Dr. Kenneth Gelman
Fertility Medicine
Cooper City, FL
40 years experience male
Locations
INFERTILITY and REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE of SOUTH BROWARD
Cooper City, FL
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Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Florida
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Cooper City, FL
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SpecialtiesDoctors 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.
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
Languages spoken
English
Doctor Q&A
50 Answers
1 Agree
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kenneth Gelmananswered
Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
Positive preg test: You may ovulated early around day 10 to 12, so about 10 to 12 days from august 27.
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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13 weeks: You need an ultrasound to see if have a small sub chorionic hemmorhage. These usually resolve with bedrest. Call your obgyn and report this to them.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
Lactation: Yes you can lactate for quite some time after pregnancy.Also, some women have lactation from ocps.If you have missed any ocps or taken any of them la... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
Low testosterone : Low testosterone is possible, but very unlikely. He should have ablood test to verify.
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kenneth Gelmananswered
Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
Pregnancy: There is a 2 to 10% chance each cycle of conceiving if all is normal.
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
Implantation: It certainly could be implantation bleeding or spotting.The bleeding sounds less like your period. Just wait till your menstral due date and obviously... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
Breast soreness: This is typical of ovulation and high Progesterone levels. If it persists check apreg test at the end of your cycle.
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
Pregnant: Certainly could be. However, the symptoms could be non specific.The test will tell you. Good luck!
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
Cramps: Not clear what yhis could be. Did you talk with your gyn? It could be vaginismus, which are contractions vaginally, which also give painful intercours... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
Missed cycle: Yor likely having missed ovulations(what doctors call anovulatory cycles). You should see you gyn for confirmation of this. If this is the case , he m... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
Pregnant: The best way to conceive with atubal ligation is ivf. Some women under 35 may elect for a tubal reversal. In the right hands, this procedure is 70% li... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
Late period: Not likely your pregnant. However, do a preg screen anyway. Most likely you had an irregular ovulatory cycle and will get your period later than usual... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
Progesterone: That is a very good level. It does mean your pregnant , but you could be.Keep trying, if your not. The high level means you have a very healthy ovaria... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kenneth Gelmananswered
Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
Pregnant: Not likely in that window of ovulation. The window is usually 24 hours that preg will ensue post ovulation.
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kenneth Gelmananswered
Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
Sperm count: Ypu would be an IUI candidate. Yes you could also possibly conceive naturally. However, be agressive and get it done! so an IUI would be my recommenda... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
One testicle: It should not if your testosterone level is normal. If your concerned, have your level checked.
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
Pain: Not clear except if you had ovulated recently, an "ovulation cyst"(corpus luteum)may be painful because they may occasionaly bleed. See your gyn.
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A 36-year-old female asked:
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A female asked:
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Absolutely : Absolutely you need to be checked.The suggested tests will includ an amh level, day 3 fsh and an antral follicle count.Your specialist will be very fa... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
Activity: It may not have a great effect.However, too much phsical activity may cause your menses to disappear as in the case of marathon runners.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
SPOTTING: Some women can have spotting throughout their entire pregnancy.Sotting 2 weeks after a missed period (if you have a positive preg test) is not necessa... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
Preg test: At your age of 48(am i correct?), the hormone lh , is likely elevated in your body due to being peri menopausal.This hormone cross reacts with beta hc... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kenneth Gelmananswered
Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
Late period: Probably not.You probably had either an ovulatory cycle or a late ovulation . If no period in another week to 10 days , recheck your prteg rest or see... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kenneth Gelmananswered
Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
Estradiol : If you had an Estradiol level early in your cycle, and thre were no cysts on ultrasound, then it is likely a follicle. If you did not have these tests... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kenneth Gelmananswered
Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
Pregnancy: At the first missed period if you are regular.Sometimes it may need to be repeated a few days later if the results are not 100 % clear.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kenneth Gelmananswered
Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
Blood: This could be what doctors call dysfunctional uterine bleeding. You need to see your gyn.
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kenneth Gelmananswered
Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
Pregnant: You should have an eval to see why your not ovulating. Cause include thyroid disease, high prolactin, pituitary disorders, stress or weight loss, and ... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
Dr. Kenneth Gelmananswered
Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
Prostatitis: The epididymitis is not usually bacterial, so taking Motrin or sometimes steroids can help an exception may be chylmydia where a z-pak would help.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kenneth Gelmananswered
Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
Spotting: Sounds like the end of your period, still occurring.If it persists, see your gyn.
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kenneth Gelmananswered
Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
Bleeding: It sounds like dysfunctional uterine bleeding, or possibly an anovulatory cycle.See your gyn and have an ultrasound, preg screen, Estradiol level , an... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kenneth Gelmananswered
Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
Pregnant: Your not likely in the window of ovulation then. Get yourself an over the counter ovulation test predictor to help you time things better.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kenneth Gelmananswered
Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
Absolutely, : Absolutely, if you are fertile, ivf can be performed.Your doctor can check an amh test to assess your fertility.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kenneth Gelmananswered
Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
Possible pregnancy: You should repeat the pregnancy test in a few days and if negative , it may be an irregular cycle with a late or disordered ovulation. Check apreg sc... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kenneth Gelmananswered
Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
Cramps: Use a non steriodal anti imflammatory, such as motrin, alleve or presription cataflam (diclofenac).
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kenneth Gelmananswered
Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
Pregnancy: Yes you can.Ivf is your best option. If you are under 35, you still may be able to have atubal reversal.This may also be an option for you.
5.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kenneth Gelmananswered
Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
Conceiving: It may take time.If this is adifferent partner from yor previuous children, the maybe have his sperm count checked.If nothing is happening in 6 months... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
Sonolucencies: Depends what you mean. Do you mean cysts in the ovaries? If that is the case then no. You probably need a second opinion. Maybe they are seeing endome... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
Estrogen- progestero: I assume your taking some combination of estrogen and Progesterone replacement for some reason. If you are taking it continuously, you would unlikely ... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kenneth Gelmananswered
Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
Sperm count: Its usually below 20 million with less then 4% normal morphology and amotility of less then 50%.However this is is arbitrary because with ivf men are ... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Kenneth Gelmananswered
Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
Cycle irregularity: Probably late as your march menses came. If your menses was not "regular" make sure you check apreg test.
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kenneth Gelmananswered
Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
Ocps: You should not be affected by the pill. However, your ovarian reserve(egg number) declines as women age whether they are on ocps or not.If you are ove... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kenneth Gelmananswered
Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
Pain: You may have some discomfort, but you should get checked by a gyn to make sure there is no ectopic pregnancy(pregnancy in a tube).
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kenneth Gelmananswered
Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
Pregnant: Yes, although ivf is your best option. Youy may be a candidate for a tubal reversal also.
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
Preg test: It detects the pregnancy hormone hcg. However, it may not detect low levels of this hormone very well, so you should have a confirmatory blood beta H... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
Symptoms: As early as a week later you may feel ovulation(progesterone related) symptoms.Pregnancy symptoms are very different between people. Some people feel ... Read More
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A 33-year-old male asked:
Dr. Kenneth Gelmananswered
Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
Iui: I am not in favor of any of these methods. They are all anecdodal. If you wish to use sex selection accurately, then ivf is the way togo , using a pro... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kenneth Gelmananswered
Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
Hycosy: No , if saline is being used.I perform many of these and they are great.
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
Provera (medroxyprogesterone): Most likely not. However, you should either re test or see your OB gyn as sometimes you still may ovulate during the Provera (medroxyprogesterone) pil... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
11 days: It should be , but repeat the test at 14 days to be sure.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
Pregnancy signs: There may be no symptoms at all. Others will experience non specific symptoms such as lightheadedness, nausea, breast fillness or tenderness. Obviousl... Read More
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Gelman is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Gelman is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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The lupron never worked had my period the whole 3 months now don't?
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Are yu sure? I also had sex on the fertile days diff partner
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Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
New York Medical College
Graduated 1982MD
Residency
Bronx Municipal Hospital Center
Residency
Bronx Municipal Hospital Center
Awards
nominated by US NEWS and WORLD REPORT as top doctor, also nominated by CASTLE amd CONNOLLY as top doctor
Top Reproductive Endocrinologist, First Place, Miami, FL - Winter
2013
Affiliations
American Society for Reproductive Medicine
American Society for Reproductive Immunology
Infertility & Reproductive Medicine of S. Broward
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