1 in 4 women will experience the loss of a baby during pregnancy, delivery, or infancy. Approximately 1 in 160 pregnancies will result in stillbirth. Every October, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Month is celebrated to provide solace and support to families who have suffered the loss of a pregnancy or infant. At PREG, we extend our unwavering support to…
Sharon Merck, Financial Counselor, supports PREG patients, as she too is one in four. At PREG, we truly understand the heartbreak and emotions you’re facing along the way. Many of us have been where you are today. While we honor October as being pregnancy and infant loss awareness month, we know it’s not just a month for many of you;…
Lindsay Polowczuk, MSN WHNP 3rd Party Coordinator for PREG Discusses Fertility Options for LGBTQ couples Lindsay, what can you advise LGBTQ couples in regard to infertility? All patients of the LGBTQ community are going to need some form of help in the fertility world and we are here to provide that whether it’s providing an egg donor, sperm donor assistance,…
PREG works with a variety of experts regarding family and reproductive endocrinology. We recently sat down with attorney James Fletcher Thompson of Thompson Dove Law Group in Spartanburg, South Carolina to discuss areas of legal counsel and the law surrounding fertility and reproductive medicine. Thompson Dove Law Group focuses on building families, offering services in the areas of adoption, custody,…
“The journey of finally achieving a pregnancy can be a long one for so many. After all of those trials and tribulations, the last thing any mama-to-be wants is to put her baby in harm’s way. Luckily, there is excellent data to show that the newly FDA-approved COVID vaccine will not harm mom or baby. It will not cause a…
Dr. Travis McCoy, MD Reproductive Endocrinologist Director of Male Fertility Advanced Gynecologic Surgery Dr. McCoy, explain testosterone in men? The testicles make two things, testosterone, and sperm. And the production of these is regulated by the brain signals that go to the testicles and then the testosterone signals go back to the brain. So it regulates much like cruise control…
Tori Bishop MS, FNP-BC, Nurse Practitioner and Director of Nursing, discusses PREG’s team approach to fertility care. As a patient, why do I talk to so many departments and people at PREG? It can be a little overwhelming at first because so many people are involved in the patient’s care, and the physicians plan for them. But it doesn’t take…
Dr. Edward Tarnawa, Medical Director of PREG’s Columbia and Lowcountry Centers, discusses reproductive options for single men and those in same-sex relationships. Dr. Tarnawa, please share some of your thoughts. This is a really important focus at PREG, and we’re passionate about it. These patients represent an underserved population when it comes to fertility services, and one of our goals…
