Saint Peter's University Hospital's Newest Doctor Brings Expertise in Fertility Technology

NEW BRUNSWICK – Dr. Monika B. Potocki has joined the Saint Peter’s University Hospital’s Gianna Center, a service dedicated to providing a more natural alternative to assisted reproductive technologies, in accordance with the ethical and religious directives for Catholic health care services (ERDs).

Saint Peter’s Gianna Center offers unique women's health services such as NaProTechnology, which provides restorative, scientifically based approaches to monitoring health and managing fertility within the guidelines of the ERDs.

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As an OB-GYN who also provides comprehensive gynecologic care, Potocki is the only New Jersey-based physician specializing in surgical NaProTechnology.

NaProTechnology stands for Natural Procreative Technology, a women’s health science that monitors and maintains a woman’s reproductive and gynecological health. It uses the Creighton Model FertilityCare System biomarkers to monitor the occurrence of various hormonal events during the menstrual cycle.

By identifying the signs of a woman’s fertility, couples can gain a better understanding of their fertile period, thus using that information to achieve their reproductive goals. Unlike assisted reproductive technologies used to treat infertility, such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) and intrauterine insemination (IUI) in which a woman’s naturally occurring fertility cycle is “over-stimulated” or “bypassed,” the goal of NaProTechnology is to identify the underlying causes of a couple’s infertility and correct them, allowing a couple to conceive through natural intercourse.

Most fertility centers perform only a limited evaluation of the woman’s fertility cycle before suggesting invasive procedures like IVF or IUI. Saint Peter’s Gianna Center focuses on evaluating the woman’s cycle and treating it.

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Labs and hormone studies, the use of ultrasounds, ovulation technology and a semen test for men are all factors used in NaProTechnology. A diagnostic hysteroscopy, hysterosalpingogram and/or laparoscopy can also help determine the underlying physiological conditions which may be contributing to a couple’s inability to conceive.

According to a multiple-site study of 1,800 couples reported in the Journal of Reproductive Medicine, the FertilityCare System is 99.5% effective at avoiding pregnancy. When the couple is ready to conceive, they simply choose to use the most fertile days for intercourse. Used in this way, 98% of couples with normal fertility will conceive within six months, 75% of them in the first month they try to conceive.

For couples who do not achieve pregnancy with the initial approach of NaProTechnology, have abnormal findings documented via the FertilityCare System, or suffer recurrent miscarriages, Potocki provides both medical and surgical treatments.

Other conditions for which there are NaProTechnology alternatives include polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), irregular cycles, abnormal vaginal bleeding, chronic pelvic pain and painful periods, menopausal symptoms, ovarian cysts, premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder, postpartum depression and natural family planning.

Potocki has immense dedication to patient-centered care, advancing the mission of Saint Peter’s Gianna Center with a deep commitment to honoring a woman’s dignity and the sanctity of human life.

Potocki is a graduate of Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C., and completed her residency at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in New Jersey.

Potocki is also a graduate of St. John Paul the Great Fellowship in Medical & Surgical NaProTechnology.

For more information about Saint Peter’s Gianna Center, please call (732) 565-5490 or visit saintpetershcs.com/giannacenter .

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