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Home About ACFS Services Inspirational Stories Patient Education Patient Resources Blog Contact Us (480) 630-0212 Se Habla Español View more links insideFertility and Reproductive Medicine Blog ACFS2000 Blog ACFS Salutes Supreme Court Decision on Gay Marriages Posted on July 11, 2015 by admin Arizona Center for Fertility Studies was founded in 1982 with a commitment to the successful evaluation and treatment of infertility, as well as to the emotional well being of couples and individuals. Some say that infertility cannot be overcome. At Arizona Center for Fertility Studies, we are committed to your vision of having children become a reality. The clinic embraces all patients, regardless of age, marital status and gender preference. What speaks far louder than the words of our commitment to you are the more than 10,000 babies born to our patients. Today, the Center stands at the leading edge of fertility studies and scientific research. THIS WAS PART OF ACFS MISSION STATEMENT WRITTEN OVER 30 YEARS AGO (which has not changed). Arizona Center for Fertility Studies APPLAUDS THE SUPREME COURT’S DECISION THAT THE CONSTITUTION GUARANTEES A RIGHT TO SAME-SEX MARRIAGE. No longer may this liberty be denied,” Justice Anthony M. Kennedy wrote for the majority in the historic decision. No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice and family. In forming a marital union, two people become something greater than once they were.” https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/27/us/supreme-court-same-sex-marriage.html Posted in General ACFS News , IVF - In Vitro Fertilization Arizona Center for Fertility Studies supports the Leukemia Lymphoma Society Posted on June 16, 2015 by admin Arizona Center for Fertility Studies supports the Leukemia Lymphoma Society, this year’s Man & Woman of the Year Contestants, and all those whose lives are affected by benign and malignant blood disorders. Click below to learn how you can help and register to join us this Friday night at the Grande Finale event at the Talking Stick resort in Scottsdale. Please join us in supporting The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) funding of blood cancer therapies by making a donation and/or visiting the online store for Man & Woman of the Year. Every dollar raised on behalf of a Candidate or Candidate’s Campaign Team Member counts as one vote and the Candidate who gets the most votes/raises the most money is named the Man or Woman of the Year. Even if you do not have a candidate to support, your donation and/or purchase will be applied to the overall event and will greatly impact LLS’s mission of finding cures and ensuring access to treatments for blood cancer patients! Remember, your support will help fund the therapies that save lives, not someday but today. Over the years, support from people like you has been responsible for the blood cancer advancements that have doubled, tripled, and in some cases quadrupled the survival rate for some blood cancers. Many LLS supported therapies not only help blood cancer patients, but are now used to treat patients with rare forms of stomach and skin cancers and are in clinical trials for patients with lung, brain, breast, pancreatic and prostate cancers. And LLS funded drugs like targeted therapies and immunotherapies are now saving thousands of lives every day. We really are getting close to our goal of a world without blood cancers! All donations are greatly appreciated and are tax deductible. Not only will your donation support LLS research, but it also will help support patient services, advocacy, public and professional education, and community services as well. Please visit our Web site often and spread the word to your friends that they too can help save lives by donating! On behalf of blood cancer patients everywhere, thank you for your support! For more information about LLS, please visit www.lls.org For more information about Fertility Preservation , please call ACFS at 480-860-4792. We will be more than happy to answer any of your questions. Please feel free to call or email ( [email protected] ) at any time or visit our website at www.acfs2000.com Posted in General ACFS News , IVF - In Vitro Fertilization I Wrote This Almost 6 years Ago and It Could Not Be More True Today Posted on May 4, 2015 by admin An infertility practice is more than statistics, procedures, or the latest technological advancement; it is about helping women become pregnant when they want to become pregnant- plain and simple. With the explosion of fertility awareness over the past decades in the medical community and the media, the emphasis has been on what is the best way, the newest technology, the surefire solution (or who’s the best doctor), for getting patients pregnant; which, I feel is missing the point entirely. I tell my patients, getting you pregnant is the easy part. The hard part is staying in the game. That’s because the heart and soul of an infertility practice is the service- not the technology (although that is very important, also). The emotional component of the fertility process is more complex and demanding than any procedure- and that’s the part that’s getting overlooked. While a procedure-centered, rather than a patient-centered, approach could be described as a characteristic flaw of western medicine in general, and certainly not limited to infertility practice, infertility specialists have a unique opportunity to empower women in ways that other physicians do not. It doesn’t matter whether you have a 19 year old who’s never tried to have a baby or a 43 year old who’s spent year after heartbreaking year trying. The despair that comes with not being able to get pregnant is not definable by any one age or situation, which is why I feel as though my job is not, just to help these women get pregnant, but to treat them like I would my sister, my daughter, my best friend. To respect them, but most importantly, to listen, not just to what they are saying, but to what they’re not saying, the silence. It is only by listening and hearing, that you are able to be effective and offer treatment options that are best suited for each individual couple. It is not until you fully understand all the pros and cons of each treatment option, that you can choose the best option. Treatment options are a couple’s choice, not the clinic’s choice. I look forward to meeting and working with you and your partner to achieve a successful outcome. Follow ACFS on Facebook and please feel to call or email us any time. Phone: 480-860-4792 Email: [email protected] Posted in General ACFS News , IVF - In Vitro Fertilization Drop of Life Posted on May 3, 2015 by admin Drop of Life He has seen little people through lenses, first minuscule and later, tiny embryos. Doing his best, carrying them gently from dish to dish, refreshing their baths, he watched and cheered their lives. For a few days they belonged to him, those small ones, or he to them since he was on call in early morning and late at night. They are so demanding at those stages, needing perfect conditions, warmth. Confined to droplets, their watery homes, he watched them grow and hoped for their future safety. And later, those who made that journey with him, who made it, were given, somewhat grudgingly, back to their mothers for...