Medical Director/Owner, Poma Fertility

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Doctor Michael S. Opsahl, MD practices Obstetrics & Gynecology. He went to Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine. He has 11 awards "Top Doc", "Award for best paper by a resident (1 of 3). Gherman RB, Opsahl MS, Leiberman R, OConnor DM.. The impact of surgical pretreatment with leuprolide acetate on cellularity and mitotic count in leiomyomata pathology specimens", "Host Award for best clinical paper. Opsahl MS, Robins ED, OConnor DM, Fritz MA. Sonographic Characteristics of Endometrial and Follicular Development in Serial Clomiphene Citrate-Induced Cycles", "NNMC Residents Day: Best Junior resident paper. Tichenor JR, Bledsoe LB, Opsahl MS, Cunningham DS. Serum complement activity in normal and abnormal human pregnancies", "Award for best paper by a resident (1 of 3). Tichenor JR, Bledsoe LB, Opsahl MS, Cunningham DS. Serum complement activity in normal and abnormal human pregnancies", "Award for best paper by a reproductive endocrinology fellow. Cunningham DS, Bledsoe LB, Tichenor JR, Opsahl MS. Trophoblast decomplementing activity in first trimester losses", "NNMC Residents Day: Best Junior resident paper. Miller B, Klein TA, Opsahl MS. A comparison of the diagnostic accuracy of suspiciously abnormal hysterosalpingograms with laparoscopy in the evaluation of infertility", "Chairman's award for best endocrinology-infertility paper from a teaching hospital. Hansen KA, Opsahl MS, Nieman L, Baker, JR, Klein TA Natural Killer Cell Activity from Pregnant Subjects is Modulated by RU 486", "Scientific poster runner-up award. Hansen KA, Opsahl MS, Bennett WA, Cowan BD. Hydatidiform Mole Extract Stimulates Natural Killer Cell Activity In Vitro", "Chairman's award for best endocrinology-infertility paper from a teaching hospital. Opsahl MS, Hayslip CC, Baker JR, Klein TA. Lymphocyte Subsets in Fertile and Infertile Woman" and "Fellow (FACOG)". Michael Opsahl is also published. He has 11 publications published. The lastest publication: "Preservation of reproductive function before therapy for cancer: new options involving sperm and ovary cryopreservation.'

Publications

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• Aggressive outpatient treatment of Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome with ascites using transvaginal culdocentesis and intravenous albumin minimizes hospitalization.
• Embryo development after heterotopic transplantation of cryopreserved Ovarian tissue.
• Donor oocyte cytoplasmic transfer did not enhance implantation of embryos of women with poor Ovarian reserve.
• The number of embryos available for transfer predicts successful pregnancy outcome in women over 39 years with normal Ovarian hormonal reserve testing.
• Pregnancy rates in sequential in vitro fertilization cycles by oocyte donors(1).
• Preservation of reproductive function before therapy for cancer: new options involving sperm and ovary cryopreservation.
• Comparisons of pregnancy loss patterns after intracytoplasmic sperm injection and other assisted reproductive technologies.
• Characteristics of gonadotropin response, follicular development, and endometrial growth and maturation across consecutive cycles of clomiphene citrate treatment.
• Life table analysis of pregnancy rates in a general Infertility population relative to ovarian reserve and patient age.
• First trimester sonographic characteristics of patients with recurrent spontaneous abortion.

Schools

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• Medical University of South Carolina

• Naval Hospital Portsmouth

• National Naval Med Center

• National Institutes Of Health Clinical Center

• University of South Carolina

Procedures Preformed

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• Donor Egg Collection
• Donor Sperm Collection
• Egg Freezing
• Fertility Preservation
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Conditions Treated

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• Azoospermia
• Encounters for High-Risk Pregnancies
• Endometriosis
• Female Infertility
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Doctors Specialties

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• Obstetrics
• Gynecology

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• Top Doc
• Award for best paper by a resident (1 of 3). Gherman RB, Opsahl MS, Leiberman R, O’Connor DM.. The impact of surgical pretreatment with leuprolide acetate on cellularity and mitotic count in leiomyomata pathology specimens
• Host Award for best clinical paper. Opsahl MS, Robins ED, O’Connor DM, Fritz MA. Sonographic Characteristics of Endometrial and Follicular Development in Serial Clomiphene Citrate-Induced Cycles
• NNMC Resident’s Day: Best Junior resident paper. Tichenor JR, Bledsoe LB, Opsahl MS, Cunningham DS. Serum complement activity in normal and abnormal human pregnancies
• Award for best paper by a resident (1 of 3). Tichenor JR, Bledsoe LB, Opsahl MS, Cunningham DS. Serum complement activity in normal and abnormal human pregnancies
• Award for best paper by a reproductive endocrinology fellow. Cunningham DS, Bledsoe LB, Tichenor JR, Opsahl MS. Trophoblast decomplementing activity in first trimester losses
• NNMC Resident’s Day: Best Junior resident paper. Miller B, Klein TA, Opsahl MS. A comparison of the diagnostic accuracy of suspiciously abnormal hysterosalpingograms with laparoscopy in the evaluation of infertility
• Chairman's award for best endocrinology-infertility paper from a teaching hospital. Hansen KA, Opsahl MS, Nieman L, Baker, JR, Klein TA Natural Killer Cell Activity from Pregnant Subjects is Modulated by RU 486
• Scientific poster runner-up award. Hansen KA, Opsahl MS, Bennett WA, Cowan BD. Hydatidiform Mole Extract Stimulates Natural Killer Cell Activity In Vitro
• Chairman's award for best endocrinology-infertility paper from a teaching hospital. Opsahl MS, Hayslip CC, Baker JR, Klein TA. Lymphocyte Subsets in Fertile and Infertile Woman
• Fellow (FACOG)

Education

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• National Capital Consortium
• Naval Medical Center
• Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine

Hospital

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• EvergreenHealth

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