Infertility Services
Dr. Nichols and Dr. Payne specialize in advanced infertility treatments including In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), Intrauterine Inseminations (IUI), Donor Inseminations, 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, Mary Black Memorial Hospital, and Mission Hospital (Memorial and St. Joseph Campuses) in Asheville. 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). 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.
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
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) video of ICSI
PGD (Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis) or PGS (Pre-Implantation Genetic Screening) video of biopsy of embryo
Microsurgical Tubal Reversal (Anastomosis)
Laparoscopic and Hysteroscopic Surgery
Laparoscopic and Abdominal Myomectomy (Removal of Fibroids)
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine is available at PREG provided by Shawn Jacobs, Licensed Acupuncturist and Acupuncture Center of Greenville, Cassandra Nelson, L. Ac.
Hypnosis and Infertility Counseling is available by Thomas Allen, PhD
at the Center 4 Whole Wellness