While You’re in the Neighborhood: Great Spots Near Columbia Fertility Associates
During the course of your fertility journey, you’ll make multiple trips to Columbia Fertility Associates’ downtown D.C. offices. Luckily, the area surrounding our office is filled with attractions and destinations you’ll love to check out before or after your appointments. From delectable dining options to fantastic shopping experiences, here are some nearby gems that you can explore.
National Infertility Awareness Week: Raising Awareness and Breaking Stigma
National Infertility Awareness Week (NIAW), which takes place every year in April, aims to raise awareness and break the stigma surrounding infertility.
How to Eat for Enhanced Fertility
March is National Nutrition Month and the perfect opportunity to give deeper into all the ways that eating a healthy diet can not only improve your overall health and well-being, but also provide you a better chance of getting pregnant.
The Best Ways to Support Your Partner During Fertility Treatments
When couples are going through fertility treatments, each person has a distinct role to play. In fact, the role of the supporting partner — the one who is not physically undergoing treatment — can be just as important. Here are a few tips to be supportive along the way.
Columbia Fertility Partners with Future Family for Easy Financing Options
Columbia Fertility Associates is excited to announce our partnership with Future Family, a leading provider of financing solutions for fertility treatments. This partnership will enable our patients to access financing options with as low as 0% APR.
Navigating the Emotional Journey of Infertility
Infertility can be an emotional rollercoaster. If you are struggling to get pregnant, it’s important to remember that you are not alone and that there are resources available to help you through this challenging time.
How We Use Assisted Reproductive Technology to Help LGBTQ+ Families Grow
At Columbia Fertility Associates, we consider it an honor when we can help bring a baby into any loving home, and we have long been proud supporters of the LGBTQ+ community in Washington, D.C., and beyond.
Physician Spotlight: Dr. Rafat A. Abbasi
Dr. Rafat Abbasi is a truly special physician who has a knack for connecting with patients and for helping them overcome fertility obstacles and past fertility failures to successfully grow their families.
What Causes Infertility in Women and Men
So you’re ready to have a baby. And you’ve been trying. But it’s just … not … happening. At Columbia Fertility Associates, we understand how stressful this can be. The waiting, the wondering, the hoping and praying. When a pregnancy you want so badly doesn’t come...
Traditional vs. Gestational Surrogates: How They Differ
Surrogacy first made the headlines in 1985, when a surrogate named Mary Beth Whitehead attempted to gain custody of the baby she’d carried for Dr. Elizabeth and William Stern. Mrs. Whitehead provided both the egg and the uterus for “Baby M,” but ultimately lost...