Medically reviewed by Dr. Maureen Schulte, MD, board-certified reproductive endocrinologist. September is PCOS Awareness Month, and a good opportunity to revisit one of the issues many women face when trying to get pregnant and have a family. It’s well known that advanced maternal age is the biggest challenge to getting or staying pregnant but polycystic ovarian syndrome or PCOS affects more than 20% of women during their family-building years. Dr. Maureen Schulte, Dr. Molin

Medically reviewed by Dr. Maureen Schulte, MD, board-certified reproductive endocrinologist. For many patients trying to get pregnant, or those currently pregnant there’s still some hesitation about getting vaccinated and a lot of misinformation. Dr. Molina Dayal, STL Fertility Medical Director explains, “As doctors, we understand that the COVID-19 vaccination seems new. However, this type of vaccine has been safely used in other areas for many years. Getting the vaccine is s

Medically reviewed by Dr. Molina Dayal, MD, board-certified reproductive endocrinologist. For many hopeful parents from across St. Louis and the Midwest, a diagnosis of infertility or the mere mention of the word can be overwhelming. Around every corner and conversation is the question of “why are we having trouble getting pregnant?” or “why me?” At STL Fertility most patients come to us from the referral of a family member, friend, or their OB/GYN. After months, maybe years