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.
| 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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| 4/30/2009 | ABCNews.com
Dr. Paulson is asked to comment on Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick's use of surrogacy by ABCnews.com.
Read the article here
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| 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 |
| 2/4/2009 | iVillage
Dr. Paulson and Dr. Chung participate in "Eight Babies at Once: A Fertility Controversy," a Q&A on the octuplets for iVillage.com. Read it here. |
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| 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! |
| 11/12/2008 | USA Today
Dr. Paulson was recently quoted in USA Today for a story titled "Sooner vs. later: Is there an ideal age for first marriage?"
Read it here |
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| 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 |
| 6/29/2008 | The Santa Monica Daily Press
Thanks to the heightened profile brought by her appearance on Discovery Health’s Baby Week TV special I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant, Dr. Bendikson is profiled in her community newspaper. |
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| 6/15/2008 | The South-Florida Sun-Sentinel
Dr. Chung is interviewed about sperm- and egg-freezing.
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| 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 |
| 3/2/2008 | W Magazine
Pregnant Pause |
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| 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. |
| 12/4/2007 | LA Times
Rewards as real as the risks for older moms |
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| 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 |
| 7/15/2007 | RubberDucky.org
Your Gamete, Myself |
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| 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 |
| 6/19/2007 | The Miami Herald
New kit offers his and her fertility tests. |
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| 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 |
| 4/13/2007 | WTOPnews.com
Baby Born From Frozen Sperm, Frozen Egg |
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| 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 |
| 3/21/2007 | Keyetv.com
Women Putting Dream Of Children On Ice |
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| 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 |
| 10/28/2006 | The Times
Well, well...;News |
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| 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 |
| 6/7/2006 | ABC News
The Male Biological Clock Clicks Too |
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| 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 |
| 1/16/2006 | MedicineNet.com
Gene May Help Cause Infertility |
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| 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 |
| 11/2/2005 | IntegraRx.com
Egg Freezing Interim Clinical Study Results |
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| 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 |
| 10/20/2005 | Health-News.org
Egg Freezing Interim Clinical Study Results |
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| 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 |
| 10/20/2005 | Ventura County Star
USC Physicians Make Strides in Proving Efficacy of Oocyte Cryopreservation |
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| 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" |
| 10/17/2005 | King5.com (Seattle, Washington)
NBC's "Inconceivable" |
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| 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 |
| 8/31/2005 | Orange County Register
Egg Freezing |
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| 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 |
| 8/19/2005 | GulfNews.com (UAE, Gulf Regions)
Banking against the biological clock |
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| 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 |
| 8/8/2005 | Southbendtribune.com
Beating biological clock |
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| 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 |
| 8/3/2005 | The Boston Globe (MA)
Removal of ovaries may affect heart |
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| 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 |
| 7/31/2005 | OC Register
$10,000 is minimum bet in gamble on frozen eggs |
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| 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 |
| 7/14/2005 | LA Times
Study Discredits Theory on Low Sex Drive in Women |
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| 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 |
| 7/7/2005 | 1st-Pregnancy.com
Egg Freezing |
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| 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 |
| 6/17/2005 | Ventura County Star
Egg Freezing |
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| 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 |
| 6/16/2005 | Chinese Daily News
Egg Freezing |
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| 6/15/2005 | Outword
USC Fertility attends LA Pride |
| 6/15/2005 | NY Daily News
Fit and fertile |
