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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11/10/2008	Washington Post Dr. Paulson was recently quoted in a story for The Washington Post titled "Freezing Ovaries Preserves Fertility, Scientists Report" Read it here
10/30/2008	The 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
10/21/2008	USA 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