A Helpful Strategy for Those Trying to Improve Health Many health issues are influenced by metabolic issues and underlying inflammation in the body, and a common culprit is an unhealthy diet resulting in being overweight. This extends to reproductive issues, too. If you’re struggling to get pregnant, improving your diet, habits and overall health can […]
Category: Fertility Specialists
How to Find the Right Fertility Doctor
It happens. You get the feeling. You’re ready to start a family. So you start trying. And trying. But nothing’s happening yet. You’re starting to wonder whether the stork needs directions! But don’t worry, it doesn’t necessarily mean something’s wrong. It might just mean you could use a little help. The standard advice in the […]
National Infertility Awareness Week 2019
For women and their partners who struggling to become pregnant, we recognize National Infertility Awareness Week (April 22-28, 2019) as an opportunity to express our compassion and help provide hope. Dr. Lee Caperton recently appeared on a radio program to discuss the advancements in reproductive science to assist people trying to conceive. You can hear […]
The Impact of Age on a Woman’s Fertility
In previous decades, most women had completed childbearing by their mid to late 30s; today, many women in their 30s are just beginning to try to get pregnant, having completed their education and established their careers. The peak of a woman’s ability to conceive occurs in her early 20s, when the female reproductive system functions […]
Infertility in Men: The Forgotten Male
Men may feel like the forgotten one in the process of fertility treatment, and they are almost always the last one to be considered when we think about the strain and emotional stress that couples go through on the “fertility train”. Dr. Lee Caperton, our reproductive endocrinologist and fertility specialist, personally understands what men encounter […]
Helping Gay and Lesbian Couples Become Parents
Caperton Fertility Institute welcomes all patients who dream of becoming parents, regardless of marital status or sexual orientation. We’ve helped many gay and lesbian couples become parents through our top-ranked fertility treatment, using intrauterine insemination (IUI), in vitro fertilization (IVF) or a gestational carrier or surrogate. Our fertility clinics, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and […]
How Lifestyle Contributes to Infertility
Most of the information about how lifestyle affects fertility focuses on females. While male lifestyle choices may affect fertility, there is less research on how mens’ lifestyle habits impact pregnancies or births. Studies show that choices made before and during pregnancy impact fertility and the fetus that a woman carries. Lifestyle, age and diet all […]
Low Sperm Count
At Caperton Fertility Institute, we are the Southwest region’s most experienced fertility center, treating infertility issues in men and women. While treatment of male infertility is not typically seen as the starting point in the journey to solve infertility issues, fertility tests in men are an important part of determining the course of treatment in […]
Putting the Patient First
When a couple begins their search for a fertility clinic, they naturally look for a common basis by which to compare the practices. As it turns out, one of the few quantifiable indicators of the quality of a Reproductive Endocrinologist or infertility practice is its success rate statistics. So whether or not this is an […]
7 Questions To Ask Your (Prospective) Fertility Doctor
When meeting with a prospective fertility specialist, it is important for you to come with questions to make sure you find the doctor and practice that is the best fit for you. Dr. Caperton, Founder of Caperton Fertility Institute shares some of the questions he recommends prospective patients ask when meeting with a fertility specialist for the first time.