Dr. Geoffrey Sher

_Question posed by by Patient X: _ Can oral steroids (prednisone) and
IL therapy be done without IVF? I have had 2 failed IUI’s 2 years
ago, but I do not like taking ovulation stimulating hormones. I have
endometriosis (not sure of what stage), am not currently working with
an RE, and have been TTC for 6 years. I have a higher than normal for
TTC TSH level (3.5-4), am 34Y/O, totally normal and regular periods
with ovulation almost every month, and husband checks out with good
numbe…

The case involves D.R, a recently remarried, premenopausal woman in
her late 40’s, who had a daughter (N.R.) some 33Y ago, in a prior
marriage. D.R. inquired whether I would be willing to do IVF on her
daughter, fertilize the eggs with her husband’s sperm and then
transfer the embryos to her (DR’s) uterus. Needless to say, it was
recognized that if successful, and D.R. were to give birth to a baby
born from NR’s eggs, she would be giving birth to her own genetic
grandchild who wo…

Ingrid (37y) and Jesse 41y had been trying to conceive for 6 years.
The couple was “thoroughly tested” and had been “labeled” as
having _“unexplained infertility”._ Ingrid had patent fallopian
tubes, a normal (regular) uterine cavity, was experiencing regular and
normal menstrual cycles and her ovulation was found to be normal with
adequate supporting hormonal environment. Jesse had normal sperm
parameters and had in fact initiated a pregnancy in a previous
relationship,…

Malia (33y) and her husband, Paul (41y), presented to me a few months
back. with 3 years of primary infertility (she had never conceived in
the past). Paul had initiated 3 pregnancies in a previous marriage and
by all tested parameters, was fertile. Malia on the other hand, was
menopausal with absent ovulation and menstruation. She had been
diagnosed with and treated for Leukemia 12 years prior and had been in
full remission for the last decade. However, her chemotherapy had
caused progr…