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The Best Prenatal Care Begins long before you see the plus sign on that pregnancy test. Start with a Fertility Planning consultation with your Viva Eve doctor.<\/p>\n
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When would you ideally like to have kids? How many kids would you like? Developing a plan for creating a family is a great first step to becoming a parent.<\/p>\n
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Whether you are thinking of getting pregnant soon, have been trying for a year (or for six months, if you\u2019re age 35 or older), or even if you don\u2019t intend to get pregnant anytime soon, it is important to schedule a fertility planning consultation with your doctor.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\t
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Fertility planning is one of the most important things you will do, whether you are a part of a couple or single. Developing a plan for pregnancy is always a great step toward becoming a healthy mom and having a healthy baby. It is an especially good idea for women who are planning a first pregnancy and for women who have ongoing medical issues.<\/p>\n
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If you have a partner, it would be helpful for both of you to meet with your doctor for a fertility planning discussion. Your doctor may want to know more about your partner\u2019s health and your partner may have questions for your doctor. We can always set up a video conference if your partner can\u2019t be there in person.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n
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If You Are Ready To Get Pregnant In the Coming Year<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Most birth control methods allow you to try to get pregnant quickly after discontinuing, but others require more time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Your doctor will instruct you on the best way to discontinue your birth control and will let you know how much time you need to wait before trying to get pregnant, whether you use a pill or any other method (like a Depo Provera shot). Patients with IUDs or implants will need to make an appointment to have them removed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Genetic Screening and Pregestational Testing<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
If you so choose, you can ask your doctor for a type of test called a genetic carrier screening<\/strong>. This test can be done before you conceive and can tell you if you and your partner are at risk of passing along certain genetic diseases to your children \u2014 sometimes even ones that you may not have yourself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t
We advise our patients to start making lifestyle changes long before they are planning to conceive. Things that might come up during our conversation:<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t
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\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tcare\t\t<\/title>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#care\"><\/use>\n\t\t\n\t<\/svg>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .image-wrapper -->\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"card-section\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"card-text\"><p>Your diet, making sure you are getting enough nutrients, and the addition of prenatal vitamins containing folic as well as alcohol\/coffee consumption while trying to conceive. The use of tobacco and other substances that, of course, need to be discontinued.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .card-section -->\n\t<\/div><!-- .card -->\n\t\t<div class=\"vivaeve-icon-columns-block-card card\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-wrapper\">\n\t<svg\n\t\t\tclass=\"icon appointment\"\n\t aria-hidden=\"true\"\t\trole=\"img\">\n\t\t<title id=\"title-appointment-4938\">\n\t\t\tappointment\t\t<\/title>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#appointment\"><\/use>\n\t\t\n\t<\/svg>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .image-wrapper -->\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"card-section\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"card-text\"><p>Your medical history and any gynecologic conditions that might affect your fertility or pregnancy, such as irregular periods, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), uterine fibroids, cysts, benign tumors, endometriosis, or pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). It is important to make sure that these conditions are optimally managed or treated before you get pregnant.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .card-section -->\n\t<\/div><!-- .card -->\n\t\t<div class=\"vivaeve-icon-columns-block-card card\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-wrapper\">\n\t<svg\n\t\t\tclass=\"icon care\"\n\t aria-hidden=\"true\"\t\trole=\"img\">\n\t\t<title id=\"title-care-27392\">\n\t\t\tcare\t\t<\/title>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#care\"><\/use>\n\t\t\n\t<\/svg>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .image-wrapper -->\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"card-section\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"card-text\"><p>Your doctor might also suggest that you schedule a dental checkup before you start trying to get pregnant. Gum disease is associated with pregnancy complications and also tends to get worse during pregnancy, so now is the time to make sure your mouth is healthy. Do your best to schedule any dental procedures, like crowns, fillings, gum surgery now, so you won\u2019t have to deal with it while being pregnant.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .card-section -->\n\t<\/div><!-- .card -->\n\t<\/div><!-- .vivaeve-icon-columns-block-cards-container -->\n\t\t<div class=\"vivaeve-icon-columns-block-content-button\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .vivaeve-icon-columns-block-content-button -->\n\t<\/div><!-- .vivaeve-icon-columns-block-wrapper -->\n\n<\/section><!-- .vivaeve-icon-columns-block -->\n\n\n\n<section class=\"vivaeve-content-image-block alignfull\" id=\"block-60d0a67157ce1\">\n\n\t<div class=\"vivaeve-content-image-block-wrapper content-image\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"vivaeve-content-image-block-image-container fifty-fifty vivaeve-content-image-block-image-container--video\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/vivaevecom.kinsta.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/BELLY_BOOTIES-scaled.jpg\" class=\"circle-image\" alt=\"African American woman holding two baby booties on belly\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vivaevecom.kinsta.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/BELLY_BOOTIES-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/vivaevecom.kinsta.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/BELLY_BOOTIES-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vivaevecom.kinsta.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/BELLY_BOOTIES-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vivaevecom.kinsta.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/BELLY_BOOTIES-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vivaevecom.kinsta.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/BELLY_BOOTIES-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vivaevecom.kinsta.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/BELLY_BOOTIES-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vivaevecom.kinsta.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/BELLY_BOOTIES-1620x1080.jpg 1620w, https:\/\/vivaevecom.kinsta.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/BELLY_BOOTIES-531x354.jpg 531w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t<\/div><!-- .image-container -->\n\n\t\t<div class=\"vivaeve-content-image-block-content-container fifty-fifty\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"vivaeve-content-image-block-title block-title\">What Else Should I Bring to My Fertility Planning Appointment?<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vivaeve-content-image-block-copy-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is very important to make a list of all your concerns, symptoms, and questions before your appointment and to bring any information that can help your doctor make a recommendation.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you have irregular period, bring a list of dates of your last six periods to show to your doctor. An irregular cycle once in a while is not considered unusual, but consistently irregular cycles will often require evaluation and testing.<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>If you have been keeping a fertility calendar, please make sure to bring the information from your last six cycles.<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It could be helpful to have a list of your concerns and questions in front of you as a prompt so that you and your partner can remember what else you want to ask.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .vivaeve-content-image-block-copy-wrapper -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .vivaeve-content-image-block-content-container -->\n\t<\/div><!-- .vivaeve-content-image-block-wrapper -->\n\n<\/section><!-- .vivaeve-content-image-block -->\n\n\n\n<section class=\"vivaeve-content-image-block alignfull\" id=\"block-60d0a760241de\">\n\n\t<div class=\"vivaeve-content-image-block-wrapper image-content\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"vivaeve-content-image-block-image-container fifty-fifty vivaeve-content-image-block-image-container--video\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"605\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/vivaevecom.kinsta.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Rectangle-16.png\" class=\"circle-image\" alt=\"young asian american woman\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vivaevecom.kinsta.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Rectangle-16.png 605w, https:\/\/vivaevecom.kinsta.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Rectangle-16-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/>\t\t<\/div><!-- .image-container -->\n\n\t\t<div class=\"vivaeve-content-image-block-content-container fifty-fifty\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"vivaeve-content-image-block-subtitle block-subtitle\">ASK US ABOUT ALL YOUR OPTIONS<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"vivaeve-content-image-block-title block-title\">What if You are Not Ready To Get Pregnant?<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vivaeve-content-image-block-copy-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>You are not ready to start a family now but you are certain that you would like to have children in the future?<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>That is another very important topic you should discuss with your Viva Eve doctor.<\/p>\n<p>More and more couples or singles are waiting to start families until they are in their mid-to-late thirties or early forties. If you are concerned about your future fertility options, talk to your Viva Eve doctor about them\u00a0<strong><em>now.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Fertility does decline as you get older, but it does not necessarily mean that you will have difficulty conceiving.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>Your Viva Eve Ob\/Gyn will be happy to discuss with you if egg freezing would be an option in your specific situation and refer you to an excellent practice that specializes in this service.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .vivaeve-content-image-block-copy-wrapper -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .vivaeve-content-image-block-content-container -->\n\t<\/div><!-- .vivaeve-content-image-block-wrapper -->\n\n<\/section><!-- .vivaeve-content-image-block -->\n\n\n\n<section class=\"vivaeve-content-two-images-block alignfull\" id=\"difficulty\">\n\n\t<div class=\"vivaeve-content-two-images-block-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"vivaeve-content-two-images-block-content-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"vivaeve-content-two-images-block-title\">Having Difficulty Getting Pregnant?<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vivaeve-content-two-images-block-copy-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\tIt is a Viva Eve doctor\u2019s job to advocate and care for your health and your future fertility. You have options, we are here to help.\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .vivaeve-content-two-images-block-copy-wrapper -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vivaevecom.kinsta.cloud\/difficulty-getting-pregnant\/\" class=\"vivaeve-button-secondary\" target=\"\">Learn More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .vivaeve-content-two-images-block-content-container -->\n\n\t\t<div class=\"vivaeve-content-two-images-block-image-container\"><div class=\"vivaeve-content-two-images-block-image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/vivaevecom.kinsta.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DR_NYTHIA_GOPAL_1-2-scaled.jpg\" class=\"two-images\" alt=\"Dr. Gopal\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vivaevecom.kinsta.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DR_NYTHIA_GOPAL_1-2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/vivaevecom.kinsta.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DR_NYTHIA_GOPAL_1-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vivaevecom.kinsta.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DR_NYTHIA_GOPAL_1-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vivaevecom.kinsta.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DR_NYTHIA_GOPAL_1-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vivaevecom.kinsta.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DR_NYTHIA_GOPAL_1-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vivaevecom.kinsta.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DR_NYTHIA_GOPAL_1-2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vivaevecom.kinsta.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DR_NYTHIA_GOPAL_1-2-1620x1080.jpg 1620w, https:\/\/vivaevecom.kinsta.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DR_NYTHIA_GOPAL_1-2-531x354.jpg 531w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div><!-- .vivaeve-content-two-images-block-image-card --><div class=\"vivaeve-content-two-images-block-image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"715\" height=\"715\" src=\"https:\/\/vivaevecom.kinsta.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/JAMES_GOHAR_1_715.jpg\" class=\"two-images\" alt=\"Dr. James Gohar\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vivaevecom.kinsta.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/JAMES_GOHAR_1_715.jpg 715w, https:\/\/vivaevecom.kinsta.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/JAMES_GOHAR_1_715-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vivaevecom.kinsta.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/JAMES_GOHAR_1_715-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/vivaevecom.kinsta.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/JAMES_GOHAR_1_715-354x354.jpg 354w, https:\/\/vivaevecom.kinsta.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/JAMES_GOHAR_1_715-410x410.jpg 410w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/><\/div><!-- .vivaeve-content-two-images-block-image-card --><\/div><!-- .vivaeve-content-two-images-block-cards-container -->\n\t<\/div><!-- .vivaeve-content-two-images-block-wrapper -->\n\n<\/section><!-- .vivaeve-content-two-images-block -->\n\n\n\n<section class=\"vivaeve-call-to-action-block alignfull\" id=\"block-60d0a7e5241eb\">\n\n\t<div class=\"vivaeve-call-to-action-block-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"vivaeve-call-to-action-block-cards-container\">\t<div class=\"vivaeve-call-to-action-block-card\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"card-title\">Experience the New Standard for Women's Wellness<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vivaeve-call-to-action-block-card-button\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vivaevecom.kinsta.cloud\/book-now\/\" class=\"vivaeve-button\" target=\"\">Book Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .vivaeve-call-to-action-block-card-button -->\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .vivaeve-call-to-action-block-card -->\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .vivaeve-call-to-action-block-cards-container -->\t<\/div><!-- .vivaeve-call-to-action-block-wrapper -->\n\n<\/section><!-- .vivaeve-call-to-action-block -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Long before you see the plus sign on that pregnancy test you should start with a fertility planning consultation with your Viva Eve Ob\/Gyn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3334,"template":"","expertise":[],"class_list":["post-3335","services","type-services","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vivaevecom.kinsta.cloud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/services\/3335"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vivaevecom.kinsta.cloud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/services"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vivaevecom.kinsta.cloud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/services"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vivaevecom.kinsta.cloud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vivaevecom.kinsta.cloud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"expertise","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vivaevecom.kinsta.cloud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/expertise?post=3335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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