GREAT NEWS FOR COUPLES
EXPERIENCING INFERTILITY !

Serman is pestered by minor
elbow pain. Unlike Stone, he credits
his daily stretching and exercise rou-
tine for his high-level performance
and sense of well-being.
"It's boring, but key to preventing
injury," Serman said. "My day begins
at 5 a.m. with reading and exercise, a
tennis or golf match, then to Sinai
Hospital where I've been a volunteer
for 15 years, and to work."
Dr. Steven Arbit, chief of physical
medicine and rehabilitation at
DMC/Oakland, said society tells
older people that participating in
athletics and competing aren't good
things to do.
Getting involved helps people
rekindle their competitive spirit,
which not only nurtures their phys-
ical abilities but also their feelings of
self-efficacy and wellness," said Dr.
Arbit. "People feel active and
vibrant where, in the past, society
has made them feel invisible."
Dr. Chodoroff and Dr. Arbit
believe sedentary people who want
to become more active can, but
should see their physician first for
medical approval and then take
things slowly.
Older adults who increase their
activity level, even without becom-
ing athletes, will quickly see bene-
fits. The payoffs are in the develop-
ment of new skills and a better feel-
ing of well-being.
"I'm satisfied with just playing,"
said Serman. "I don't have to pre-
tend I'm 40 again and holding on
desperately to an image of false
youthfulness, nor am I prematurely
surrendering to the inevitability of
the aging process."
He doesn't hit the ball as far as
when he was 50, but said "I've
accepted it and lowered my desires,
my personal standards, and my
competitions. I hope that's one of
the wisdoms of aging. I'm in a dif-
ferent class today, but I'm still play-
ing and enjoying it.
"I'm willing to sacrifice indul-
gences if it enables me to live longer,"
said Serman. "I'm extremely excited
to see what's going to happen with
my grandchildren, ages 19-25. I want
to see what their partners are going
be like. It gives me something to look
forward to." ❑

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The Center for Reproductive Medicine has Opened
a Comprehensive New Center in Oakland County

ONE OF THE HIGHEST SUCCESS RATES IN MICHIGAN
AND AMONG THE LEADING CLINICS IN THE U.S.A.

Mostafa I. Abuzeid, M.D. of The Center for Reproductive Medicine has opened
a second location. The beautiful new 7,000 sq. ft. comprehensive facility and
surgery center is in Rochester Hills/Troy. Conveniently located near M-59,
the center includes state-of-the-art embryology laboratories and operating
rooms. The new center provides all diagnostic procedures and treatments
for infertility in both male and female. In vitro fertilization, GIFI, ZIFI,
ICSI, and assisted hatching procedures are being per-
formed in the new facility.

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The Center was among one of the first to introduce the ICSI procedure for
treatment of male infertility, and leads the Midwest in male infertility success.
Internet users can access information from the Center for Disease Control
on these statistics by visiting their web site at www.cdc.gov . or by viewing
Resolve's web site at www.resolve.org.

The success rate of the center is not only a result of knowledge and expertise,
but also the friendly, caring staff that has a deep understanding of the
patient's desire to conceive.

Mostafa I. Abuzeid, MD.,
F R.C.O.G. (U.K), F. A.C.O.G

• Free monthly lectures open to the public • Male & Female Infertility

M-59

Center for
Reproductive
Medicine

U.S. News & World Report- Dec. 1984
Its The Medical Center as one of the
top ten fertility clinics in the US.

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