Dr. Gayane Ambartsumyan
Fertility Medicine
Redondo Beach, CA
22 years experience female
Locations
Reproductive Partners Medical Group, Inc
Los Angeles, CA
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Aetna
UnitedHealthcare
Cigna
Reproductive Partners Medical Group, Inc
Redondo Beach, CA
About
Bio
I grew up in Armenia and moved to Los Angeles with my family when I was 15. I received all my education and training in the US. I am a fellowship trained fertility specialist with special expertise in stem cell biology. I believe the future of stem cell research holds great promise in our field.
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Fertility Medicine
Languages spoken
Armenian
Doctor Q&A
163 Answers
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gayane Ambartsumyananswered
Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Yes maybe: Metformin can occasionally work to help resume ovulation. However, when this was compared to Clomid (clomiphene) and clomid/metformin combination in ... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Take her to gynecol.: Does she have other signs of puberty? Like pubic hair growth or breast development? If so, you can wait until she is 16. If not, she should be eval... Read More
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A 32-year-old male asked:
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Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Jan 27: You are approximately 27 wks and 5 days and due date jan 27th. Please talk to your doctor for more accurate details as she knows your history the bes... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
24 hours: Generally within 24 hours. This of course depends whether you caught the beginning, the middle or the tail end of the lh surge with your test.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Take Antibiotics: You will need to see your doctor so they can prescribe you antibiotics. Uti during pregnancy definitely needs to be treated and there are many safe m... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
You don't: Calculators make assumptions that everybody ovulates and that everybody has periods every month. However, this may not necessarily be the case. Calc... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Infection: You should see your physician to be tested for an infection as this can be a sign of one.
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Pregnancy test: You should do a pregnancy test and also see a doctor if your period doesn't start.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Depends : It really depends on the timing of Clomid (clomiphene) intake and when you ovulate. You should discuss the details with the doctor who prescribed it.
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A 21-year-old male asked:
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Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
See your doctor: Can be normal, but you should see your doctor for full evaluation.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Possibly: Untreated chlamydia can lead to infection in the tubes and cause blockage. But this doesn't happen to everybody who has chlamydia so hopefully you we... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Difficult: In your case when you only have a few periods per year, it would be difficult to know. This is because you probably only ovulate about 2-4 times a ye... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Progesterone : Progesterone will also help with adenomyosis if you have contraindications to estrogens. Can also discuss using the Mirena (levonorgestrel) iud with ... Read More
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A 32-year-old male asked:
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Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
2 weeks before : Assuming you have regular periods, likely about 2 weeks before those dates.
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Get evaluated: You should see your gynecologist or a fertility specialist to get evaluated. Good luck!
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A member asked:
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No: Contrary to what people think, birth control polls do not lead to infertility. You should get evaluated by a specialist!
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A 43-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
None: It really depends on why you had the biopsy performed. Late proliferative endometrium is a normal finding, it just tells us where you were in your me... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
No: You cannot carry a pregnancy without a uterus as that's where the pregnancy implants. However, if one still has ovaries, you can still have your biol... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Check for pregnancy: You should do a home urine pregnancy test. It's not always that one has symptoms right away when pregnant.
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Right away: If you have already missed your period, you can do a pregnancy test now.
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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As usual: Clomid (clomiphene) should be taken on the 3rd day of your period then ideally monitored with ultrasounds to see how you respond. Good luck!
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A 19-year-old male asked:
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OPK: You should use an ovulation predictor kit and test daily. That is the only way to know exactly when you are going to ovulate.
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A 34-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
See below: You should talk to your doctor as they know the details but not all good quality embryos are genetically normal and this could have been one of those.... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Yes: It will be very similar to when you ovulate naturally. Good luck!
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A 33-year-old male asked:
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Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
See a doctor : You should see a doctor right away as this may be a sign of infection.
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Not ovulating: Seems like you are not ovulating. You should consider discussing this with your gynecologist or see a fertility specialist.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Abdomen: The egg is released from the ovary and is at the time usually around the ovary and the fallopian tubes in the abdominal cavity.
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A 24-year-old member asked:
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Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Depends: It really depends on many factors including how it was tied in the first place. If a large portion of the tube was removed or damage at the time of t... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Count : They check concentration, motility (percent that are live) and morphology (percent that look normal).
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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24 hours: You generally ovulate within 24 hours of positive ovulation predictor kit. So recommend intercourse starting day of positive opk.
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Depends: Because you have periods less frequently, it means you ovulate less frequently. Because you are young, if you have intercourse regularly, you can pro... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Take a test: When in doubt, always helps to do a home pregnancy test.
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Depends: It really depends on when you resume your normal menses. But theoretically, you can conceive with your first ovulatory cycle after a miscarriage.
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A 34-year-old male asked:
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Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Depends: Ideally you would like to see a fertility specialist, especially after trying for over 1 year. Your OB should technically refer you to one at this po... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Depends : There is a difference between pcos and pco. You probably have pco but not the syndrome. To have the syndrome you need to have either irregular periods... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
LH and progesterone: Estrogen levels are detected by the brain which then releases something call leutinizing hormone (lh) which induces ovulation. After ovulation, Proge... Read More
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A 31-year-old male asked:
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Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Sexual contact: Hpv can be spread with genital to genital contact or with oral to genital contact.
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A female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Takes time: Sometimes it takes a little longer. Each month the chance of conceiving is ~15%. Keep trying. If not able to conceive in 1 year see a doctor. Wait ... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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See a doctor: I think it's time to see a fertility specialist for complete evaluation. Seems like you may have problems with ovulation.
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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ICSI: This is when the sperm is directly injected into the egg at the time of ivf.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Depends: Talk to your doctor. Depends on circumstances. Sometimes estrogen will help.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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One day: If using ovulation predictor kits, you ovulate about 24 hours after it turns positive. Once you have ovulated, the ova can be around for another 24 h... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Periods and OPK: In general, if you are having monthly periods then most likely you are ovulating. However this isn't always the case. Therefore, i suggest using over... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
1 day: You generally ovulate 14 days prior to your period. But you can use over the counter ovulation prediction kits to help you tell when you are ovulatin... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Opk: Yoi can know you are ovulating by purchasing ovulation predictor kit and using that as instructed. Temperature measurements aren't recommended anymor... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Depends on length: Depends on cycle length. But you always ovulate 14 days prior to the period.
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A 17-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
No: Having pcos doesn't mean you can't get pregnant, but you may need the help of a fertility specialist when ready. There is no cure for pcos but you ca... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Ovulation : In the world of fertility, it is used to induce i ovulation, very similar to clomid (clomiphene). It is, however, also used in breast cancer patients... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Up to 5 days: Sperm can live as long as up to 5 days in the vagina.
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 22 years experience
Yes: You can test about 12 days after ovulation, so in about 2 days.
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Dr. Ambartsumyan is an excellent physician, one of the best I have ever worked with. Her bedside manner is warm and thoughtful, she truly cares about her patient's well being. She is also one of the...Read More
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Ambartsumyan is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Dr. Ambartsumyan is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thanks for your quick reply! So do you think the aed I'm on is causing my cycle to go all over the place or is it my body just knowing ttc
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my IUD was removed in July & just very concerned about my fertility & my age. My OB also told me to come back in 6 months if not pregnant
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Thanks for your quick reply! This has really helped me out considering I'm a woman with pcos and begin spotting. I got a little worried
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