I am a fertility specialist who believes you should have the ultimate freedom and options when it comes to starting a family. I’m someone who believes in empowering women to take control of their fertility and assist in making the decision that can greatly impact their lives.
You may be among those who feel pressure from having to choose between a career and a family. You may want to pursue advanced degrees before thinking about having children. Or maybe you haven’t met the right person to start a family with and you want to wait until you do. Or you may be one of the 50,000 reproductive aged women diagnosed with cancer every year and you’re seeking a way to preserve your dream of starting a family after your cancer treatments are completed.
Some of you may not agree with this medical breakthrough that I can provide, but I think everyone should be educated and be in-the-know about egg freezing. I hope that you will continue to visit me on WordPress as I write about what egg freezing is, details of the procedure , update on the continual advances in egg freezing and other fertility treatments, as well as provide answers to questions you may have.
Here’s some personal information to help you get to know me.
4Grew up in Canada.
4Nationally ranked track and field athlete in high school.
4BA in Classics & MA in Anatomy and Cell Biology from University of Southern California (USC).
4Traveled extensively to ancient sites in Greece.
4MD with honors, completed residency in OBGYN, and completed fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility from USC.
4 USC School of Medicine faculty and granted tenure in 2005.
4Conducted a study on fertility preservation and egg freezing, which won a top research prize at a Pacific Coast Reproductive Society meeting in 2006.
4Created a commercial frozen donor egg bank called The Donor Egg Bank, the second of its kind in the world at the time it was created.
4Wrote a review article on egg freezing for Fertility Sterility (leading journal in the field of fertility) in 2006, which stands as a current reference article in this field.
4Participated in an Advisory Council on Fertility Preservation for the NIH, with such institutes as NASA and the National Cancer Institute, to discuss future federal research initiatives.
4While serving on the National Ethics Committee of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG), was one of three principal authors of a committee opinion entitled “embryo research,” a documents that will have significant impact on stem cell research.
4Created non-profit research institute and research lab names the Lyan Institute of Fertility Research (www.liferesearch.org) to help further fertility preservation and improve patient care by conducting advanced experiments in the areas of stem cells, embryo development and cryopreservation.
4Created a state-of-the-art fertility center in Santa Monica (www.santamonicafertilityspecialists.com) specializing in fertility preservation (www.eggfreezingcenter.com).
August 7, 2008 at 1:44 pm
hi i am hoping you could help me & my husband weve been to gether for 6 years trying to have a baby for 5 years ..he the one with the problem low sperm count. doctor is giving him clomid.for about 6 months now i havent got pragnent yet . they say it has to do with his wight .but i think its his testicals because they go in once in a while & its hot . that what makes it low count. please help us i want to give but i cant he derservis the best hes a good man ..i already have 3 girls form my ex . & im hoping for low coastly paymente thanks
August 9, 2008 at 10:18 am
my husband and I have also been married for 6yrs and have tried to have a baby with no luck. I understand what it feels like to want a family and not be able to conceive. I want a baby so bad. I would love to have a baby with my husband. He is a real sweet, kind , wonderful man and he wants children. Could i get some information on fertility treatments and also the cost. thanks, Joyce
August 21, 2008 at 10:01 pm
I have been on the shot for 3 months and am looking to get pregnant. Although I hear nothing but horror stories about the shot. I was wondering if you were to take fertility drugs if it would help speed up the process. If not is there anything I can do, such as home remedies to clean it out of my system. I am finding it rather disappointing that it could take up to a year plus before I can become pregnat. Please help me out. Thanks Paige.
August 22, 2008 at 12:32 pm
We were one of your patients back in year 2000. After 7 years of marriage and frustrations of not having a baby, a friend of ours told us about you. And thank God with all your help and all your staff we were blessed enough to have a BABY GIRL, and the best thing is that after conceiving her through Artificial Insamination, we were once again blessed with two more girls in a matter of three years.
I still am so thankful, and I am referring a good friend mine to come and see you. Hopefully you can also do your best to help her. Thanks again. Cristina
September 26, 2008 at 6:26 am
Good morning Dr. Jain, I have married to my wife for four years and we been trying for six years already. I already have one 19 year old boy but my wife does not have any kids. We went to a fertility center and found out that she had endometriosoes and most of it was removed by the fertility center. And we have tried two times invitro-fertilation but with no results. She produces eggs but once my sperm starts developing inside here and they get to 7 to 8 splits inside the eggs they stop developing. Just to make sure I also had test on my sperm and testicles and everything was ok with me. But my is such a wonderful person and so am I and we would really like to have children especially for her. As an Expert in your field can you answer why does the eggs stop developing in side of her and also the eggs that we leave to get frozen also stop developing?
October 20, 2008 at 10:24 am
Good day Dr. Jain.
My husband and I are struggling since 7 years to conceive. I had an ectopic in 2003, since the under fertility treatment. —-had 2 Insemination last year.
–had cysts, followed by a rest untill they disappear
–had an laparocopic endometry, last month Sep 2008.
–Dr prescribe FEMARA for my next cycle and said will be followed by Insemination.He also said he gonna give me gonadotropins.
Since I am struggling a lot, I am ready to expose myself for multiple pregnancies. I would like to have maximum 2 shot of gonadotropins..
My question is,, Is it possible for someone to have 2 injection of gonadotropins ??
On which days can I have these two injections
October 22, 2008 at 11:16 pm
my age is 26 yrs. in my semen examination report sperm count is nil and IMRESSION is AZOSPERMIA. after that my doctur advice me to do a blood test called FSH and says if FSH results is high then there is no chanse. now my FSH result is high. i want my own baby. please suggest me right way. i’m very thankful to you.
October 31, 2008 at 8:24 pm
helo i need your phone number .my number is 619 219 1203
January 12, 2009 at 2:16 am
Dear Sir
I am an embryologist with a four year hands-on experience in the field of human IVF.
I work at Nordica ferrtility Centre, lagos in Nigeria.
I want to improve on my knowledge and skills of Egg/embryo freezing/vitrification.
I would like to know if your centre train embryologist for oocyte/embryo freezing/Vitrification.
If yes I would like to know the duration, financial details and when can likely come for the program
Thank for your prompt reply.
Best Regards
Leke Fasasi
February 6, 2009 at 3:34 am
my age is 34 yrs. in my semen examination report sperm count is nil and IMRESSION is AZOSPERMIA. after that my doctur advice me to do a blood test called FSH and says if FSH results is high then there is no chanse. now my FSH result is high. i want my own baby. please suggest me right way. i’m very thankful to you.
February 16, 2009 at 5:36 pm
DEAR DR. JAIN:
My wife and I married for over 3 and half year now and we still can not have baby. We have try very hard but no luck for us. we also went to Kaiser fertility for three month and expect them to help us to have baby nothing happend. We live in Northern California and we saw you interview with the NBC. What is your is idea for us! They said my wife age and she is 42 years and I am 48 years. We never been married before and never have baby before.
Thank you,
Lex & Tipsuda Phan
March 3, 2009 at 9:02 am
Buenos días,
soy una mujer de 44 años y vivo en Madrid, España.
¿puedo tener un hijo con mis propios óvulos? ¿cuál sería la técnica?
¿Es muy baja la calidad de mis óvulos?
muchas gracias
March 7, 2009 at 8:36 am
Dear Dr . im 35 year old ,ben with the same guy for 6years have not gat pg ,atall i would like too have a babyie .like me frinds,do ,i would need some halp , ples halp me .cane you call me pleas dr too halp me too have a babie. 810-423-8785. love too shear my love with someone ; babie and a famley too. lisa Gardner
April 30, 2009 at 9:47 am
I have been in a relationship for over 10 years and have never became pregnact. We can not afford the IVF treatment. Is there such a thing about a program for lower income?
May 2, 2009 at 4:00 am
hello sir,
I have been married for 3yrs and now i wanna have my own child but i found outy that my sperm count is nil can you suggest me some medicene so that i have get sperm and have my own child plzzzzzzzzzz help me
May 24, 2009 at 7:07 pm
PLEASE.HOW CAN YOU HELP ME PLEASE THANK YOU DR.JOHN JAIN
May 25, 2009 at 12:02 pm
hello sir,
my name summeira and i am trying to get pregant 9 year. and no success. i can send u all my reports about my treatment.
May 25, 2009 at 2:30 pm
hello sir,
how can u help me?
September 16, 2009 at 2:47 pm
Hi Doctor,
I have my hysterectomy removed 6 yrs ago, at that time the Doctor said I still produce an egg. what can I do to have a baby? can we have a baby in tube as the german has it before? or I have to have someone to carry the baby?