From Cancer to Parenthood

Youthful survivors of cancer want the same things as others, including a future filled with family. Unfortunately for many of them, the price of survival is their fertility. Read the article from Houston Family Magazine here.

39 News: New Technology Improves Chances of Pregnancy

October 28, 2008: 39 News reporter Elizabeth Lee visited with Dr. K and patient Terri Wall to talk about the realities of the egg freezing option. Watch the video here.

Great Day Houston, October 21, 2008, KHOU-TV

Dr. K was invited back to speak to Deborah Duncan about age, infertility, and preserving fertility. Host Deborah Duncan had some commonly asked questions for the doctor, including why would anyone use egg freezing, when should people consider a fertility evaluation, and more.

Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation

Dr. Sonja Kristiansen spoke to the Education Committee (Houston chapter) of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation. About 20 members who are charged with reaching out to patients and physicians listened as Dr K talked about connecting patient communities, oncology professionals, and reproductive specialists to make pre-treatment fertility preservation a standard of oncology care. Judging from the larger-than-usual turnout and the many questions, including some from cancer survivors who did not have the opportunity to preserve their own fertility, Dr K is further convinced that this is a timely topic of great importance to cancer patients and their healthcare providers.

If you know of a patient or professional organization that needs to hear about fertility preservation options, please contact our office to schedule a presentation or informal discussion.

Great Day Houston, July 29, 2008, KHOU-TV

Dr. Kristiansen and patients, Tracy & Reece Klepacz from Oklahoma, talked with Debra Duncan on Great Day Houston about their hopeful IVF procedure. Includes footage from actual egg retrieval procedure.

Karen & Cliff Nickel discuss using donor egg to complete their family with Dr. Kristiansen's assistance.

Do You Need to Preserve Your Fertility?

Dr. Kristiansen comments on the use of egg-freezing in the July 4th Houston Business Journal and the Sept 08 issue of H Texas Magazine.

Separated by War & Miles, Couple Pursues Their Family-Building Dream - FOX26 Exclusive

Meet Jessica and Brian Janisch as they discuss the difficulties of wanting to start a family while Brian is away in Iraq, and about their optimistic journey through IVF with the help of Dr Sonja Kristiansen.

As Brian watches via video from his post in Iraq, Jessica undergoes egg retrieval by Dr Kristiansen at Houston Infertility Clinic.

Awake from her retrieval, Jessica watches as her eggs are fertilized via ICSI with proud husband Brian's sperm cells in the lab of Houston Infertility Clinic. Dr Kristiansen explains the procedure while Brian observes from Iraq.

Jessica shares the good news with her husband Brian in Iraq live on air.

Babies and Biology Fox 26 News May 2006 - Egg Donor:

Click here to view a segment from Fox26 News Babies and Biology special that included Dr. Kristiansen and a couple who overcame their infertility struggle through the use of an egg donor. Karen Nicols and her husband Cliff, talk openly about their personal IVF failure and how turning to an egg donor was their answer to having their little girl Kayden. Also, learn why Courtney, an egg donor chooses to donate her eggs even after having a child of her own.

Babies and Biology Fox 26 News May 2006 - Recurrent Miscarriage:

Click here to view a segment from Fox26 News Babies and Biology special that included Dr. Kristiansen and her patient Kym Rilley who shared her painful history of repetitive miscarriages and how IVF was the answer to complete her family with the addition of little Peyton.

MicroSort - Gender Selection - Choose the Sex of Your Next Baby KSAT Channel 12 San Antonio, TX

Click here to read the full story or watch the video Dr. Kristiansen a Houston fertility specialist offers a new option for parents, a way to choose the sex of their baby. It's called MicroSort. "MicroSort is to sort the separate the sperm in to male or female sperm to increase the chance that the offspring would be female or male gender," said Dr. Kristiansen.

Congratulations...You're Pregnant
Style & Living Magazine

Click here and read the full story (pdf) about a couples' 12 year struggle with infertility and how a carefully selected egg donor and Dr. Kristiansen fulfilled their dream of having a family.

Donor eggs helping infertile women get pregnant
KHOU Channel 11 NEWS

Click here to read the full story or watch the video about a couples' 12 year struggle with infertility and how a carefully selected egg donor and Dr. Kristiansen fulfilled their dream of having a family.

Infertility treatment has good success rate
KHOU Channel 11 News

Click here to read the full story or watch the video if you are thinking about becoming pregnant, don't wait too long. The biological clock is ticking.

Today's Options For Building Families - Living Woodlands

Click here to read the full story (pdf) about two common fertility issues and new technology that even fertile couples are choosing to use. The Truth About Putting Off Pregnancy, Choosing Your Baby's Gender, Correcting Male Fertility Problems - The Other Half of the Fertility Equation

Boy or Girl? You Choose - People Magazine

Click here to read the full story (pdf). Dr. Kristiansen and other doctors around the United States discuss new gender selection techniques in a recent article in People magazine. The ability to pick a baby's gender leaves many parents thrilled with the outcome-and some experts worried about ethics.

Tick Tock Goes The Biological Clock - Style & Living Northwest

Click here to read the full story (pdf) where Dr. Kristiansen discusses the biological clock and Houston Infertility Clinic's state of the art lab services for both female and male infertility in a recent article in the Style & Living Northwest Edition.

Waiting To Have Children - News 24/Houston Business Journal

Click here to see video or read the full story (pdf). See Dr. Kristiansen along with David and Teresa Pinyon talk about waiting to have children until their late 30's and the technology that may be required when you wait on News 24 news or read their story here.

Male Infertility - Varicolectomy VS IVF/ICSI - Channel 26

Click here to see video or read the full story (pdf). Dr. Kristiansen along with Chris and Teress Oczkowsci talk about male infertility - poor count and motility and their decision to go through IVF with ICSI rather than a Varicolectomy surgical procedure.

One Couple's Struggle To Conceive - Fox 26/News 24

Click here to see video or read the full story (pdf). See Dr. Kristiansen along with Bryan and Janet Byrd talk about their struggle to conceive in their late 20's and their beautiful "miracle babies" on News 24 news and Fox 26 news or read their story here.

Male Infertility Caused By Testicular Cancer - Their Success Story KHOU Channel 11 May 28, 2003

Click here to see video or read the full story (pdf). Dr. Kristiansen along with William and Juanita VanBuren talk about Infertility after testicular cancer and their successful treatment.

Other Videos

Interview with Dr. Kristiansen, MD

Click here to see video of Dr. Kristiansen discussing why she decided to specialize in Reproductive Endocrinology Infertility and her decision to open Houston Infertility Clinic.