Louisiana fertility clinic selects patients for free IVF treatment to become parents
Times-Picayune/Nola.com, September 15, 2024
Alexia Carey, a 37-year-old social worker, spends her days being the “state mom” for many men, both young and old trying to find their way in the correctional setting. Carey specializes in crisis and individual counseling at a corrections facility in Baton Rouge for 10 years. She views her patients as her family — her kids. But, she wants to start a family of her own. Read this news story…
Clinic helping couples trying to conceive
Acadiana Advocate, September 3, 2024
When Andrea and Christopher Amos learned Christopher had a rare condition that would prevent them from being able to conceive a child naturally, it came as a shock. “It was tough because we didn’t really have anyone to confide in,” Andrea Amos said. Read Chris and Andrea’s story here…
Baton Rouge woman shedding light on infertility through her own struggles
WBRZ-TV, April 23, 2024
According to the Center of Disease Control, 1 in every 5 women under 49 are unable to get pregnant after one year of trying. A Baton Rouge woman, Adrienne Allen, is opening up about her journey to raise awareness about infertility during National Infertility month… “There are medical conditions that we know can impact your ability to build a family,” Dr. Chappell said. “Having those conversations before you’re even thinking about your family, before you’re actively trying, is appropriate.” Read and view the full WBRZ-TV story here…
Louisiana IVF bill advances through committee
April 22, 2024
One in six women struggle with infertility. Many turn to in vitro fertilization to begin families. These women count on medical staff to take care of their embryos until implantation, but what if something happens to those embryos? Paula Davis during the committee recounted, “It’s cold, so he drops it, [and] the embryos are destroyed. Alabama supreme court said that those embryos were entitled to a wrongful death suit.” Watch now…
IVF is dominating headlines in Alabama and across the country. Here’s what you should know about it.
Associated Press, March 7, 2024
…Dr. John Storment, a reproductive endocrinologist in Lafayette, Louisiana, said his state has a unique law that prohibits doctors from discarding any viable embryos that are still dividing — meaning they must be preserved and stored. So, he and other doctors ship embryos out of state to a secure storage facility once a patient has finished using them for a particular IVF cycle. Read the full article here…
Alabama Republicans want to give IVF doctors immunity after court rules frozen embryos are kids
Politico, February 27, 2024
…Some in the anti-abortion movement had hoped that Alabama would follow the model of Louisiana, which has since the 1980s banned the disposal of viable embryos without much effect on the practice of IVF. Dr. John Storment, a reproductive endocrinologist in Lafayette, Louisiana, said the state’s law hasn’t impaired patients’ access to the procedure “too much at all” as patients typically send their embryos out of state for storage, where it is then legal to discard them. Read the full article…
What fertility doctors wish you understood about IVF
Huffpost, February 23, 2024
…To understand the full reach of this ruling and how it’s flawed logic will harm patients, HuffPost spoke to two reproductive endocrinologists — fertility doctors who provide IVF. Dr. John Storment of Louisiana called the ruling “appalling,” and Dr. Alexis Melnick, who practices in New York, deemed it “scary.” Below, they explain their concerns and explore potential solutions. Read and watch the full story here…
More Alabama IVF providers pause treatment after court ruling on frozen embryos
The Times Leader, February 23, 2024
…Dr. John Storment, a reproductive endocrinologist in Lafayette, Louisiana, said the Alabama decision could affect whether fertility doctors want to move to or stay in that state. “I don’t think that any doctor knowing that there’s a potential for criminal prosecution would even want to be in that position,” he said. “There’s 49 other states and many other countries they could practice in without the same threat.” Read the full article…
Alabama’s frozen embryo ruling is having its first effects. Here’s what to know
Associated Press, February 22, 2024
The Alabama Supreme Court recently ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law, raising concerns about how the decision could affect in vitro fertilization, commonly known as IVF. Continue reading about this ruling…
Letters: Louisiana fertility doctor: Abortion laws make it harder to recruit young physicians
The Acadiana Advocate, June 27, 2023
Stephanie Grace’s recent column was a very informative commentary which acknowledged the unintended consequences of the Dobbs decision. It’s concerning that the new Louisiana law has created a situation where medical professionals in obstetrics and gynecology, included reproductive endocrinology and infertility (REI) and perinatology, are practicing under the threat of jail time. Such a situation can indeed have significant repercussions, including difficulties in recruiting new physicians in these specialties. Read more…
Letters: Insurance should cover preserving fertility for cancer patients
The Acadiana Advocate, May 24, 2023
Hearing the words “you have cancer” is devastating. Hearing that the treatment you need to cure the cancer may render you infertile is equally devastating. Due to amazing medical advances, most patients will be cured from cancer and go on to live a full life, though one possibly stripped of the option to build their own family. This is consistently reported to be the greatest regret and biggest anxiety of all cancer survivors. Read more…
The Journey: Putting it all on the line to start a family
KATC-TV, November 1, 2022
Infertility is a global health issue affecting 48-million couples and 186 million individuals: in the United States, the percentage stands at about 26 percent. It is an issue that Doctor John Storment, medical director of Fertility Answers, said he sees every day. He sits across the table from couples and has to have those tough conversations with them. The hardest part, Storment said, is having to give out those numbers, the cost of IUI and IVF and have a couple sit in silence knowing they cannot afford it. Read more…
Olympian Lolo Jones opens up about fertility journey
ABC Dateline, September 1, 2022
Fertility Answers patient Lolo Jones speaks with Juju Chang about her desire to be a mom and her decision to freeze her eggs on the eve of turning 40. Jones is encouraging women to think about their own fertility sooner. Watch now…
Olympian Lolo Jones opens up about fertility journey in candid interview
Good Morning America, September 1, 2022
Olympian Lolo Jones is speaking out about taking control of her fertility journey, a story she wishes someone had told her when she was younger. The 40-year-old told ABC News’ Juju Chang in an exclusive interview that she hopes to be a mother one day. “Being a good mom is very difficult, especially in today’s society. And so, it has me nervous. Like, do I have the capabilities, the skill set to care for someone?” Jones said. “But I’d like a chance.” Watch now…
Fertility doctor talks gray area in Louisiana’s Trigger Law
KATC-TV, August 8, 2022
On June 8, 2022, Senate Bill 342 was signed into law. Dr. John Storment, director of Fertility Answers in Lafayette, said there has been concern from families seeking fertility treatment about how Louisiana’s Trigger Law may impact them. As the bill reads now, Storment said In vitro fertilization seems to be safe. “On the surface, the current law doesn’t affect IVF per se.” With over 85% of Louisianans in support of IVF and babies born through IVF, Storment said he is pretty certain that his practice and patients will be protected. While protected there are exceptions, ones that he has seen in his 30 plus year career. Read more…
Louisiana fertility specialists, patients eye potential unintended consequences of Roe v. Wade
The Acadiana Advocate, July 17, 2022
Fertility experts across the nation have been watching Louisiana since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade to see if the state’s trigger law could potentially have unintended consequences for those struggling to conceive. Louisiana’s law, which contains no exceptions for victims of rape and incest, has taken effect twice and been blocked twice in the three weeks since the Supreme Court ended a half-century right to an abortion. A court hearing Monday will determine what happens next. Reproductive endocrinologists in Louisiana say they are cautiously optimistic about their day-to-day work under the state’s trigger law as written, although they do have concerns about how it may be interpreted by lawyers and judges. Read more…
After Roe: The uncertain future of fertility treatment
1A WAMU NPR, July 7, 2022
Featuring Dr. John Storment, panelist
Roughly 2 percent of children born in the U.S. are conceived by in vitro fertilization, according to the CDC. The process involves combining sperm and eggs to create embryos in a lab, then placing them in a person’s uterus. But now experts across the country are concerned that abortion bans could impact access to fertility treatment like IVF. Especially in Louisiana, where lawmakers introduced a bill earlier this year that would give full legal rights to embryos. It failed after a floor debate. This leaves many fertility providers, patients, and lawyers with questions. Could an embryo be considered a person? Could clinics face criminal penalties for embryo destruction if they don’t implant correctly, or have unused embryos that need to be discarded? Listen here…
House Bill 537: Giving hope to families struggling with infertility
KPLC-TV, May 26, 2022
House Bill 537 is giving hope to families who struggle with infertility. It was originally drafted to mandate fertility treatment coverage like IVF, and the preservation of eggs or sperm before medical treatments. But, the bill was drastically changed on the house floor Tuesday, May 24. “It would have a huge impact on not just me but anybody who’s struggling with infertility,” said Dede McKinley. After six years of trying to start their family, Dede and Kyle McKinley are now turning to IVF. They were hopeful House Bill 537 would provide some relief from the high price tag of the treatment. But, that all changed Tuesday. Watch now…
Letters: Extreme legislation would put an end to IVF in Louisiana
The Advocate, May 9, 2022
Dr. John Storment, Letter to the Editor, on the unintended consequences of proposed House Bill 813 on the infertility community. Read here…
IVF grant program gives hope to Lafayette family
KATC-TV, April 19, 2022
One in eight Americans struggles with infertility each year, but only 1/4 to 1/3 of health care insurers offers coverage for infertility treatment. Heather Quirk and her husband tried for almost five years to expand their family. “I guess you start it and you think, ‘surely I’ll be pregnant in a month or two,” says Quirk. Read more…
Fertility Answers welcomes back children they helped bring into world this weekend
WAFB TV-9, April 10, 2022
One family working with Fertility Answers says they never gave up hope of having a child. Several families and their little ones gather at the Baton Rouge Zoo for a chance to celebrate life and the wonderful miracles given to them. Watch now…
IVF Grant Applications Available for Individuals and Couples Struggling to Conceive
KADN-TV, March 2, 2022
One Louisiana individual or couple facing medical and financial roadblocks to having a baby will receive a grant for a free cycle of in vitro fertilization (IVF) through a program called the Gift of Hope. Eligibility requires that they earn less than $100,000 per year, have no or limited insurance coverage for infertility, and that IVF is medically necessary to conceive. Read more…
Cenla couple awarded IVF grant, looking forward to adding to their family
KALB-TV, June 7, 2021
For some, the heartbreaking truth is that having a child can be nearly impossible. ‘Fertility Answers,’ a clinic specializing in fertility problems and recurrent miscarriages, is available to help families across Louisiana. Each year, the clinic awards IVF treatment to one lucky couple in what’s known as the ‘Gift of Hope’ grant. The program awards treatment to one couple who doesn’t have the financial means to pay for the procedure that insurance doesn’t cover. Watch now…
The journey to becoming a mom
Baton Rouge Parents Magazine, May 2021
The journey to becoming a mom looks different for everyone. Every path is unique and filled with highs and lows, twists and turns, and a roller coaster of emotions along the way. In honor of Mother’s Day, we’re celebrating five moms and their journeys to motherhood. Through their stories these strong and inspiring moms share the truths about infertility, pregnancy, adoption, foster care, gestational carriers, and raising children who are living with special needs. Our patient Meagan Hicks who used a gestational carrier is featured in this story. Read more…
Dr. John Storment, reproductive endocrinologist, on Bayou to Beltway
KRVS, Bayou to the Beltway Podcast: March 17, 2021
Bayou to Beltway welcomes Dr. John Storment a reproductive endocrinologist this Wednesday. Dr. Storment addresses the pressing questions surrounding COVID and pregnancy, addressing the concerns of women and couples who are currently pregnant or thinking about becoming so. Dr. Storment describes the characteristics of the three types of vaccines currently available and what those differences mean for pregnancy. We discuss several issues of reproductive health and the new breakthroughs that are making it safer and easier than ever to bring a child into the world. Listen now…
Parenting: Covid vaccine and fertility
KATC-TV, February 23, 2021
Dr. John Storment, medical director for Fertility Answers in Lafayette, said for years he has watched thousands of couples come into the clinic wanting one thing. “It’s hard for patients, especially my infertility patients, if they’ve been trying to conceive for 1, 2, 5, 10 years—they finally get pregnant and they’re sitting here at 8 weeks pregnant with a heartbeat and they don’t want to screw anything up,” Storment said. “They will essentially wrap themselves in bubble wrap for the next seven months in order to protect this thing that they wanted for so long.” Watch now…
Vaccine access available to pregnant women
KADN-TV, February 22, 2021
Medical doctor and patients at Fertility Answers are optimistic about the new mRNA vaccine that will now be distributed to pregnant women. Governor John Bel Edwards announced that a new group of people will have access to the vaccine, that group included pregnant women. John Storment the medical director of Fertility Answers says he is encouraging all of his patients to take the mRNA vaccine. Watch now….
FACT CHECK: COVID-19 vaccine poses no risk of infertility, Louisiana fertility center says
BRProud.com, February 7, 2021
Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, people have spread misinformation about the virus and are now spreading fake news about the vaccine, claiming that it leads to infertility. One false claim about the vaccine, according to a Louisiana fertility center, is that the COVID-19 vaccine may lead to infertility in women. Read more…
Lafayette sisters overcome fertility struggles, welcome healthy children: ‘There’s a lot of hope out there.’
The Advocate, May 9, 2020
In the early 2000s, Marcy Holmes and her husband were ready to start their family. They didn’t expect it to be such a difficult journey. When Marcy didn’t become pregnant after about six months of trying, her doctor discovered a problem with her reproductive tubes. She had surgery to correct the issue, but still never became pregnant. Read more…
Two extraordinary Louisiana families come together to bring a new life into the world to start 2020
The Advocate, March 21, 2020
The New Year’s Day birth of Collins Hicks was momentous for more than one family. Little Collins was carried to term by Alysha Hinson, a longtime friend of Collins’ biological mother, Meagan Hicks. Alysha served as a gestational carrier. Doctors used an embryo created from Meagan and her husband Preston to transfer into Alysha, meaning Collins is Meagan and Preston’s biological daughter. Read more…
SPECIAL REPORT: A look inside the financial and emotional stress of IVF
KPLC-TV, February 18, 2020
One in eight American couples struggle to start a family, according to RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association. Many of those couples require some sort of fertility treatment. So, more couples than ever are turning to in vitro fertilization to help build their families. Just like couple Derrick and Brittany Green. “It’s just crazy to think about that some people go through what we went through and have nothing to show for it,” Brittany Green said. Watch now…
Confessions of an Egg Freezer
The Advocate, January 4, 2020
Kelly has still not met Mr. Right. At 36, she’s reached professional success in her Baton Rouge hometown, but a growing stress began to gnaw at her awhile back. In full disclosure, her real name isn’t Kelly. “I’m getting older and haven’t found Mr. Right or Mr. Anything,” she said. Neither of the women interviewed for this story were willing to do so using their real names. They’re reluctant to let the world, their bosses and professional colleagues, even in some cases, their friends and families, know that they have gone through the process of egg retrieval and freezing. Read more…
Fertility Answers to participate in national IVF drug trial
KADN-TV, December 9, 2019
Regional fertility care provider Fertility Answers was recently chosen to participate in a new national clinical research trial sponsored by Ferring Pharmaceuticals, one of only 22 clinical sites in the United States chosen to participate. Read more….
Miscarriages and Rainbows – Our Infertility Journey
Red Stick Mom’s Blog, October 15, 2019
“So when are you going to have a baby?” I knew the routine. While I wanted to lecture on infertility and inappropriate questions, I slapped on my fake smile and uttered through gritted teeth “we’re working on it.” This seemingly innocent, albeit nosy, question was so painful to answer. My husband and I suffered through years of infertility, not knowing if we would ever become parents. We found out later that 8 of my miscarriages likely occurred because of chromosomal abnormalities, causing me to miscarry early on in each pregnancy. Read more…
Newlyweds persevere amid breast cancer diagnosis three weeks before ceremony
The Advocate, October 6, 2019
When Megan Badon and her husband Ben said their wedding vows on April 27, they got emotional when the “in sickness and in health” line came up. Just three weeks before, Megan, 30, had been diagnosed with Stage One, triple-negative breast cancer. This type of cancer is particularly aggressive and fast-moving, and doctors told Megan she needed to start treatment immediately. Read more…
Doctors give Louisiana mom a new lease on life
The Advocate, September 11, 2019
A year ago, Deidre O’Brien would not have believed she would be cliff diving and zip lining in Mexico with her husband, but that’s what she did in July — having the time of her life. “I’m a whole different person, and I’ve got the body scans to prove it,” she said. Since January, O’Brien has lost 60 pounds. At age 41, she credits her participation in a weight loss trial with giving her a new lease on life including being more active with her three children. Read more…
From a leap of faith to a Gift of Hope: Plaquemine couple shocked to learn both are carriers of fatal genetic disease
The Advocate, July 22, 2019
At 24, Vanessa Langlois is wise far beyond her years. She and her high-school sweetheart husband, Chandler, have dreamed of starting a family since they got married in 2016. In the moment their daughter Sarah was born in February 2018, their dreams had come true. Those dreams turned to unimaginable nightmares a few days later when they learned that their beautiful baby girl had Zellweger syndrome — a condition they had never heard of before. Read more…
Plaquemine couple who carry fatal genetic disease chosen as Gift of Hope 2019 IVF grant recipients
BRProud.com, July 2, 2019
A Plaquemine couple will get a second chance at becoming parents. Vanessa and Chandler Langlois of Plaquemine, LA, are the recipients of a grant to be used for in vitro fertilization (IVF) from Louisiana fertility clinic Fertility Answers. The couple lost their first child to an autosomal recessive disorder that they are both genetic carriers of. They will couple their free IVF cycle with preimplantation genetic diagnosis to test their embryo for the disease. Read more…
Plaquemine Couple Who Carry Fatal Genetic Disease Chosen as Gift of Hope 2019 IVF Grant Recipients
KADN News 15, July 2, 2019
Vanessa and Chandler Langlois of Plaquemine, LA, are the recipients of a grant to be used for in vitro fertilization (IVF) from Louisiana fertility clinic Fertility Answers. The couple lost their first child to an autosomal recessive disorder that they are both genetic carriers of. They will couple their free IVF cycle with preimplantation genetic diagnosis to test their embryo for the disease. Read more…
“People have no idea”: Woman shares 1,998-day struggle to get pregnant
The Advocate, May 29, 2019
“Whether you’re six months in or six years in, the pain is real, and it’s a very rough road. But don’t let anyone tell you to give up. Look at other options. You know your journey, and what you’re willing to go through.” Melissa Lafosse, 39, knows a thing or two about perseverance. For 1,998 days, she and her husband, Wayne, dedicated their lives to a goal that seemed unattainable. But they refused to give up. Read more…
Fertility Advocacy Day is May 16
Baton Rouge Parents Magazine, May 2019
Hopeful parents experiencing the wait of infertility will join doctors and other advocates for Fertility Advocacy Day in Washington, DC, on Thursday, May 16. Supporters from Louisiana will speak with legislators about reproductive care issues, specifically increasing infertility awareness and insurance coverage for treatments. “Most of the news relating to healthcare today involves people losing medical benefits or coverage,” says Dr. John Storment, a fertility expert who treats patients in Baton Rouge and Lafayette. “Having the opportunity to speak directly with our representatives will result in improved insurance coverage for the treatment of infertility. We will be successful.” Read more…
Medical Breakthroughs: Treating Infertility
KLFY News 10, April 8, 2019
For those planning a family it can be emotional and distressing when it doesn’t happen right away. While doctors say the chance of infertility increases once women turn 35, other factors could be at play, especially for younger women. Read more…
Lafayette fertility clinic offers grant to cover IVF treatment
News 15, April 3, 2019
A Lafayette fertility clinic is looking to help restore hope for one Louisiana couple who is running into medical and financial roadblocks to have a baby. They’re taking applications for a grant that will cover one cycle of in vitro fertilization. Read more…
More than one million frozen embryos in the U.S. are stored after couples have either conceived, separated, or changed their mind about having a child. Read this uplifting story about how the LeBlancs found hope with the gift of an embryo donation. Read more…
Dr. John Storment – Helping Build Healthy Families at “Fertility Answers”
Discover Lafayette Podcast, November 30, 2018
Dr. John Storment, a top-ranked fertility specialist in Louisiana, always dreamed of being a surgeon. However, he chose to specialize in Reproductive Endocrinology when he discovered he could combine his love of surgery with the ability to help bring new life into the world. Storment’s specialty is rare, as only about 25 to 30 medical students in the U. S. graduate each year certified in Reproductive Endocrinology and they tend to practice in dense metropolitan areas with large populations. Listen to the Podcast…
Loreauville couple shares fertility struggle at reunion with doctors
KATC-TV, October 14, 2018
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 12 percent of women have difficulty getting pregnant or carrying to term. Hundreds of those women are right here in Acadiana, but thanks to a Lafayette fertility clinic, some of them are now celebrating their own children. Read more…
Fertility Answers to Celebrate Life at Reunion
News 15, October 9, 2018
Regional fertility clinic Fertility Answers plans to welcome back parents and their children they helped bring into this world at their annual Celebration Day event. This year’s celebration will be held Sunday, October 14, 2p.m., at Zoosiana, the Zoo of Acadiana in Broussard, LA. Read more…
Breast cancer diagnosis threatened bride’s fertility
The Advocate, October 7, 2018
Emily McIntosh was on top of the world in the winter of 2013. Just 25 years old and in her fourth year of medical school at LSU-Shreveport, she had just matched in her chosen field of ophthalmology and would begin her residency in Memphis in just six short months. But Emily had more than a residency to be excited about. She was also engaged to fellow med school classmate Philippe Prouet. Read more…
Fertility Answers to celebrate life at reunion
Healthcare Journal of Baton Rouge, October 12, 2018
Regional fertility clinic Fertility Answers plans to welcome back parents and their children they helped bring into this world at their annual Celebration Day event. This year’s celebration will be held Oct. 14 at 2 p.m. at Zoosiana, the Zoo of Acadiana in Broussard, La. Read more…
Gift of Hope applications open for free IVF cycle
KPLC-TV, March 16, 2018
One couple facing medical and financial roadblocks to having a baby will receive a grant for a free cycle of in vitro fertilization (IVF) through a program called the Gift of Hope.
Eligibility requires that couples earn less than $100,000 per year, have no insurance coverage for infertility, and that IVF is medically necessary to conceive. Read more… or Watch the video…
Fertility Answers to offer discounted services in observance of Infertility Awareness
BRProud.com, March 30, 2017
Fertility Answers, in recognition of National Infertility Awareness Week®, April 23 through April 29, will offer two discounted services during the entire month of April 2017 to help raise awareness about infertility and women’s fertility potential and preservation. Read more…
A Louisiana couple will be given a “Gift of Hope”
KATC-TV, March 14, 2017
“It means everything,’ Shawna Cormier said. “You go through all of this to have these beautiful babies. You never forget what you went through. It’s always in the back of your mind.” For eight years Shawna and her husband Colby tried to expand their family. “It was a long journey,” Shawna explained. “We tried for 8 years and did 7 IUI’s.” Nothing was working and IVF treatments seem so far out of reach. Then, a glimmer of hope. Read more…
Surrogate births 1st Lafayette baby of 2017 for sister
Lake Charles couple wins Gift of Hope
KPLC-TV, May 27, 2016
It is contest with a prize greater than anything money can buy: the chance to start a family. A Lake Charles couple that has struggled with infertility for years now has the Gift of Hope that could finally make their dream to become parents come true. As soon as you walk in the door of Kirk and Jenean Dugas’ Lake Charles apartment, you are bound to hear laughter. This couple loves the life they have together and they long to share it with children. View the News Story…
Gift of hope continues helping families across Louisiana
KATC TV-3, March 30, 2016
Eight years of struggles all leading to one moment. “We kept trying and did 7 IUI’s and nothing every came of it,” Shawna Cormier said. The moment came in the form of a phone call and the Cormier’s lives changed forever. “When she called and told me we won the Gift of Hope—it was like a weight was lifted off my shoulders,” Colby Cormier said. View the News Story…
Dreams can come true with infertility grant funding through The Gift of Hope
KLFY TV-10, March 15, 2016
Couples struggling to have a baby have a chance to get a free cycle of in vitro fertilization. The Gift of Hope program will choose two lucky couples. The program is put on by Fertility Answers, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, and Sheridan Healthcare. View the News Story…
Geismar couple receives the gift of a lifetime
Gonzales Weekly Citizen, December 31, 2015
Finding the best doctors in the nation for a malady can be a tricky business, with enormous, possible life-saving implications. Peer recommendations and hearsay can be useful, but what if you could survey the best doctors in the nation in their specialties? Read More…
Louisiana’s Best Doctors: The Very Latest Survey Results
Louisiana Life, November/December 2015
Finding the best doctors in the nation for a malady can be a tricky business, with enormous, possible life-saving implications. Peer recommendations and hearsay can be useful, but what if you could survey the best doctors in the nation in their specialties? Read more…
Fertility preservation provides hope for young cancer patients
The Advocate, October 4, 2015
After the initial shock of a cancer diagnosis, women of child-bearing age should think about what chemotherapy, radiation and other cancer-killing drugs may do to her future fertility. Read More…
A fighting chance
The Independent, July 2015
New genetic testing options for pregnant women are making the possibility for a healthy child greater than ever before. For parents who are carriers of a serious condition, in some cases, it’s making it possible for them to do the once-impossible – have a healthy child together. Read more…
Advanced fertility technology increases chances of successful conception and healthy baby
Baton Rouge Business Report’s What’s New In Health Care, July 2015
More couples than ever are turning to in vitro fertilization to help build their families. New technology now allows doctors to improve the chances of successful conception and delivery of a healthy child along with a much lower risk of multiple gestations with twins, triplets or more. Read more…
Face of Fertility – Dr. John Storment
Louisiana Life Magazine, May/June 2015
Louisiana Life’s “Faces of Louisiana” section showcases those who make a powerful impact in their field. The magazine chose Dr. John Storment as its “Face of Fertility” for Baton Rouge Read more…
Applications open for gift of free in vitro fertilization
KATC-TV, March 3, 2015
Each spring, board certified reproductive endocrinologist Dr. John Storment of Fertility Answers awards a free cycle of in vitro fertilization (IVF) to a lucky local couple struggling to have a baby through his program called Gift of Hope. The physician has opened the call for entries again. Read more…
Genetic screening helps couples conceive healthy babies
WAFB-TV, February 25, 2015
A breakthrough in reproductive medicine is changing lives in a huge way for couples trying to have healthy children. An advanced type of genetic screening gives the ability to stop disease before it even starts. Watch the video news story…
In Vitro fertilization is giving new hope against risky child birth
NBC33, February 20, 2015
One of the most selfless decisions someone can make is the decision to become a parent. It’s monumental; meaning a person is willing to put themselves aside because they have something to offer towards raising the life another human being. Watch the video news story…
Embryo screenings offering hope to couples at high risk for genetic defects
KPLC-TV, January 20, 2015
Sarah and Brent Bergeron have experienced the thrill of pregnancy, the heartbreak of losing their first child, and the cutting edge science behind a reproductive medicine breakthrough to bring another child into their lives. Watch the video news story…
Louisiana’s Best Doctors: The Very Latest Survey Results
Louisiana Life, November/December 2014
Finding the best doctors in the nation for a malady can be a tricky business, with enormous, possible life-saving implications. Peer recommendations and hearsay can be useful, but what if you could survey the best doctors in the nation in their specialties? Read more…
Lafayette, Baton Rouge fertility clinics announce merger
The Advocate, October 7, 2014
Fertility Answers, a Lafayette-based center for women’s infertility and gynecological care, has expanded its services to the Baton Rouge area by merging with A Woman’s Center For Reproductive Medicine. Read more…
Fertility Preservation Louisiana
WAFB-9 News, July 25, 2014
Dr. Bobby Webster, medical director and reproductive endocrinologist at A Woman’s Center for Reproductive Medicine, A Fertility Answers Network Clinic, was recently featured on WAFB’s Healthline report with Elizabeth Vowell. See what Dr. Webster has to say about his post-cancer treatment patient’s conception from having sought fertility preservation prior to her cancer treatments. Watch the video news story…
Acadiana organization offers hope for families facing infertility
KATC-TV, April 16, 2014
“For me there was a sense of failure as a wife, as a woman.” Beth McCleery and husband Eric started trying to get pregnant as soon as they were married. “I just had a feeling that something was wrong.” A fertility doctor confirmed Beth’s suspicion. Watch the video news story…
Isabelle ushers in different life for new parents. First baby of 2014 is life-changing event
L Magazine, March 2014
The new year started with a life-changing event for Lafayette couple Kristen and Dustin Delahoussaye. Their baby, Isabelle, was the area’s first baby born in 2014 at Women’s & Children’s Hospital in Lafayette. From the very beginning, they knew Isabelle was special. Read more…
Seeing double: fertility docs working to reduce multiple births
KPLC-TV, February 20, 2014
Nearly half of all babies born with fertility help are multiples, so many that it is being called a “twin epidemic.” Fertility doctors are working to reduce the number of multiple births and the medical complications that come along with very high risk pregnancies. It is another start to the day in the Landry home in Lake Charles with adorable twins, Jackson and John Paul. Their parents, Anna and Justin, tried for two years to get pregnant with no success. Watch the video news story…
Gift of Hope growing families struggling with infertility
KPLC-TV, February 19, 2014
Hopelessness, heartache, emptiness – those are all feelings shared by couples struggling with infertility. The “Gift of Hope” is helping to grow families that will not give up on the dream for a child.
As Shawna and Colby Cormier sing nursery songs to their 10-month-old daughter, Layla, they beam with pride and love. “I always wanted to be a dad,” said Colby, “I was ready for a family within our first year of being married.” Watch the video news story…
Louisiana’s Best Doctors: The Very Latest Survey Results
Louisiana Life, November/December 2013
Finding the best doctors in the nation for a malady can be a tricky business, with enormous, possible life-saving implications. Peer recommendations and hearsay can be useful, but what if you could survey the best doctors in the nation in their specialties? Read more…
Louisiana’s Best Doctors: The Very Latest Survey Results
Louisiana Life, November/December 2012
Finding the best doctors in the nation for a malady can be a tricky business, with enormous, possible life-saving implications. Peer recommendations and hearsay can be useful, but what if you could survey the best doctors in the nation in their specialties? Read more…
Waiting: The Gift of Hope offers one couple the chance to conceive
FACE Magazine, July 2012
Shawna Cormier never thought she would have trouble getting pregnant. And yet, six years after she and husband, Colby, decided to start a family they are still waiting. Read more…
The Gift of Life: Doctor, wife give women chance to have a baby by providing free in vitro services
L Magazine, Winter 2011
Each story of hope and frustration can move Dr. John and Amelie Storment to tears. There’s the young newlywed whose husband is fighting in Afghanistan and wants to see him one day holding their child. And the professional woman whose guilt is overwhelming because she thinks, thanks to a career, she waited too long to start trying to have a family. Each story is accompanied by the fear of being along and having no child to carry on family traditions, share stories and complete the family unit. Read more…
Hope Springs Anew: Three families. Three incredible journeys
FACE Magazine, August 2011
In the United States it is estimated that more than 7 million women have sought treatment for infertility, meaning millions more likely face the same troubles but never seek treatment because of cost. Costs that are often high and rarely covered by insurance leaving couples that want children with little hope. But each year in Acadiana, a generous group offers couples facing trouble conceiving the opportunity for a free round of in vitro fertilization treatment. The Gift of Hope provided by Dr. John Storment with Fertility & Women’s Health Center of Louisiana, Women’s & Children’s Hospital and Sheridan Healthcare began in 2006 and since its inception has awarded eight couples a free round of IVF resulting in three miraculous children. Three women (and men) with hope renewed. Three beautiful children. Three stories told through the eyes of mothers grateful beyond words. Read more…
Surgical/Non-Surgical: New alternative helps make periods lighter
008 Magazine, May/June 2011
Women know that their monthly period is no picnic. Even a normal period can be a nuisance. But is your period so heavy that it is seriously disrupting your social life and physical activities? If so, then you are not alone. Read more…
Gift of Hope: Giving Infertile Couples a Winning Chance
Louisiana Medical News, September 2010
Robin and Dion Carter seemed to have it all. The attractive Ville Platte couple met during college, dated for six years, and have been married for five. But, something was missing from their lives, causing them to feel an agonizing void – a child. Read more…
Ville Platte Couple Receives Free In Vitro Fertilization
KATC-TV, June 16, 2010
Every year six million couples wanting to have a child face problems associated with infertility. One couple from Acadiana has been one of those statistics for five years, but this year their luck could change. Watch the video news story…
Couple Selected for Fertility Assistance
KLFY-TV, June 16, 2010
Medical technology is helping a local couple work against the odds to do something many people take for granted: start a family. Watch the video news story…
“Gift of Hope” baby born!
KPLC-TV, October 30, 2009
“Good things come to those who wait,” you k now the saying, and it couldn’t ring more true for one Lake Charles couple that has waited five years to have a baby. Now we meet one of Southwest Louisiana’s newest residents and we catch up with the parents, who we first introduced you to nearly two years ago. Watch the video news story…
Hope & Grace: The wonders of science lead to the miracle of birth
The Daily Advertiser, June 7, 2009
Beth McCleery knew something was wrong fairly soon after getting married. She and her husband, Eric, a software trainer, had begun trying to conceive right away after their 2004 wedding. Read more…
Relentless
FACE Magazine, August 2009
Robin Racca is a believer. She’s one of those relentless women with a drive you can’t learn – it’s something she must have been born with – and you don’t develop over time. It’s a kind of determination that’s brought her through the heartache only a woman who harbors great hope can feel. Read more…
The Gift of Hope: Rachel and Tony’s story
KPLC-TV, March 20, 2009
It’s a moment that has brought generosity, science and one couple’s dream to the ultimate culmination. One year ago, Rachel and Tony Bourque could have never believed how a story they saw here on KPLC would change their lives forever. This is their story about the ultimate “Gift of Hope.” Watch the video news story…
Miracle of Birth
The Daily Iberian, November 2, 2008
Having a baby is often one of the most anticipated and joyful events in a married couple’s life. Imagine, then, the disappointment that ensues when after four years of trying to conceive a child, efforts are unsuccessful. Such was the case of 34-year-old couple Jodie and Duane Scott of New Iberia. Read more…
The Gift of Hope for Infertile Couples
Living Magazine, April 2008
Today Terry Hughes heard something he thought he might never hear. His one-year-old daughter, Hope Elizabeth, called him “DaDa.” Like many American couples, Terry and his wife, Laura, spent years trying unsuccessfully to conceive a child. Read more…
Expecting Miracles: A Lafayette doctor and his wife create the perfect gift for couples with infertility
Imagine Louisiana, Summer 2007
On Saturday, April 14 at 6:46 p.m., weighing seven pounds two ounces, Hope Elizabeth Hughes was born at Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Lafayette. Hope’s mother, Laura Hughes, chose natural childbirth and was in labor for 23 hours before she and her husband, Terry, finally held their daughter in their arms. While the birth was fairly routine, the couple’s journey to that moment was anything but ordinary. Read more…
Couple Win Free In Vitro Chance
The Advocate, May 9, 2007
A Lafayette fertility doctor on Monday awarded a local couple, trying to have a baby for half a decade, $10,000 or more worth of medical help that could give the pair a 50-50 chance of having a baby. Read more…
Program Gives “Hope”: Acadiana couples to get help with fertility costs
The Daily Advertiser, May 8, 2007
Two Acadiana couples were given a second chance to start a family Monday as the winners of this year’s Gift of Hope, which offers freedom from the financial stress of in vitro fertilization. Read more…
