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New construction for the Southwest Fertility Center for Men is completed and will be open for seeing patients by mid-October.

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Dr. K Increases IVF Awareness for New Mexicans

While it is important to publicize new fertility resources in nearby Colorado, it is equally as important to inform our community that they can receive similar reproductive treatments such as In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) here in Albuquerque. The Google search for "New Mexico IVF" reveals that the Center of Reproductive Medicine of New Mexico is an IVF group in Albuquerque. Founded almost 20 years ago, CRMNM was listed as a "Top Ten Fertility Center" by Child Magazine in 2005. The recent Daily Lobos article "One Doctor's Fertile Idea" inaccurately represents our community by stating that the "closest IVF lab is in Colorado Springs."

It is imperative that infertile couples have more than one option to consider since IVF groups can have very differing success rates, treatment options and medical philosophies. IVF is a physically, emotionally and financially challenging journey, and every couple should be able to find the IVF provider that best resonates with them.

A couple seeking IVF should take the time to empower themselves with as much education as possible:
1. Learn about IVF and identify at least two local/regional IVF groups by visiting sites such as the Society of Assisted Reproductive Technology http://www.sart.org/ARTPatients.html.
2. Look at their IVF success rates that are published by The Centers of Disease Control (CDC) at http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/ART2005/clinics05.asp.
3. Listen to what they have to say at one of their free seminars. Get a feel for who they are and ask critical questions. How many embryos do they transfer? What is their pregnancy rates using donor eggs in women less than 35 years old? Look beyond the deals and decide if they are a good fit for your journey towards building a healthy family.

Most importantly, the article brings to the forefront the growing need for fertility services in New Mexico. 10-15% of couples face issues of infertility. Men as well as women need to have a comprehensive fertility evaluation since male factor infertility is identified as a contributory cause in 50% of the couples. New research and clinical studies are exponentially expanding our ability to treat male and female infertility. For women, new technologies and medications are providing improved success rates with treatments such as intrauterine inseminations and tubal reanastamoses. For men, Vasectomy Reversals can be successful even if it has been more than 10 years since their vasectomies. Additionally, novel exploratory surgeries (Testicular Microdissection) may find sperm in a man's testicles even when none can be found in the ejaculate.

Infertility is a growing issue in our community especially as more couples choose to start a family at a later age. Both men and women should have an evaluation by a fertility specialist, since couples are benefiting from a rapidly expanding arsenal of medical and surgical treatment options. For couples seeking IVF, they now have the choice of working with the Reproductive Medicine & Fertility Center in Colorado Springs that has a satellite office at UNM or with the Center of Reproductive Medicine of New Mexico that is located in Albuquerque.

Dr. Wayne Kuang lectures at the world-renowned Cleveland Clinic at the 2nd Annual International Reproductive Medicine Symposium about Vasectomy Reversal.

Since 2004, Dr. Kuang has been investigating and publishing his research on applications of robotic technology such as the da Vinci surgical system to microsurgical vasectomy reversal. Aimed at helping overcome the human limitations of tremor and limited dexterity, the technology is still evolving. Dr. Kuang firmly believes that there may be a role for robotic technology in the not so distant future. Controlled clinical studies by male fertility specialists will need to be performed first.