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IVF isn’t the only fertility treatment that can lead to a baby. For Michelle G., a patient at CCRM Fertility of NoVA, it was her fifth round of intrauterine insemination (IUI) that helped her grow her family.

Before coming to CCRM Fertility of NoVA, Michelle had completed four unsuccessful IUI cycles and trigger shots at another fertility clinic. After nearly nine years of infertility, she became pregnant during her fifth IUI cycle. Her daughter, Vanessa, was born just after Christmas in 2025.

“CCRM took great care of us and I’m so grateful and happy,” she says.

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Happy National Advanced Practice Providers Week to all our APPs at CCRM! ❤️

Our 40+ APPs across the CCRM network are graduate-level medical providers, including Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants, who are an integral part of our fertility care teams.

Working alongside our Reproductive Endocrinologists, our APPs provide expert fertility care while staying closely connected to the physician leading each patient’s care. This collaborative approach gives patients access to a dedicated care team throughout the fertility treatment process.

To all of our CCRM NPs and PAs, thank you for the expertise, compassion and care you bring to our patients every day.

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We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Chelsea Henshaw to the CCRM Fertility network!

Joining Medical Director Rinku Mehta, MD, at CCRM Fertility of Dallas-Fort Worth, Dr. Henshaw brings world-class training and a compassionate, patient-centered approach to fertility care.

She is dedicated to helping individuals and couples navigate their fertility journeys with empathy, education, and evidence-based treatment tailored to their unique goals. Beyond the clinic, Dr. Henshaw is also working to build an online community connecting women of color with reproductive health and infertility resources and specialists.

A proud alumna of Baylor College of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medicine, and Rice University, Dr. Henshaw is also a passionate Washington Commanders fan. 🏈

Dr. Henshaw will begin seeing patients in Frisco, TX, on September 28. Book your consultation today and learn more about her care at CCRM Fertility.

Get to know Dr. Henshaw: https://ow.ly/m41R50ZMM95

Dana W. and her husband, Scott, expected to start their family not long after saying "I do,” but months turned into years of waiting and hoping for their chance to become parents.

Throughout that time, Dana struggled with irregular periods, sometimes going months without a cycle, yet still lacked answers about why she wasn't getting pregnant.

Fertility treatment brought more heartbreak. After three unsuccessful egg retrievals at her former clinic, including one that produced 23 eggs but no blastocysts, Dana was told donor eggs were likely her best path to parenthood.

Moving directly to donor eggs didn’t feel right, and that’s when Dana and her husband, Scott, met with Dr. Sara Barton at CCRM Fertility of Colorado in Denver for a second opinion. After thorough testing, Dr. Barton diagnosed Dana with Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (formerly known as PCOS) and came up with a fresh new protocol for her next cycle of IVF.

“Our experience at CCRM felt different. The testing was thorough, the protocol was individualized, and the staff made us feel confident that every detail mattered,” Dana says.

The couple got five healthy embryos from that cycle, two of which became their daughters, Rhodes and Reeves.

"Our girls are the family we spent years praying for and the most beautiful reminder of what science, faith, persistence, and an incredible medical team can make possible,” says Dana.

Read the rest of Dana’s inspiring story: https://ow.ly/Hq2J50ZIZXr

This Father’s Day.....
If you’re still trying to grow your family, we hope you give yourself the same compassion you’d offer someone you love.
This journey can be difficult, and you don’t have to carry it alone.
If you’ve welcomed your child after infertility, we hope you take a moment to celebrate how far you’ve come. You’ve earned it.
To all the fathers, dads-to-be, and those hoping to become
fathers someday, we’re thinking of you today.
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Kyrstin Christensen, MD
Urogynecology Fellow
Born in New Jersey though raised in Houston, Texas she attended the University of Southern California for undergrad followed by Baylor College of Medicine for medical school. She spent 4 years in NYC at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai for her Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency before moving back home for Urogynecology fellowship at Houston Methodist. She and her husband Mason welcomed two babies during fellowship, Berkeley and Knox. She is excited to start her career as a Urogynecologist at Baylor College of Medicine in the medical center!

Congratulations to our Houston Methodist OBGYN graduates! We are so proud of you!

Fertility jargon is truly its own language, a lexicon of medications and abbreviations that some can take months or years to become fluent in. There are no flashcards to memorize here; just lived experience, Google searches, and a supportive care team to help you truly understand what it all means.
That’s the case as well for the terms on this list, some exclusive to LGTBQIA+ fertility journeys and others encompassing a more diversified patient experience.
For Pride Month, we’re here to clear some things up with easy to understand, dictionary-style definitions of terms and types of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) used in family-building for q***r or same-sex couples.
This list is not exhaustive, but we hope it can help answer some questions and better explain all available roads to parenthood for LGBTQIA+ families.
Still want more clarification or answers? The CCRM Fertility Houston team (including our designated third-party reproduction experts) is here to guide you every step of the way.

cormfertility IVF is often misunderstood as an “unregulated” industry, but in reality, it is one of the most closely tracked medical procedures in the U.S.
In a recent episode of the “SART Fertility Experts” podcast, spoke with about common myths surrounding IVF, the importance of transparency in fertility care, and why choosing a SART member clinic matters for your IVF journey.
CCRM Fertility is proud to be a SART member clinic committed to high standards in fertility care.


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Congratulations to Dr. Bob Carter who just had his portrait unveiled at Mass General Hospital after serving as Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery. Bob and I went to undergrad together and were at Johns Hopkins together as well - Bob as an MD/PhD student and me as an OBGYN resident. He and his wife Jennifer and were like family back in those medical training years. I remember walking through the walls of Johns Hopkins Hospital looking at all the portraits of the past department chairs. Now, Bob is a member of that elite group. Congratulations Carters! Well deserved!

ICYMI, Polycystic O***y Syndrome (PCOS) has officially been renamed to Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome
(PMOS), which better reflects its symptoms and better describes what the condition involves. The new title, agreed upon by an international consortium of doctors and experts and published in The Lancet medical journal, encapsulates the condition not just as a reproductive issue affecting the ovaries, but one that affects the endocrine and metabolic systems too.
The hope is that the new name will improve care for PMOS sufferers and allow for earlier diagnosis and treatment. Here’s what you need to know.
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We’re proud to share that CCRM Fertility has been named the Best Reproductive Health Technology Solution by the MedTech Breakthrough Awards 2026.
This list recognizes the “top companies, people, platforms, and products in the health, fitness, and medical technology industries.” Candidates are selected through a multi-step judging process, and the winners are considered the ones shaping the future of healthcare and truly groundbreaking in their fields of medicine.
This award is a testament to our continuing innovation in reproductive endocrinology, our state-of-the-art IVF labs, and our strong, consistent clinical leadership.
Thanks to MedTech Breakthrough for this award and to you, our patients, for trusting us in building your families. We’re proud tc be a part of so many patients’ stories and to continue to pave the way for innovation in assisted reproductive technologies like IVF.
Give a shoutout to your CCRM care team below.
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Is IVF really “unregulated”? In this new episode of SART Fertility Experts, SART Past President Dr. Timothy Hickman sits down with ASRM Chief Advocacy & Policy Officer Sean Tipton to break down the truth about IVF oversight in the United States.

From federal reporting requirements to FDA inspections, state licensure, and SART member standards, this conversation unpacks the many layers of regulation shaping reproductive medicine today. If you’ve seen the headlines or heard the debate around IVF regulation, this is an episode you won’t want to miss. 🎙️

Listen now wherever you get your podcasts!

Congratulations to Aminah, Kristie, and Rita!