6 ■ SUMMER 1994 ISSUE ■ SINAI HOSPITAL
HealthNews
The Heartbreak of Infertility
S
ome medical problems
are easier to discuss
than other. Bronchitis
is commonplace — so
are influenza, mononu-
cleosis and diabetes. Other
disorders are discussed more dis-
creetly. Infertility is an example.
Under the guidance of De-
partment of Obstetrics and
Gynecology Chairman David
B. Schwartz, M.D., the depart-
ment has expanded women's ser-
vices to address the growing
infertility problem which, inex-
plicably, affects more and more
women. With the trend toward
delaying families until middle age
has come a noted increase in in-
fertility. It is estimated that 15
percent of today's couples have
experienced difficulty with con-
ception.
Modern medicine has re-
sponded to this problem with
such advances as artificial in-
semination, gamete intrafallopi-
an transfer (GIFT), and in vitro
fertilization (IVF), a method of
assisted fertilization in which a
woman's eggs are surgically re-
moved from the ovaries, fertilized
in a laboratory and then trans-
ferred to the uterus at the embryo
stage.
Sinai Hospital has responded
to the heartbreak of infertility
with the addition of a noted med-
ical team. This team is prepared
to offer highly specialized proce-
dures which were not previously
available in this area.
Beginning this summer, re-
productive endocrinology services
will be available at a new Sinai
satellite in Southfield. David
Magyar, D.O., Maria Hayes,
M.D., and Gary Jones, M.D., ex-
perts in the field of reproductive
endocrinology and infertility, will
now bring their collective exper-
tise to the Sinai health system.
Dr. Magyar and Dr. Hayes
were the first physicians in Michi-
gan to orchestrate and perform
in vitro fertilization. Together
with their colleague, Dr. Jones,
the new service will offer a full
range of diagnostic and surgical
services related to infertility and
hormone-related diseases. The
service will be available seven
days a week because of the metic-
ulous timing required for some
infertility procedures.
Equally important is the psy-
chological support the infertility
specialists will offer to their pa-
tients. Treatment for infertility
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can put patients on an emotion-
al roller coaster of hope and dis-
appointment, followed by more
hope and still more disappoint-
ment. Dr. Magyar and his asso-
ciates avoid false promises and
futile efforts.
Said one member of their of-
fice staff: "The doctors' integrity
is above reproach. They will not
order unnecessary- procedures.
Patients feel confident that these
doctors are doing their best."
All three doctors are board-cer-
tified and have lectured and pub-
lished widely. Now Sinai's
award-winning residency pro-
gram will also benefit from this
affiliation, affording residents an
opportunity to learn the most cur-
rent and effective procedures in
reproductive endocrinology.
Love and Marriage and
a Baby Carriage
"marriage and a baby carriage." This lyric has
becomeaintand dated and, unfortunately, describes a se-
quence
I can be sung — but not always done, particular-
,.
ly when a mother has been identified as "high-risk."
Pregnancies may be considered high-risk for a number of
reasons. There may have been problems with prior preg-
nancies such as pregnancy loss, pre-existing medical dis-
orders including diabetes or high blood pressure, or problems
that have developed during the current pregnancy. These
factors may compromise the successful outcome of the cur-
rent pregnancy.
At Sinai, a High-Risk Pregnancy Team is available through
the main hospital in northwest Detroit and at Sinai's Berry
Health Center in Farmington Hills
Sinai delivers almost 4,000 babies every year. Thanks to an
outstanding Ob/Gyn staff, Sinai's High-Risk Pregnancy Team
and experts in the field of reproductive endocrinology, more
women who choose Sinai for their care will find that love and
marriage really can lead to a baby carriage!
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