Gold Coast IVF & Fertility: Dr. Steven Palter, MD
Testimonials
Our patients are extraordinary people, and we have dedicated our careers to helping them achieve their dreams. We are privileged to share some of our patients’ stories, in their own words
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At Gold Coast, our goal is simple: we’re here to achieve success for every patient. Our unique treatment philosophy is designed to bring together compassion and the gold standard of reproductive medicine. We believe our patients are extraordinary people, and we have dedicated our careers to helping them achieve their dreams.
Dr. Palter in the Press
Dr. Palter is an internationally recognized leader in fertility treatment and the development of cutting-edge technological advances to change the world of reproductive medicine. Technology is a tool he uses to maximize your success and simplify the process for you to achieve your fertility dreams.
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Hi, I’m Dr. Steven Palter. I’m the Medical and Scientific Director of Gold Coast IVF in Long Island, NY and the former Clinical Chief of Fertility at Yale University School of Medicine. You may have seen me in the NY Times or on CBS News or 20/20 talking about how to have the family you dream of.
I created Gold Coast IVF to be the finest fertility center anywhere. We combine the world class treatments, advances, and success that I’m known for (and which I teach other specialists around the world) in a personal, boutique setting.
I have designed the Fertility Audit, the Personal Fertility Advantage, and other unique process that maximize my patients’ success. We have one of the highest success rates in the United States, and I have pioneered new procedures such as microlaparoscopy, autoflourescent endoscopy, and HD and 4K utra high resolution visualization.
Age and Fertility: Am I Too Old to Get Pregnant?
Am I too old to get pregnant?
I waited too long, didn’t I?…I have a hopeless case…I’m just too old to have a baby!
These questions whisper inside my patients’ secret fears, the questions that haunt them when they can’t sleep in the middle of the night.
How old is too old? You might be surprised.
Sometimes that fear of age based infertility plays out in strange, unexpected ways.
“But…I feel like I’m still 25!”
When Nadia (names and details have been changed to protect my patients’ privacy) walked into my office, I couldn’t believe the information on her chart. According to the background information she had supplied, she was almost 45 years old. But the woman sitting across from me in the consultation room looked like a college student.
“I have good genes,” she replied, when I asked her to confirm if the birthdate on her chart was correct. “My grandmother never seemed to age, when she was eighty people still mistook her for a lady in her middle age.”
Nadia was here because she wanted a baby, and now that she was finally married to the love of her life she was ready to look into the possibility. It never occurred to her that, however youthful she looked and felt, Nadia’s ovaries were also 45 years old.
We discussed her history, completed the physical exam. And we arranged for a series of tests called OVARIAN RESERVE TESTING.
Even I was surprised when we got the results. Nadia’s ovaries were no longer producing viable eggs on their own. She was in pre-menopause. If we were lucky we would be able to stimulate the production of a healthy egg through hormone treatment; if not, Nadia was a good candidate for egg donation.
Nadia had a very hard time accepting the results of the Reserve Testing. “I feel like I’m still 25,” she said, her voice choked with tears. “How could I be infertile due to age?”
For many of my patients, this is their first and worst nightmare. Sometimes, people delay seeking treatment because they are afraid of a scenario just like this one.
But I want you to know…