Episode 019 - Dr. Ellen Wood shares her 20+ Years Experience as an IVF & Fertility Expert
Pregnancy After 40Show Notes
Defining herself as a “Realist but also an Optimist” who treats patients, not numbers on paper, Dr. Ellen Wood has over 20 years of infertility experience and shares how she helps women in achieving their dreams of conceiving and having a baby at an advanced age. An advocate of achieving that dream using various methods, Dr. Wood gives advice and suggestions on conceiving regardless of the method, including naturally, hormone therapy, IUI, IVF and/or Egg Donation and more. Dr. Wood is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and in the subspecialty of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility and currently treats patients at IVFMD in Cooper City, Florida. To hear more, tune in to this episode for Dr. Ellen Wood’s fertility advice and suggestions for both men and women, especially for those who are over 40 years old.
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Brief Summary:
In this solo episode with Host, Michelle Johnson, she talks about the following: