CCRM Blog

Finding Success After Previous IVF Failures

2018-11-08T12:58:31-07:00November 2nd, 2017|

The holidays are quickly approaching, which means it’s the season for the family photo Christmas card. While for most of us the photo might not mean much, for those struggling to start a family, it can be a painful reminder that someone else has the family they so desperately [...]

How CCRM Changed the IVF Landscape

2017-10-17T22:02:26-06:00June 23rd, 2017|

CCRM continually raises the bar by finding new and innovative ways, so that individuals have the best chance at having a healthy baby. Our research efforts have resulted in numerous important advances in the field of reproductive endocrinology. CCRM changed the in vitro fertilization (IVF) landscape by pioneering comprehensive [...]

CCRM Physician Experiences Egg Freezing Firsthand

2018-12-07T14:33:24-07:00May 4th, 2017|

Amidst her fellowship in her early 30s, CCRM Minneapolis physician Dr. April Batcheller knew it would be years before she and her husband would be ready for a family. After seeing many patients in their 30s and 40s struggle with low ovarian reserve, she began to question her own fertility [...]

Listen Up! It’s National Infertility Awareness Week

2017-10-18T10:57:53-06:00April 23rd, 2017|

ONE IN EIGHT American couples struggle with infertility at some point in their lives.  It’s a disease that impacts millions of Americans and does not discriminate based on gender, religion, race, socioeconomic status or sexuality. Although, so many of us are affected by infertility, it is a topic that [...]

Fight Like a Girl – PCOS Awareness Month

2020-01-14T08:44:40-07:00September 15th, 2016|

The month of September is dedicated to raising worldwide awareness of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Also known as the “perfect hormonal storm,” PCOS is one of the most common hormonal endocrine disorders in women and involves irregular function of the ovaries. Roughly 5 million women in the U.S. (between 5-10% [...]