freezing

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6/15/2005

Daily News Wire
Egg Freezing

6/15/2005

Outword
USC Fertility attends LA Pride

6/15/2005

NY Daily News
Fit and fertile