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Hi Dr. Sher, I love listening to you and first discovered you on the Dr. Aimee show! Thank you for all you have done and do in this field! I am 37 years old with 2 LB’s, AMH is 6.37mg/dl afc 24+. I have a history of recurrent chemical pregnancy, about 12-15. I have had […]

I recently completed my 2nd egg retrieval at age 36 and had very different results. I have PCOS (high AMH =15 and many follicles, regular periods, thin/normal BMI ) and respond well to meds. We used 75 Menopur, 100 Gonal F, 25 HGH, Lovenox, Fyremadel, dual trigger with HCG and Lupron. Had 49 retrieved, 25

Hello, a few weeks ago I was diagnosed with POI by my OB – I had one blood test that showed my FSH at 100, AMH at .003, and Estriadol at 17. I do not know my AFC yet, I am getting that measured tomorrow. I am 34 years old, no kids yet but TTC.

Hi Dr Sher, You’ve written that for women launching COS coming off a BCP something needs to be done to cause a rise in FSH for 5-7 days to facilitate PAF to AF conversion. You suggest that this be done through GrRH Agonists. But could this not be achieved through very small doses of Gonal-F

Dear Dr Sher, You have written that pre-antral follicles require exposure to FSH for 5 – 7 days to be able to develop into Antral Follicles. However, taking Birth Control Pills (BCPs) prior to COS suppresses FSH, and therefore does not allow PAF-AF conversion. This could lead to both follicle and egg development being compromised.

Hi Dr Tortoriello, I met you years ago in nyc at your practice. I already had a daughter and wanted in vitro for a son. As my husband and I moved around this time to London we went ahead and took our chances and had another little girl (the love of my life). I am

I’m 36 (insulin resistant & subclinical hypothyroidism + DOR 4.0 pmol) I have been trying for 4.5 years, I have completed two ivf cycles (Gonal F 450 and Menopur 150) First ivf cycle with Testosterone gel, which resulted in 3 follicles – sadly none fertilized. Second ivf cycle with Estrogen priming- 6 follicles & only

I have had 5 DE failed cycles. I’m Kir-Aa, I have Hashimotos, and I’ve been on Lovenox, Prednisone and Aspirin for the last 3 rounds and still failed despite high quality embryos. The donor was HLA. Now we can start again with same or different donor and I was told to try intralipids infusion. Are

I’m 32 & have severe PCOS. I have a history of uterine cancer in which I was very fortunate to have caught it at stage 1. 8 months of immunotherapy using an IUD & now cancer free for 2 years. Since then I have had 2 failed ICSI assisted FETs that have been genetically tested.

Hi, I’m 32 years old and was diagnosed with mild endo which was removed last year. I’ve also had a few polyps, fibroids and cysts removed in the past 2 years. I had 3 failed IUIs and recently my first IVF transfer failure. My husband has low sperm motility. My doctor recommended ERA before our