Our Services

OUR SERVICES
 
Happy BabyDr. Nichols and Dr. Payne specialize in advanced infertility  treatments including Intrauterine Inseminations (IUI), Donor Inseminations, In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) as well as  laparoscopic and hysteroscopic surgical procedures with operating privileges at Greenville Memorial Hospital, Eastside Medical Center, St. Francis Women's Hospital and Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, Village at Pelham, Ambulatory Surgery Center of Spartanburg and at Mary Black Memorial Hospital.  Piedmont Reproductive Endocrinology Group (PREG) now offers on-site hysterosalpingography (HSG) for your convenience.   We also have a surgical suite that has been accredited by AAAASF to preform affordable out-patient microsurgical tubal reversal procedures in our private surgical suite

Our office offers an on-site andrology lab for semen analysis (SA), intrauterine inseminations (IUI; for both husband/partner and donor sperm), and anti-sperm antibody testing (in conjunction with Dr. Thomas Allen, PhD).

We also have a DPC Immulite serum chemistry analyzer for doing same-day hCG (pregnancy test), Progesterone, and Estradiol levels as well as other endocrine testing.
 
We have a compensated egg donor program available through our office.

At Piedmont Reproductive Endocrinology Group (PREG), Dr. Nichols, Dr. Payne and the staff can provide both evaluation and treatment of infertility, reproductive endocrinological and pubertal disorders, menopause and other complicated gynecological problems. Some of the services and evaluations that can be provided are listed below:

Female Infertility
Male Infertility
Female Reproductive Tract Abnormalities
Galactorrhea
Premature Menopause or Early Ovarian Failure
Recurrent Miscarriages
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy
Endometriosis
Pubertal and Sexual Development Disorders
Abnormal Uterine (Menstrual) Bleeding
Abnormal or Excessive Hair Growth/Loss (Hirsutism)
Hysterosalpingogram
Saline Infusion Sonohysterogram
Semen Analysis
Anti-sperm Antibody Testing
Hormonal Testing
Clomiphene Citrate Challenge Test (CCCT)
Ovulation Induction
Clomiphene Citrate
Letrozole
Gonadotropins
Minimal Stimulation Protocol
Stimulated Ovulation Induction Protocol
Follicle Scans (transvaginal ultrasound)
hCG injections for ovulation triggering
Intrauterine Inseminations (IUI); husband/partner
Donor Insemination
Donor Egg IVF Program
Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI)
PGD
Microsurgical Tubal Reversal (Anastomosis)
Laparoscopic and Hysteroscopic Surgery
Laparoscopic and Abdominal Myomectomy (Removal of Fibroids)
Acupuncture is available at PREG
Hypnosis is available by Thomas Allen, PhD