Author: Dr. Erkan Buyuk

Dr. Erkan Buyuk

Dr. Erkan Buyuk is a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist and infertility (REI) specialist who practices at RMA of New York’s Eastside office. Prior to joining RMA of New York in 2019, Dr. Buyuk served as the Director of the Fertility Preservation Program and Reproductive Tissue Bank at Mont… Read Full Bio

• Posted on December 13th, 2021by Dr. Erkan Buyukin Fertility Treatments

  Gestational Surrogacy 101: Psychological Aspects

  Gestational surrogacy arrangements are not new. According to the Old Testament, when she could not get pregnant, Sarah offered her maiden, Hagar, to…Read More

• Posted on November 2nd, 2021by Dr. Erkan Buyukin Education & Awareness

  Advances in the Scientific Landscape: Highlights from the 77th Meeting of American Society for Reproductive Medicine

  Last year, the 76th meeting of American Society for Reproductive Medicine took place in a virtual environment due to the Covid 19 pandemic, a first…Read More

• Posted on October 4th, 2021by Dr. Erkan Buyukin Fertility Treatments

  Gestational Surrogacy 101: Medical Aspects for the Surrogate

  When intended parents are unable to carry a pregnancy, they often turn to gestational surrogates to help them fulfill their dreams of parenthood. …Read More

• Posted on July 19th, 2021by Dr. Erkan Buyukin Fertility Treatments

  Gestational Surrogacy 101: Medical Aspects for Intended Parents

  Gestational surrogacy is an option for women who cannot carry a pregnancy and for the LGBTQ+ community, including gay men or couples, who want to…Read More

• Posted on February 1st, 2021by Dr. Erkan Buyukin Fertility Treatments

  IVF Medications Explained

  In vitro fertilization (IVF) is has been commonly used as a fertility treatment for more than four decades. IVF works best when multiple eggs are…Read More

• Posted on January 18th, 2021by Dr. Erkan Buyukin Genetics

  Mosaic Embryos: What does it mean, and how to handle it?

  If you are undergoing fertility treatment using in vitro fertilization (IVF), it is highly likely that you had a conversation with your provider…Read More

• Posted on November 23rd, 2020by Dr. Erkan Buyukin Women's Health

  More Fat, Less Eggs; How Does Obesity Affect Your Fertility?

  According to WHO, obesity is defined as “abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health”. The most convenient and accepted met…Read More

• Posted on November 4th, 2020by Dr. Erkan Buyukin Education & Awareness

  Frontiers of Reproductive Medicine and What is in the Horizon: Highlights from the 76th Meeting of American Society for Reproductive Medicine

  Although the 76th annual meeting of American Society for Reproductive Medicine took place in a virtual environment, the scientific rigor, the amount…Read More

• Posted on August 3rd, 2020by Dr. Erkan Buyukin Infertility Conditions

  Unexplained Infertility: How to Explain it?

  Infertility is defined as inability to conceive after 12 months of regular unprotected intercourse. Once a couple is diagnosed with infertility, a…Read More

• Posted on May 25th, 2020by Dr. Erkan Buyukin Women's Health

  Understanding a Woman’s Biological Clock

  Women are born with all the eggs that they will ever have for their lifetime. The highest number of eggs that a woman ever had was actually before…Read More