Are Injectable Fertility Drugs Safe?
I have all too often heard it said that medical providers knowingly
place unsuspecting infertile women at risk of developing cancer
through the fertility injectable... Read more.
IVF Failure and Implantation Dysfunction
Implantation dysfunction is
unfortunately often overlooked as an important cause of IVF failure.
In the pursuit of optimizing outcome with IVF, the clinician... Read more.
Cervical Incompetence: A Common Cause of Late Miscarriage, Premature Birth and 2nd Trimester Recurrent Pregnancy Loss (RPL)
With cervical Incompetence (CI) the cervix starts to shorten (efface)
and dilate too early in the pregnancy giving rise to late (2nd
trimester) miscarriage or premature... Read more.
The Pro’s and Con’s of Preimplantation Genetic Testing (PGT) : It Should be Used Selectively
About a decade ago, I, along with my associate, Levent Keskintepe PhD
were the first to introduce full chromosome Preimplantation Genetic
Testing (PGT)
into the... Read more.
Case Report: Treating Hydrosalpinx by Surgical Removal (Salpingectomy) as a Prelude to IVF
CASE REPORT: **For the purposes of anonymity, I will be referring to
the patient as RL throughout this blog.** RL, a 31-year-old woman,
presented with a 7 year... Read more.
CASE REPORT: A woman in her Early 40’s who has Diminished Ovarian Reserve Requiring IVF with Embryo Banking and PGS.
Hi Dr Sher, I’m 42 years of age. Until very recently, I knew nothing
about IVF, and I now find myself in a scramble to optimize my chances
with it. Despite a... Read more.
Defining and Addressing an Abnormal Luteal Phase
Following ovulation, what remains of the ruptured follicle transforms
itself into a structure called the Corpus Luteum (CL) which produces
progesterone. The purpose... Read more.
IVF Should Supplant Tubal Fertility Surgery
A progressive increase in success rates with IVF
versus tubal fertility
surgery has over the last 25
years brought about a shift away from the latter to the former.... Read more.
Endometriosis and Immunologic Implantation Dysfunction (IID) and IVF
More than half of women who have endometriosis harbor antiphospholipid
antibodies (APA) that can compromise development of the embryo's root
system (trophoblast).... Read more.
IVF: A Personalized Step-by Step Approach
The ability to grow a healthy plant requires that a “good” seed be
planted in a “fertile soil” and then be properly nurtured until
it can thrive on its... Read more.