Healthy Pregnancy

Ending The Stigma: Raising Awareness and Support for Perinatal/Prenatal Mood Disorders, and the Mental Health Stigma Surrounding Infertility & Pregnancy Loss

February 9, 2023 by pregadm 0Comments

Written by Haley Pollack, WHNP-BC at PREG Columbia Perinatal Mood Disorders and Infertility: We have all heard the words “postpartum depression and baby blues” but nobody discusses the prepartum period for mental health, especially with a vulnerable population like those affected with infertility or recurrent pregnancy loss. It’s still difficult to discuss as a community, let alone on the individual…

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February 11, 2022 by pregadm 0Comments

Tori Bishop MS, FNP-BC, PREG Nurse Practitioner and Director of Nursing, discusses the need for annual fertility testing. Tori, what is annual fertility testing? Sometimes I think we, as clinicians, do a really poor job of talking to women about taking control of their fertility. It starts in adolescents. We preach don’t get pregnant before you’re ready. Then later, society…

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October 13, 2021 by pregadm 0Comments

We sat down with PREG founder and medical director, kDr. John Nichols to talk about the evolution of reproductive endocrinology and fertility treatment. Dr. Nichols, please explain how infertility care and treatment have grown since its inception. Back in the day when infertility medicine had begun, there weren’t as many options as there are today. For example, if it was…

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September 15, 2021 by pregadm 0Comments

Melissa “Missy” Edwards is the Office Manager at the PREG Asheville, NC office. She describes her role at PREG. How long have you been with PREG? I have been with PREG since November 2013 when Dr. Holman’s office merged with PREG. I started out doing front desk check-in and check out and then later move up to the office manager…

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September 1, 2021 by pregadm 0Comments

At PREG, we are always looking for ways to improve our patient’s experience and to make things more efficient. Our patients have been asking for a portal for some time now, to see lab and test results, access their medical records, fill out forms and stay in better contact with our team. We began researching different options and successfully implemented…

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May 6, 2021 by pregadm 0Comments

Lisa Marii Cookingham, M.D. Reproductive Endocrinologist Columbia PREG Facility What is unexplained infertility? Of all couples experiencing infertility, about 30% will be diagnosed with ‘unexplained infertility’ after a complete evaluation has demonstrated no significant abnormalities. What that means is that they have no obvious problems after reviewing their medical history, performing their physical exam, and undergoing laboratory testing and imaging,…

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December 30, 2020 by pregadm 0Comments

Dr. Travis McCoy, MD Reproductive Endocrinologist Advanced Gynecologic Surgery What Is PCOS? PCOS or polycystic ovary syndrome is the most common female disorder, and it affects 15-27% of women. It is classified as a disorder as not regularly ovulating and overproducing the male hormones. The primary issue is the brain signal from the pituitary to the ovaries creates inconsistent ovulation.…

COVID-19 Fertility Services Fertility Specialist Health Healthy Pregnancy Self-care

July 6, 2020 by pregadm 0Comments

The Doctor Is In! Welcome to our blog with PREG physicians discussing a wide range of topics related to fertility treatment and care. Dr. Karenne Fru, MD, PhD Reproductive Endocrinologist Addresses Self-care and COVID-19 during fertility treatment Dr. Fru, what is self-care and why is it so important during treatment? There are so many moving pieces related to fertility treatment.…

Choosing the Right Doctor

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September 19, 2017 by pregadm 0Comments

Finding the right physician under any circumstance can be a difficult and frustrating venture. For individuals specifically needing help with fertility, there are many complicated medical decisions on top of what seems like endless amounts of information. Therefore, finding the right physician is extremely important. The main question for most patients is, “how do I choose a reproductive endocrinologist?” At…

Why Starbucks covers pricey IVF for even its part-time baristas

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September 11, 2017 by pregadm 0Comments

September 5, 2017, 7:41 AM – For some couples, finding a job that offers benefits to cover infertility treatments could be the difference between having kids and not. You might expect a tech company or big bank to offer coverage for treatments like in vitro fertilization, but Starbucks also offers the perk even for part-time baristas. Anna Werner reports. View…