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• Best Fertility Doctor in Hawaii

  We would like to congratulate Dr. John Frattarelli for once again making the list of Best Doctors in Hawaii for 2014! This is the 5th year in a row that Dr. John Frattarelli has made the list.    The list was recently published in Honolulu’s Magazine June 2014 edition.  Dr. Frattarelli returned to Hawaii in 2008 and […]

• Fertility Institute of Hawaii acquires an EmbryoScope

  We are One of the Exclusive Few Fertility Centers in the World with an Embryoscope The Fertility Institute of Hawaii recently acquired a very advanced type of incubator for our IVF laboratory.  It is called the EmbryoScope.    We are one of only 10 centers in the United States to have this specialized incubator of which […]

• Fertility Tourism in Hawaii

  Fertility tourism We have seen a great influx of patient travelling from other countries to the International Fertility Institute of Hawaii for fertility treatment. Many patients are travelling to the International Fertility Institute of Hawaii for fertility treatments like In Vitro Fertilization, Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection, Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis, Donor Egg IVF, and Donor Sperm IVF.

• What is PGD and Why is it Useful?

  Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is a way to test embryos for genetic defects prior to performing an embryo transfer.   PGD was developed in the early 1990′s and has recently undergone many improvements.  We are now able to evaluate all chromosomes in a comprehensive manner that was nto available until recently.

• How does a Male’s Age affect Reproduction?

  Controversy exists as to whether embryonic development is influenced by the age of the male partner.  Since older men tend to reproduce with older women, it is difficult to eliminate from population studies the influence that the aging woman has on reproductive potential.  Although studies have demonstrated that aging increases aneuploidy as a result of […]