Dr. Daniel Rychlik
Fertility Medicine
Santa Barbara, CA
28 years experience male
About
Bio
Dr. Rychlik together with a world renowned IVF team use the latest technology to give patients the best options to achieve pregnancy and preserve fertility. His focus is on female and male infertility diagnosis and treatment including
assisted reproductive technologies i.e., in vitro fertilization (IVF)
and PGD (Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis), fertility preservation and women's endocrinology. Dr. Rychlik attended the University of Illinois
Medical School in Chicago. He completed his fellowship in infertility
and reproductive endocrinology at the prestigious University of Chicago
Pritzker School of Medicine. Recently, Dr. Rychlik has also received his
statistical degree
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
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Licenses
United States: California, Virginia
Doctor Q&A
262 Answers
19 Agrees
The number of answers this doctor has agreed with.
A 40-year-old female asked:
Dr. Daniel Rychlikanswered
Fertility Medicine 28 years experience
Spotting: Can mean a lot of things. Unfortunately, blood can come from a number of different sites including hemorrhoids, from the urine, from the cervix or fro... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Chances: The chances of becoming pregnant are based upon age. At peak the best chances are about 35% per month but dramatically decreases with age and other co... Read More
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2 comments
A male asked:
Dr. Daniel Rychlikanswered
Fertility Medicine 28 years experience
No : This is not normal and may be caused by something other than the ivf. If it is severe i would seek your doctors attention.
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A 17-year-old female asked:
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NO: The birth control pill has so many benefits for young women and is the best choice for protection against pregnancy and other medical issues. In studi... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Not likely: Not likely. Ovulation can be shorter but it will make the menses shorter.
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 28 years experience
Not likely: You cannot get pregnant after you ovulate. Sperm has to be in the fallopian tube when the egg arrives. However, determining ovulation is not always ac... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 28 years experience
?: Brown blood is old blood. It means you had some sort of bleeding in the past. It takes time for the old blood to show up as spotting. Therefore, what ... Read More
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A 41-year-old female asked:
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1/2 chromosomes: Haploid is half a set of chromosomes. The egg and the sperm each give half of the complement of chromosomes to the embryo.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Not necessarily: Implantation bleeding is a very rare event although it is talked about a lot it rarely happens.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Any level is good: Studies have shown that women with normal pregnancies have Progesterone levels from 2.5 upward. A positive Progesterone demonstrates that you have ovu... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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Fertility Medicine 28 years experience
A lot of reasons: It could be bleeding from the cervix. Some women have cervices that bleed when touched. Could be from a traumatic transfer or could be from a drop in ... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 28 years experience
It may: Evening primrose oil (epo) contains an omega-6 essential fatty acid, gamma-linolenic acid (gla), which is believed to be the active ingredient. Epo ha... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Fertility Medicine 28 years experience
No: No. Most women who conceive don't have any symptoms of implantation.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Daniel Rychlikanswered
Fertility Medicine 28 years experience
Evaluations: There are three things to evaluate to determine fertility status.
Eggs - amh level, are you having regular menses
sperm - semen analysis
fallopian tu... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 28 years experience
See attention now: No at all! unfortunately fertility does not get better with age. 5 years is a long time and suggests a serious problem.
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 28 years experience
Most likely not: You would not feel anything during implantation. Mild cramping can be caused by various things including the procedure itself, dehydration, etc.
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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No: Positioning has no effect on fertility. Retroverted uterus' are normal. And your uterus normal changes positions.
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 28 years experience
Yes: You have a chance of getting pregnant. On average the chance of getting pregnant in a month for a women your age is about 35% if you have no fertility... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 28 years experience
Sure: Sounds like the medication did produce ovulation as your Progesterone level demonstrates ovulation. That is the purpose of clomid (clomiphene). If you... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Can be: It can be. Has it happened before. If the pain persists i would see your doctor.
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 28 years experience
A few things: Progesterone has never shown to prevent a miscarriage therefore using it won't help the pregnancy. The HCG numbers show a rise in the levels. It is im... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 28 years experience
Timing wrong: You most likely did not conceive around that time or did not have a menstrual cycle. Menstrual cycle only occurs after Progesterone falls. Progesteron... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 28 years experience
Take a look: Sorry about your loss. Bleeding after a miscarriage is common. Did the doctor follow the hCG level down to zero. I would contact your physician for fo... Read More
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A 46-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 28 years experience
Evaluation: Any ovarian cyst that is not simple should be evaluated. Most likely with surgery.
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A 39-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 28 years experience
?: Usually one will wait to see if they are pregnant or not (have a menses) before starting a new cycle of treatment.
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Daniel Rychlikanswered
Fertility Medicine 28 years experience
Possibly one cycle: Could have grown in one cycle.
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A female asked:
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What is the source: The source of the primary amenorrhea is the most important issue to determine success. What is the source?
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 28 years experience
Maybe not: There is always a chance of spontaneous pregnancy but if your tubes are blocked from PID, IVF is the best and sometimes the only way to achieve pregna... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 28 years experience
Easier calculation: Every pregnancy dating software is based on a 40 week pregnancy. Actually the pregnancy is not 40 weeks but 38 weeks. Not every women knows when they... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 28 years experience
Do know: May mean that your menses is about to start. Iui's only have a success rate of 9% per cycle. Therefore, you most likely are not pregnant. However, che... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 28 years experience
Yes: Yes but why are you measuring the levels? Measuring the levels are not clinically important. Because i don't know what you are using the Progesterone ... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 28 years experience
Maybe: There is no date for "today". But ovulation usually occurs 14 days before a menses. The best time for intercourse is the 5 days prior to ovulation. On... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 28 years experience
List: If you are having regular menses and anticipating your periods then you are ovulating. The things to evaluate your fertility are:
eggs - amh level an... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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No: Most women do not ovulate on implanon.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Fertility Medicine 28 years experience
Nothing: It may be a reaction to the increased estrogen levels that are produced when taking clomid (clomiphene).
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 28 years experience
NO: Acanthosis nigricans is caused by skin thickening in response to elevated levels of insulin. As the skin is lost and the Insulin levels go down the sk... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 28 years experience
Pregnancy: Women who have intercourse at the right time of the month only have a 35% chance of achieving pregnancy at your age. So it is hard to tell if you are ... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 28 years experience
Ivf is better: Pregnancy rates are better with ivf as not everyone is successful after tubal reanastamosis. Clinics charge different rates and some offer financing.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Fertility Medicine 28 years experience
Maybe: Pid can cause blocking of the fallopian tubes. Any evaluation of the tubes by a hsg can determine if there is an issue.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Fertility Medicine 28 years experience
Menses: Menses usually gets lighter with the pill. The pill works by decreasing the stimulation on the lining of the uterus.
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A 34-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 28 years experience
Depends: There is some increase in pregnancy after hsg. However the increase is small around 1%. Unsure of your condition to give you chances of pregnancy over... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Fertility Medicine 28 years experience
Not really: Is this a frozen embryo transfer embryos from donor egg? Bleeding can come from a lot of sources, sometimes the cervix instead of the uterus. Usually ... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 28 years experience
You may: Some women will take a long time to grow a follicle when they have pcos. Sometimes it requires the addition of fsh injections to accomplish this.
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 28 years experience
Sure: Sure. The chance are between 7-15% for your age.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Fertility Medicine 28 years experience
Yes : That is when implantation occurs.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Fertility Medicine 28 years experience
No: Miscarriage will not make you miss multiple menses. However, your ovary may not be ovulating when you are peri menopausal.
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 28 years experience
Most the same: Most of the birth control pills are the same. The only difference is the progestin type. Any pill may cause symptoms however they will dissipate over ... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 28 years experience
Pregnancy: Pregnancy is based on a women's age. At 31 your chances of achieving pregnancy is about 30%. Soren must be in the fallopian tube when you ovulate. The... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 28 years experience
Ovulation: Ovulation days are difficult to predict when you have irregular menses. Also ovulation predictor kits can be inaccurate with some women with irregular... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Fertility Medicine 28 years experience
First: If you dates are accurate then the first one is most likely the one. Once the egg is ovulated one cannot get pregnant. Sperm has to be in the fallopia... Read More
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Aug 26, 2016
Awesome Doc! Fantastic answers that helps many folks. Thank you!
Nov 20, 2013
Gives exellent advice regarding fertility & cenception
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Rychlik is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! My doctor said the same thing or a tubal reversal i wanted anothe opion about an thank u for the answer to my question
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Thanks for your quick reply! Unfortunately the birth control had not helped and causing random bleeding, neausa . Any advice?
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! I used an ovulation test to determine that, but also keep track of bbt
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Illinois College of Medicine, IL
Graduated 1995MD
Residency
St. Francis Hospital
Awards
CREST Scholar
Top Obstetrician and Gynecologist, Third Place, Virginia - Winter
2013
Top Reproductive Endocrinologist, First Place, Virginia - Summer
2013
Publications
Cloning and tissue expression of the tissue prothrombinase Fgl-2 in the Sprague-Dawley rat.
Pharmacologic treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome.
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