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• COVID-19 and Pregnancy News

  A recent study has provided us with some reassuring news during this pandemic! 👏 Certain viruses will affect pregnant women more severely than non-pregnant women; however, early data regarding COVID-19 suggest that it does not 👍. It also appears that the virus is not passed to the baby 👶. If you have any questions or […]

• Chase Ashton Ray: Our February Baby of the Month

  “For many of us, infertility leads to heartbreaks, disappointment, and emptiness. It’s a constant struggle that all you have to hold onto is hope.” Mom Charlene and her husband decided to seek the help of a fertility specialist, after suffering two miscarriages. Diagnosed with unexplained fertility, the couple first tried IUI, at the suggestion of […]

• Gracen Azariah: Our February Baby of the Month

  Gracen Azariah was born on January 2, 2020 at 12:37 am, weighing in at 6 lbs and 15 oz with a length of 20 inches. Mom Roxanne and spouse Sean have been together since September 11, 2001. The couple met and have been dating since the middle school years. They have been together for a […]

• James Melville: Our January Baby of the Month

  Mom Jillianne and her husband started trying for a baby in 2013. The couple moved to Hawaii in 2016 so that Jillianne could finish her BA degree and then sought the help of a fertility specialist in 2017. Jillianne was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and subsequently had to have her right fallopian tube […]

• Carter: Our December Baby of the Month

  “I was completely shocked that it worked because I had lost all hope that IVF would be effective. I guess third time’s a charm!” Mom Dyan and her husband Kellen got married in April 2014 and started trying to have a baby in the summer of 2015. After a year of trying to get pregnant […]

• Sophie: Our December Baby of the Month

  “We always made sure not to get pregnant for the past 10 years of being together, and when we felt that it was time to have a baby, it was not happening. It was life’s cruel joke.” Mom Rianna and her husband have been married since they were in their 20’s. They were young and […]

• Malia & Maleko: Our November Twins of the Month

  “My husband said, ‘Third times a charm’.” Mom Joanna and her husband have been together for sixteen years, high school sweethearts. After fourteen years together, they were ready to start their family but needed help to do so. They turned to the Fertility Institute of Hawaii and became patients of Dr. Karmon. They knew they […]

• Maggie: Our November Baby of the Month

  “We truly are thankful for everyone that helped us achieve our dream of adding to our family.” Mom Allison and her husband have been together for seven years, trying to grow their family for five years. Allison had a daughter from a previous relationship, but her husband did not have any children. Five years of […]

• Ilani: Our October Baby of the Month

  “Dr. Karmon and our coordinator Rachel understood what we were going through and helped us make the decision to try the IVF treatment, which resulted in great news for our family.” Mom Maria and her husband have been happily married for 15 years, but always felt like something was missing. Their dogs Kona and Nalo […]

• Callan: Our October Baby of the Month

  Mom Amanda and her husband have been together since 2012, second marriage, but no children. Both wanted to have a family later in life. Amanda was diagnosed with PCOS and endometriosis, both can affect the ability to become pregnant. She started fertility treatments early in 2018 at the Fertility Institute of Hawaii, with three rounds […]