Dr. Cooper Counsels Marie Claire Writer On Fertilome Fertility Test

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Can This Test Tell You When You Should Have a Baby? Article by: Sally Holmes, Marie Claire, October 1, 2018

Celmatix’s Fertilome fertility test checks your DNA for gene variants that might affect your reproductive health.

I’ve always thought about my “fertility” in a nebulous, romantic kind of way—I want two kids, maybe three if it’s financially viable; I’d want them to be close-ish in age, a boy and a girl, if I had a choice. I put fertility quotation marks because I’d never call it that, but of course, that’s exactly what it is.

Read the full article to see how Dr. Amber Cooper counseled Sally on her Fertilome fertility test results.

PCOS & Fertility Podcast

September is PCOS Awareness Month! Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is a frustrating condition that can have symptoms like weight gain, excess hair on the face, stress, anxiety, depression, and…infertility. For this month, Progyny is doing a three-part series on PCOS and Vios physician Dr. Angeline Beltsos participates to provide background on PCOS and how it affects women.

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Episode 13: PCOS & Fertility, Progyny, September 10, 2018

Today we hear from Satoya Foster, Co-Founder of the PCOS Awareness Association, who tells us about when she started experiencing symptoms, her diagnosis, and her infertility struggles. Listen here.

Episode 14: PCOS & Awareness, Progyny, September 11, 2018

When Megan Stewart, founder of the PCOS Awareness Association (PCOSAA), was told to change her outlook on her condition she decided to change the world instead. We hear from Megan who tells us about a traumatic experience that drove her to create the PCOS Awareness Association, how she’s are trying to help others with PCOS, and the different events and resources available.

Dr. Hayes Speaks with the Lake Country Mom on Infertility Support

Infertility Support – Get to Know Vios Fertility Institute

The Lake Country MomInterview with: Allison Nelson, MD, The Lake Country Mom, September 9, 2018

Infertility is one of the most difficult situations for OB/Gyns to tackle with their patients. It is deeply personal and comes with an array of emotions, including shame, anger, jealousy and despair. In the process of dealing with all these emotions, it can be difficult for women to know where to turn. Helping women through infertility struggles usually starts with their primary OB/Gyn; however there are women who will require an infertility specialist. I had a chance to sit down with Dr. Ellen Hayes, a Reproductive Endocrinologist and Infertility Specialist who works at Vios Fertility Institute. Vios Fertility Institute is relatively new to the Milwaukee area and recently opened a clinic location in Johnson Creek (in other words, the closest, local option for Lake Country moms). Check out the interview on The Lake Country Mom blog here.

Dr. Beltsos Shares her Story with VoyageChicago

Conversations with the Inspiring Angie Beltsos

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Interview with: VoyageChicago, September 4, 2018

Today we’d like to introduce you to Angie Beltsos.

Angie, let’s start with your story. We’d love to hear how you got started and how the journey has been so far.
We started Vios Fertility to help patients achieve the dream of a family. I found my calling as a medical student to pursue a career in reproductive endocrinology and fertility treatment. What a ride it has been! Absolutely amazing! Read the full interview here.

So I’m ready to get pregnant, now what?

10 Ways to Maximize Your Natural Fertility

By: Dr. Kara Ehlers

As a fertility specialist, I spend all day, every day counseling patients on how to maximize their chances of getting pregnant. For many people, attempting pregnancy is kind of a taboo topic. No one wants to have to answer questions every month about whether or not she is pregnant, so many couples don’t say anything which means they may miss out on valuable tips and tricks for decreasing time to pregnancy. Here is my top 10 list of how to maximize natural fertility. (more…)

Dr. Jeelani Shares her Story with VoyageChicago

Conversations with the Inspiring Dr. Jeelani

Dr. Jeelani

Interview with: VoyageChicago, July 24, 2018

Today we’d like to introduce you to Roohi Jeelani.

Roohi, can you briefly walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today.
As long as I could remember I have wanted to be a doctor, typical of a child growing up in an Asian household right? The twist comes when I first met Dr. Reena Jabamoni, a Reproductive Endocrinologist, and Infertility specialist.

I was just barely twelve years old and as soon as I walked into this office, I was fascinated by all the pictures on the wall of stuff which at that time seemed very “inappropriate,” eggs and sperm lined the exam rooms and grey hallways. When I asked her what she does and what type of doctor she is, she quickly replied by saying, ” I make babies, I take an egg and sperm put it together and put it in the mom.” Read the full interview here.

Implantation Issues in Infertility

Implantation Issues in Infertility

Radio show by: Creating a Family, July 2018

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Dr. Angeline Beltsos joins Creating a Family Executive Director Dawn Davenport to discuss implantation issues including: endometrial receptivity, endometrial scratching and other related issues.

Sometimes the cause of infertility is not with the sperm meeting the egg, but with the embryo being able to implant into the uterus. What do we know about endometrial receptivity and implantation issues in infertility? Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, interviews Angie Beltsos, the CEO and Medical Director of Vios Fertility Institute Chicago. She is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (REI), practicing medicine since 1991. Listen here.

In the News: A third of US adults say they or someone they know has used fertility treatments

A third of US adults say they or someone they know has used fertility treatments: Study

Article by: Lindsey Jacobson, ABC News, July 18, 2018

“Forty years after the first ever “test tube baby” Louise Joy Brown was born, 33 percent of American adults report using fertility treatment or knowing someone who used fertility treatment to have a baby, according to a new study.” Read the article here.

Dr. Angeline Beltsos and Dr. Amber Cooper sing happy birthday to Louise Brown, the world’s first ivf baby, at her 40th birthday party at this year’s Midwest Reproductive Symposium international. Watch the video here.

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From Left: Louise Brown, world’s first IVF baby, Dr. Amber Cooper, and Dr. Angeline Beltsos.