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What Does a Reproductive Endocrinologist Do?

Reproductive endocrinologists specialize in treating reproductive disorders that cause infertility. Infertility is the inability to get pregnant or impregnate someone due to a medical disorder that might or might not be known. A reproductive endocrinologist helps patients discover the causes of infertility and offers treatment options.

  1. Types

    • Reproductive endocrinologists treat patients of all ages for several disorders, including hormonal imbalance, recurrent miscarriage and menopause.

    Education

    • Reproductive endocrinologists are obstetrician-gynecologists with additional education, research and training that prepares them to treat reproductive disorders.

    Duties

    • Reproductive endocrinologists recommend various treatments, such as intrauterine insemination or in vitro fertilization and coordinate the process.

    Famous Ties

    • In 2009, actress Courtney Cox Arquette and her husband, David Arquette, used in vitro fertilization under the care of a reproductive endocrinologist to conceive their daughter.

    Fun Fact

    • Reproductive endocrinologists engage in continuing education even after becoming a licensed physician in order to know the latest advances in their field.

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