For too many women, endometriosis is overlooked, and the repercussions can be physically taxing. Pain is a symptom that goes hand in hand with endometriosis – when tissue that lines the uterus grow…
For too many women, endometriosis is overlooked, and the repercussions can be physically taxing. Pain is a symptom that goes hand in hand with endometriosis – when tissue that lines the uterus grows outside where it should be – and can include pain with periods, sex and bowel movements, among other symptoms. A diagnosis isn’t easy to come by – but on a daily basis, Dr. Jason Kofinas and the, and helping the many women who struggle with it.
Founded in 1987 by Jason’s father, Dr. George Kofinas, the group has achieved a number of fertility firsts, including the first in vitro fertilization procedure and birth in Brooklyn. Today, it offers a dedicated team of specialists who develop comprehensive, individualized treatments for each new patient. Dr. Jason Kofinas has seen many endometriosis patients come to him without a diagnosis.
“The surgical aspect of fertility training has gone away, and a lot of fertility doctors are unable to sufficiently treat endometriosis surgically,” he explains. “So what ends up happening is they either attempt IVF as a way to bypass the problem, or they have a referral surgeon who they send a patient to, not a fertility surgeon.”Many doctors believe that IVF will overcome every case of endometriosis, and also that endometriosis always affects a patient’s egg quality. Dr.
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