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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

Hello, I saw your podcast with Dr Aimee. I wanted to ask what treatments is given in case of HLA DQ alpha in both partners? We both have it unfortunately and are experiencing recurrent ivf failure ( had two chemicals and 2 negatives)

Good afternoon, I recently heard your interview with Dr. Aimee (the Egg whisperer) about reoccurring implantation failure. My husband and I are seeing a fertility specialist in the Chicagoland area and we have gone through the gambit of miscarriage from natural cycle at 7.5 weeks (likely genetic issue with the embryo) to me needing Levothyroxene

Hello, I am on cycle day 12 and went for my bloodwork and ultrasound. My ultrasound showed a dominant follicle in the left measuring 24mm and my bloodwork was showing I was going to ovulate soon. My doctor instructed me to trigger. Is a 24 mm follicle pre-trigger too large/overripe? Does the follicle grow much

Hello, My husband and I have been trying to have a baby for 8 years now. We reside Alberta, Canada. We have attempted 5.5 IVF ICSI cycles. I am wondering if your clinic does the IVF procedures differently then in Canada? Is it worthwhile to use a different clinic, are the process and medications different?