Over the years, we’ve learned more and more about how smoking negatively affects health. These days, most people understand that smoking can cause serious heart, vascular and lung problems. But a less commonly known fact about smoking is that it can also damage reproductive health in both men and women. Men and women who use […]
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Intermittent Fasting & Fertility
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 […]
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 […]
Become a Gestational Carrier
Caperton Fertility Institute, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and El Paso, Texas, is seeking healthy, responsible women who are inspired to help others achieve their dreams of having a family by being a gestational carrier / surrogate. For your tremendous act of kindness, the family offers a generous compensation package, in addition to covering expenses […]
A Mother’s Story
Lena, a patient in our El Paso fertility clinic, shared her story with us recently. After the birth of a son in 2012, she experienced “unexplained infertility” also known as secondary infertility, in trying to conceive another child. At 36, she was referred to an El Paso fertility doctor and spent more than two years […]
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 […]