At Fertility Physicians of Northern California you will receive exceptional care from the experienced and renowned physicians at FPNC. They offer the most advanced techniques available and a thorough range of services to optimize your chances for a successful pregnancy. They have been helping people become parents since 1984. All of their physicians are Board Certified by The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology in both Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, bringing you the most advanced training and education in the treatment of infertility and reproductive medicine.

They are passionate and involved specialists, teaching in regional universities and medical centers, participating in national organizations that monitor and set the standards for reproductive medicine, conducting research, and publishing and presenting frequently.

Their on-site laboratory, Fertility and Reproductive Health Institute (FRHI), provides hormonal, andrology and embryology services, including testing and preparation of sperm and eggs for use in Assisted Reproductive Technologies. FRHI is accredited with distinction (a very rare honor) by the College of American Pathologists and American Society for Reproductive Medicine. To help their patients easily manage the financial aspects of treatment and overcome insurance coverage limitations, Fertility Physicians is a member of Advanced Reproductive Care (ARCfertility.com), offering affordable options and money-back guarantee programs.

Seminars/Patient Events

Single Women's Fertility Support Group – Live Mind-Body Call
Led by Janetti Marotta, PhD
Wednesday, May 23; 5:00 - 6:00 pm
Registration appreciated; Free, live call – info below
Meet with other single women in this virtual, conference-call support group! This group presents a special opportunity to share the unique issues of pursuing parenthood on one's own. Experience mutual support, skills, and resources with others who can understand.

For information and registration, please visit www.fpnc.com or call 800.597.2234.

Some events require advance registration and/or a minimum number of participants. Please see event info or visit fpnc.com for details. Your registration helps us notify you if there are changes to an event.

Event locations – see list of events for location of each event:
FPNC Center for Wellness, San Jose Office: 2581 Samaritan Drive, Suite 309, San Jose, CA 95124

FPNC Palo Alto Office: 540 University Avenue, Suite 200, Palo Alto, 94301

Conference call info & tips: Call-in # 605.715.4920 Access #526425 For privacy give your first name only. Dial in a few minutes early to ensure connection. If you can't reach the call, 1st try dialing again. For support: send an email to conference-support@telephony.com (they respond very quickly) or call 1-800-535-1005. Please call from a quiet place or mute your phone (*6 to mute / un-mute).

G. David Adamson, M.D., F.R.C.S.C., F.A.C.O.G., F.A.C.S.

David Adamson, M.D. is a board certified reproductive endocrinologist and surgeon and Director of Fertility Physicians of Northern California in Palo Alto and San Jose, California. Dr. Adamson received his M.D. degree and residency training at the University of Toronto in Toronto, Canada and his reproductive endocrinology, infertility and surgery fellowship training at Stanford University School of Medicine in Stanford, California. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American College of Surgeons.

Dr. Adamson is a Clinical Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine and Associate Clinical Professor at University of California San Francisco School of Medicine. He is Past President of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), the world's largest and oldest reproductive medicine professional society, and Past-president of the AAGL (formerly the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists), the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology, the Pacific Coast Reproductive Society, Society for Reproductive Surgeons, San Francisco Gynecological Society, Bay Area Reproductive Endocrinologists Society, and Peninsula Gynecologic Society. He is a Board member of the International Federation of Fertility Societies, Secretary-treasurer of the International Committee Monitoring ART (ICMART), President of the World Endometriosis Research Foundation (WERF), Chair of the International Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecology (FIGO) Reproductive Medicine Committee, and a member of many other national and international professional societies. He has also served as an advisor to the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other governmental organizations. Dr. Adamson has published over 125 peer-reviewed scientific articles, and book chapters, been editor of three textbooks, and presented lectures extensively on reproductive medicine and surgery, endometriosis, the assisted reproductive technologies and infertility. He also serves on numerous editorial, government and industry advisory boards, both nationally and internationally, and is frequently consulted by the media. He served on the Board and Executive Committee of National Resolve, the national consumer fertility organization, for 10 years. He has been listed in Who's Who in America since 1990 and recognized by Good Housekeeping Magazine as one of the best 400 physicians for women in America. In 2006 he received the Outstanding Achievement in Medicine award from the Santa Clara County Medical Society where he practices, and a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition for outstanding and invaluable service to the community.

In 1997 Dr. Adamson founded Advanced Reproductive Care, Inc., a national network reproductive medicine company dedicated to increasing the value of medical care through innovative clinical and financial programs, information technology, clinical research, and outcomes assessment. He has served as its CEO and Chairman since that time. The network's physician members are now in 40 states and currently provide approximately one-third of the in vitro fertilization services in the United States.

H. Preston Nelson, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.

Dr. Nelson is a Board Certified Specialist in Reproductive Endocrinology and Obstetrics/Gynecology. He is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and a member of the Society of Reproductive Endocrinologists, the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology, and the Bay Area Reproductive Endocrinologists Society. Dr. Nelson is the director of clinical research at the Fertility Physicians of Northern California. He graduated from Stanford University, U.C. San Diego, and the University of Washington before training in reproductive endocrinology and surgery at the University of California Medical Center in San Francisco. His many honors include the National Institute of Health Fellowship Award and the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology Mead Johnson Clinical Research Fellowship.

Alex H. Kim, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.

Dr. Kim is a Board Certified Specialist in Reproductive Endocrinology and Obstetrics/Gynecology. He is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and is a member of the Society of Reproductive Endocrinologists and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. He is the director of laboratory research at the Fertility Physicians of Northern California. He graduated from Vanderbilt University Medical School, completed his OB/GYN residency training at Temple University and his Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility training at Yale University. He is an author of a variety of publications addressing topics from reproductive surgery to corpus luteum regression. His many honors include recognition by the Philadelphia Obstetrical Society and Temple University.

Mary E. Abusief, MD, FACOG.

Dr. Abusief received her medical degree from the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. She completed her residency in Ob/Gyn at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and her fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School. Dr. Abusief is Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Board Eligible in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility.

Dr. Abusief's academic honors include being named Resident of the Year at Washington University School of Medicine. She also won an Excellence in Teaching Award and received an Expanding the Boundaries Research Grant from Harvard Medical School's department of Ob/Gyn and Reproductive Sciences. Her recent research, centered on menstrual functioning and fertility in women treated with chemotherapy, received First Prize at the 2006 New England Fertility Society Annual Meeting. Dr. Abusief is a member of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine, the Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility and the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology.

They combine scientific innovation and proven medicine to provide you expert diagnosis and a full range of treatment options, including the very latest innovations to optimize your chances for a successful pregnancy.

After careful review of your medical history and test results, they will meet with you to discuss your diagnosis, and work in partnership with you to determine the most appropriate procedure for achieving your goal of a healthy pregnancy.

• Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) Overview
• Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI)
• Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD)
• Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer (GIFT)
• Zygote Intrafallopian Transfer (ZIFT)
• Assisted Hatching
• Cryopreservation
• TESE/MESA
• Sperm Chromatin Structure Assay (SCSA)
• Egg Donor Program
• In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
• Ovulation Induction / Intrauterine Insemination (IUI)