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The Importance of SDFC's Friends Program

Infertility is a medical condition that impacts every aspect of a person’s life. This challenging condition affects one’s self-esteem and influences one’s relationships with others. Therefore, emotional support during fertility treatment is extre…


Standard vs. ICSI Insemination

After oocytes are retrieved during In-Vitro Fertilization, there are two main insemination techniques. One is standard insemination, where the sperm and eggs are cultured together in a dish, and the sperm must penetrate the egg on their own, similar…


When does SDFC recommend Assisted Hatching?

Assisted Hatching (AH) is a process in which we can create a small opening in the shell (zona pellucida) that surrounds each embryo. The embryo needs to "hatch" out of this shell in order to implant, so we like to help by performing AH.…


IVF Programs for the Armed Forces

In early 2009, the San Diego Fertility Center (SDFC) was selected to provide off-site embryology laboratory services to the San Diego Naval Medical Center’s Infertility Program.  Because San Diego is home to many military personnel, we are honored to…