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Dear Dr. Sher: Thank you for hosting this forum. I am just shy of 41 with social infertility and have had two failed IVF cycles. The first used an antagonist protocol at 300 IU gonadotropin and resulted in one whole chromosome aneuploid blast. The second used estrogen-only priming, then 150 IU gonadotropin, but resulted in […]

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My fresh embryo transfer was canceled two days before the procedure due to a yeast infection (vaginal candidiasis), and I’m wondering why this infection may have occurred. I haven’t had sexual intercourse or done anything specific that I believe could have caused it. What steps should I take to prepare for the next FET and

Hello- I’m hearing a lot about the value of Adderall for patients with DOR and difficulty with implantation. Is there any data for this? What are the risks/benefits? Thank you!

Dr. Sher, I have a problem with my right ovary. Every time if we have more than one follicle > 17 mm in diameter on this side, we cannot retrieve the eggs (experienced that 3 times). We tried multiple protocols, even a natural cycle but it is every time the same. Last time we used

My daughter just completed her 2nd round of IVF. The first round yielded 7 out of 9 mature eggs but only one good blastocyst. This round yielded 14 eggs, and only 2 were mature. Only one of those fertilized & is on Day 3. Was a mistake made by the clinic? She is devastated &

Dear Dr. Sher. I am out of options i feel. Unknown fertility problem, endometriosis. I am now 30 years old. For the last 5 years: 5 IVF/ICSI cycles, 65 mature eggs, 30 fertilized, 0 good blastocyst, only poor quality, nothing in the freezer. One transfer on day 3 in cycle 3, resulted in healthy baby.

Dear Dr. Sher, I am 43 years old, and in the last 2 years: 6 cycles, 100 follicles, 90 oocytes collected, 60 oocytes matured, 50 embryos, 10 blastocytes, 1 euploid. One abortion (prior to ivf), two failed transfers (the euploid and the two last untested blastocytes). It’s over for me to ever be a mother,

Hello Dr Sher. I received my fertilysis report stating that my husband and I are a full HLA-DQ match. I also have a moderately increased th1/th2 ratio. My NK cell cytotoxicity assay was normal. I have one living son followed by 2 (6 week miscarriages) and now almost two years of infertility. I have had

Im 37F no other medical history. AMH 2.01, Day 3 FSH 5.7, estradiol 56. Have done two cycles of IVF: First cycles I was on menopur (150) and gonal (initially 150 and bumped to 300) for about 11 days with dual trigger. Had 14 eggs retrieved, 9 mature, 8 fertilized with two blasts (1 day