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Aloha Dr. Sher! I just finished a second IVF cycle that was a total failure. I just turned 41, AMH .6, FSH 15, AFC 5. I had three follicles that were 17-20 at trigger but only retrieved one egg that had abnormally shaped cytoplasm and did not fertilize normally (no PN). First IVF I had […]

Dear doctor, I want to ask you about recurrimg pregnencies I have been faced with over a year now. I just had a third one with the same scenario like the previous ones. In week 4 I sudenly lose the pregnancy. All the tests we did are good and there is no explanation for this

Hi Dr. Sher, I am on the verge of giving up. I have just gone through 4 failed egg donor transfers. I have Hashimotos, so for the last 2 transfers my doctor put me on Prednisone, low dose aspirin, Neupogen, and one session of Intralipids. The one transfer I had implantation (HCG of 35 but

I had stimulation done and during it it had antral follicles growing and got to 21,19 15,13 on day 11 ,with a high dose of 4501u ,on day 11 it was stepped down to 225iu as I complained of feeling fulness in the stomach.

I tested positive 9 days post ovulation. On the day of my expected period, I did a blood test and got 82 miu/ml, I was scheduled for a second test because of my previous miscarriages, I went in for my second blood test, and my beta HCG was 128 miu/ml. There was a 48 hour

Good morning Dr. Tortoriello, I am just following up to our last visit. I am wondering if the blood results came back in and also I received a Horizon Advanced Screening kit and I was wondering if that was an error or do you want me to take it. Only because our embryo has already

Hello – I have gone through 5 rounds of freezing embryos with limited success, primarily due to very low maturity rates of my eggs (~25%). For example, I recently retrieved 27 eggs, similar in size, dr. pushed the size greater than 20, used a dual trigger, and only 7 eggs were mature at the time

Hi I’m 27 years old with lean pcos. I have had 2 good quality blastocyst transfers, both giving me faint BFP on 5 days past transfer which slowly goes to negative by 12-13 days past transfer. I don’t have endometritis, no hormonal issues eg thyroid, blood clotting normal, I have had a hycosy which showed

Hi I’m 27 years old with lean pcos. I have had 2 good quality blastocyst transfers, both giving me faint BFP on 5 days past transfer which slowly goes to negative by 12-13 days past transfer. I don’t have endometritis, no hormonal issues eg thyroid, blood clotting normal, I have had a hycosy which showed

Hi Dr Sher, I am preparing to do a FET this cycle with a modified natural protocol. At my previous appointment my lining was only 5.1 but after 2 days of estrogen it increased to a 7.9 and I used the trigger shot. However, when I went in today for a monitoring appointment the day