"Infertility is lonely," recalls LeAnn Briesemeister about her and husband Eric's journey to start a family. LeAnn's loneliness gradually disappeared as she experienced the support offered by the team of experts at the UI Center for Advanced Reproductive Care. Now, six years later, she and Eric have three beautiful boys ranging in age from 1 to 6.
As part of the comprehensive services offered by UI Womem's Health, the UI Center for Advanced Reproductive Care is recognized nationally for it expertise and commitment to helping families have healthy babies—one at a time. This commitment is featured in an upcoming television series, "The Fertility Chase," which will begin airing on May 1, 2010, on Women's Entertainment television.
Fertility services are available for both women and men, including care for gestational carriers (sometimes called surrogate mothers). Services are offered to all individuals without regard to marital status or sexual orientation.
In June 2009, UI Health Care opened the UI Center for Advanced Reproductive Care — Quad Cities, offering fertility services to families in the Quad Cities area.
University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center takes a team approach to treating gynecologic cancers. The Division of Gynecologic Oncology includes physicians, surgeons, radiologists, nurses, researchers, and others who specialize in each type of cancer. They know the latest research and the most innovative approaches, and can draw on the expertise of The University of Iowa's 1,100 cancer professionals. If you come to us with a diagnosis of cancer, our specialists will meet to review your case and brainstorm your options. They'll discuss with you and your family how best to treat your cancer.
Gynecologic cancers include cancer of the cervix, uterus, ovaries, vulva, or vagina.
Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center offers leading-edge diagnosis and treatment. From the latest imaging equipment to precise image-guided radiation therapy; from promising clinical trials to minimally invasive robotic surgery, we give you more options and more hope.
UI Health Care's esophageal cancer team focuses on cancers of the esophagus and lungs. Though rare, esophageal cancer has been linked to more common diseases such as gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD) and Barrett's esophagus.
Our team of physicians, nurses, radiation therapists, and researchers operates Iowa's largest and most experienced esophageal cancer program. We offer innovative treatments including minimally invasive surgery and advanced radiation therapy that help to reduce time spent in the hospital. Through expertise and technology, we are able to offer our patients more options and more hope.