Dr. John Jarrett
Fertility Medicine
Carmel, IN
45 years experience male
Locations
Office
Carmel, IN
About
Bio
I am the father of seven children, ages 36-8. I have been blessed and hope to share this blessing with every patient I see. I enjoy, golf, yoga, sailing, and my family. I have been fortunate enough to help over 10,000 couples become parents. I did the first successful IVF, GIFT, and embryo cryo-preservation procedures in Indiana.
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Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Fertility Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Doctor Q&A
50 Answers
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Fertility Medicine 45 years experience
Yes: Many women have conceived after the age of fifty, but the primary issue if the decreased number of eggs that are healthy. With the use of donor oocyt... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Absolutely: Absolutley, at least for anonymous egg donors. Soemtimes an egg donor is known to the intended parents, but otherwise we go to great lengths to prote... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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The same: Endometriosis can cause problems in about 10% of post-menopausal and the symptoms are usually very much like those that are experienced prior to menop... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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It can be anywhere: One of the main theories as to the cause of endometriosis is the flow of menstrual fluid through the fallopian tubes at the time of the menses. If th... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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Not really: There is no good way to increase the volume of semen, but there really is not much need to increase the amount. While the volume may seem small, it i... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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IVF with ICSI: The best treatment for low sperm counts and motility is in vitro fertilization with intracytoplasmic sperm injection. With this procedure the sperm c... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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Every other day: The best interval for achieving conception is every other day around the time of ovulation.
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A 24-year-old member asked:
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Not really: There really is not a whole lot one can do t treat their endometriosis. I do believe a healthy life style, regular exercise, and a mediterranean die... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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It can be genetic: One can inherit this syndrome, or it may arise without any apparent history or cause. It is associated with multiple medical problems, including recu... Read More
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A 27-year-old member asked:
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You can't: Infertility is the second greatest stress a couple will face. It is impossible not to worry and fret about difficulty conceiving. Everyone does. Tr... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Be healthy: There is not a whole lot else you can do but i would suggest a very healthy life style with exercise, avoid toxins like smoking, and eat a good diet. ... Read More
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A 23-year-old member asked:
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Yes: At 23, if it has taken you three years to conceive, something is wrong and you should begin to puruse evaluation.
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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More tsting is neede: It is time to get more testing, specifically have your husband get a semen analysis.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Ultrasound: Since the advent of ultrasound, multiple pregnancy has become very straight forward to diagnose and is virtually 100% acurate. If you are concerned, ... Read More
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A 20-year-old member asked:
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Seek a consult: Those symptoms are all reminiscent of endometriosis. I would suggest a visit to an expert and perhaps an ultrasound to see if there is any visible ev... Read More
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A 18-year-old member asked:
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No: Whiule endometriosis is associated with difficulty conceiving, it is not thought to be a cause of pregnancy loss.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Ssris can impair orgasm, and ejaculation, in some men, but they do not seem to have any adverse effect on fertilit or sperm function.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Possibly: Addison's disease is a very significant health issue and as such it can certainly impair one's fertility owing to the generalized stress caused by add... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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Not really: While it does not necessarily do so, endometriosis can be associated with heavy menses and painful perios. Unless you have other symptoms to make you... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Vice versa: Progesterone is the hormone produced in the second half of the cycle, and is the hormone responsible for preparing the lining of the uterus for implan... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Yes: It all depends on where the endometriosis lies, but if it affects the area behind the uterus known as the cul-de-sac, it can casue rectal pain and can... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Yes: One of the main symptoms of endometriosis is painful periods. While there is not really a correlation between the amount of emdometriosis and the amo... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Testing for ovulati: You can use an over-the-counter test known as an ovulation predictor kit. This is a "dip stick" you put in the urine and it will indicate when ovulat... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Medical or surgical: There are both medical and surgical treatments available for endometriosis. Laparoscopy with ablation of endometriosis is a very effective way to com... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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They may be related: Women with polycystic ovaries related to Insulin resistance are at increased risk of developing diabetes, maybe even as much as ten times normal risk.... Read More
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A 26-year-old member asked:
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Absolutely: One can conceive perfectly normally with only one ovary. While endometriosis can make it more difficult to conceive, it rarely absolutely prevents co... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Be healthy: Smoking, excessive alcohol, illegal drugs such as marijuana, steroids such as used in body-building, and excessive use of hot tubs or hot baths in men... Read More
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A 22-year-old member asked:
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Suggest evaluation: Endometriosis per se does not typically cause fatigue. It can be a mental dran, but if you are truly fatigued you should consider further evaluation,... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Tubaligation: It depends on how you tubes are tied, but in general with current ivf success rates it is becoming increasingly difficult to recommend surgery for tub... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Depends on your age: Prolonged use of oral contraceptives does not carry with an increased risk of infertility, but advancing age does.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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It is possible: Although somewhat unusual, endometriosis certainly can occur in a c-section scar, or any other pelvic surgical scar for that matter. It is thought th... Read More
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A 26-year-old member asked:
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Endo is inflammatory: Endometriosis causes an inflammatory reaction. This produces "mini-hormones" that can affect many aspects of the reproductive process including ovula... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Deep pain: The pain after intercourse in women with endometriosis is ofter described as a deep, sometimes persistent discomfort. There can also be pain during i... Read More
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A 23-year-old member asked:
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No: To the best of my knowledge there is no particuar odor associated with endometriosis.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Probably more: This is a very general answer, but seemingly fertility is better if one has had a child. One has, after all, demonstrated that they can be pregnant a... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Yes: While it would not be the first thing i would suspect, endometriosis can occur with out any cramping whatsoever. You may want to focus on correction ... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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There's a chance: An amh of less that 0.1 is a worrisome vlaue. This suggests that the number of eggs remaining in the ovaries is very compromised. While you could co... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Fertility Medicine 45 years experience
Location: Endometriosis is the presence of the cells that line the inside of the uterus in areas outside the uterus, such as the ovaries, the lining of the abdo... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Fertility Medicine 45 years experience
Absolutely: In general, endometriosis does not absolutley preclude conception, but it certainly can make it more difficult to conceive. Many women with endometri... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Absolutely: In vitro fertilization is certainly possible after a tubal ligation. Furtherrmore, some tubal ligations can be surgically reversed. Ivf is typically ... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Often egg related: A woman is born with all the eggs she will ever have and as time goes by those eggs get used up and there is an ever-declining number of eggs availabl... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Tubaligation: No, tubes do not regrow, although tubaligations do not work 100% of the time.
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A 23-year-old member asked:
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Pain and infertility: Endometriosis is a funny process in that it may cause no symptoms at all or may cause severe pain. The only way to diagnose endometriosis (unless it ... Read More
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A 24-year-old member asked:
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Irregular periods: Your blood work may be normal but i wonder about the possibility of polycystic ovaries. With cycles that infrequently, something is amiss and pcos wo... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Fertility Medicine 45 years experience
Yes: The thyroid is like the idle speed on your car, and if it is set too low or too high the car does not run well. This is also true for the thyroid and... Read More
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IVF is preferrable: Whilte some certain types of tubaligation can be reversed surgically, current ivf success rates suggest that for almost everyone ivf is the procedure ... Read More
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A 26-year-old member asked:
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Endometriosis: I think the most likely explanation for all of this would be endometriosis, particularly the bleeding belly button which makes one think on endometrio... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Fertility Medicine 45 years experience
Depends: It really depends on the length of your cycles. Ovulation, as a rule, occurs 12-14 days prior to the start of your period. Therfore, if your cycles ... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Pretty rare: Sterility is the absolute inability to conceive. With all of the tools we now have sterility is very unusual. Impaired fertility is not uncommon, bu... Read More
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Jarrett is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Jarrett is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thanks alot! I try not to stress about not being able to conceive but its impossible! I will definitely try meditation n exercise...maybe that will help for sure!
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Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Graduated 1977MD
Medical/Graduate school
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, OH
Graduated 1977MD
Residency
University of Michigan Health System
Awards
Top Doctor, Indianapolis Monthly Magazine
Affiliations
American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Jarrett Fertility Group
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