National Infertility Awareness Week (NIAW) is acknowledged every year in April to raise awareness and reduce stigmas around infertility. One person who considers each and every day a time for this specific type of awareness and assistance is Dorette Noorhasan, M.D., a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist and infertility physician who serves as CCRM Fertility Dallas-Fort Worth’s medical director and co-founder. Her clinic is in Frisco at 8380 Warren Parkway, Ste. 201.
NIAW is observed annually to highlight that infertility is an issue that affects as many as one in six people globally at some point in their lives, according to World Health Organization representatives. For 2025, the week will be observed April 20-26.
Because CCRM has its own state-of-the-art IV lab and quality testing, Dr. Noorhasan says the clinic's pregnancy success rate is high, and that the team leads many scientific studies. CCRM Fertility Dallas-Fort Worth Main Center is part of the CCRM Fertility network. She adds that CCRM offers its patients best-in-class patient care and access to a network of award-winning physicians, a full suite of fertility services, innovative technology and cutting-edge labs.
The 8,000-square-foot CCRM facility in Frisco houses an all-inclusive fertility treatment center with a dedicated on-site physician team, IVF laboratory, procedures area, on-site lab embryologist and comprehensive diagnostic services.
Dr. Noorhasan says their all-inclusive fertility treatment center specializes in the most-advanced fertility treatments, including expertise in in-vitro fertilization, fertility assessment, fertility preservation, genetic testing, third-party reproduction and human egg donation.
Other health factors can be involved with preparing to begin a family. The hormone cortisol is automatically triggered in human bodies when they're threatened, causing an increase in heart rate and breathing rate to enable either a fight or flee response. In a truly dangerous situation, such as a threatened assault or a car accident, this response is highly functional. Dr. Noorhasan says the problem is many people react in this same way to situations that are only perceived to be dangerous, and some are in a constant state of high anxiety that keeps their heart rates, blood pressure and respiration rates at very high levels. This may contribute to conceiving a baby more difficult or unpredictable.
"Several studies have shown mind-body interventions for fertility may improve a wide variety of physical symptoms, coping and mood," says Dr. Noorhasan. "To the extent that stress may have a negative impact on outcomes, if you can remove any of those factors, it enhances the chances for success."
Dr. Noorhasan says after addressing the mind-body connection, most people feel they leave CCRM with a set of skills they can draw upon to better cope with treatments, outcomes and choices regarding their own journey to parenthood. "For some, the programs can be life-changing," she adds.
Dr. Noorhasan received her undergraduate degree summa cum laude from the University of the Virgin Islands and attended medical school at Boston University School of Medicine. She completed her residency in obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at the University of Texas, Houston, and her fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility at New Jersey Medical School. She regularly attends continuing education classes and seminars.
CCRM Fertility Dallas-Fort Worth is designated as a Center for Excellence. This accreditation is awarded to medical programs that treat complex medical conditions while meeting the most rigorous quality, safety and patient experience standards.
Another related observance during April is The National Month of Hope, which is dedicated to celebrating resilience and finding strength during tough times.
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