Causes of Infertility
Infertility refers to the inability to conceive despite engaging in well-timed unprotected sex for over a year. The complexities of infertility arise from various…
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Managing Unexplained Infertility: A Rational Approach
Infertility affects 10%-15% of couples who are unable to conceive. In some cases, the cause of infertility cannot be determined using conventional diagnostic methods,…
Endometriosis and Infertility: Rational Treatment Offers Real Hope!
Endometriosis is a condition where the lining of the uterus grows in other places besides its usual spot inside the uterus. It can affect…
Causes of Infertility
Infertility is defined as inability to conceive in spite of engaging in well-timed unprotected sex for more than one year. The causes of infertility…
IVF-Gestational Surrogacy: An Overview
IVF surrogacy involves the transfer of one or more embryos into the uterus o...
Case Report: Can Intralipid/Steroid Therapy be Used Without Undergoing IVF?
_Question posed by by Patient X: _ Can oral steroids (prednisone) and IL therapy be done without IVF? I have had 2 failed IUI’s…
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Case Report: Egg Donation-Mother Uses her Daughter’s Eggs to conceive
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…
Case Report: The Diagnosis of “Unexplained” Recurrent IVF-Failure is Sometimes a Cop-out
Ingrid (37y) and Jesse 41y had been trying to conceive for 6 years. The couple was “thoroughly tested” and had been “labeled” as having…
Case Report: IVF in a 32y old with Premature-Menopause Following Cancer Chemotherapy.
Malia (33y) and her husband, Paul (41y), presented to me a few months back. with 3 years of primary infertility (she had never conceived…
Case Report: Intractable Damage to the Uterine Lining (Asherman Syndrome ) causing Failed Implantation
Marissa (39y) and her husband, Pete (43y) presented with a history of having had 2 healthy children together. Marissa was a normally menstruating/ovulating lady…
Case Report: Endometrios Causing IVF Failures due to Embryo Implantation Dysfunction (IID)
After 4 years of trying to conceive without any success, Rosa (35y) and her husband Jim (42y), achieved a spontaneous pregnancy in 2014. Sadly,…
Case Report: Recurrent IVF Failure due to Uterine Adenomyosis and Intrauterine Fibroid Polyps, Requiring Gestational Surrogacy
Linda (43y) and her husband Graham (49y) had been trying to conceive for 6 years. She had been pregnant once before in 1993. This…
Case Report: “Unexplained” Recurrent IVF failure: Was the Underlying Cause Overlooked?
Mary, a 37y female had never conceived in spite of >6 years of trying. . She had undergone multiple (failed) cycles of IVF-with intracytoplasmic…
Case Report: Patient with Repeated IVF Failures, Diminished Ovarian Reserve (DOR) and Autoimmune Hypothyroidism (Hashimoto’s Disease)
Beryl, 39y and her husband Jack is 36y presented with a history of 5 years of infertility. They had failed 2 attempts at IVF…
Case Support: Diminished Ovarian Reserve (DOR) + Male Infertility
CASE REPORT #1: ADVANCING AGE, DIMINISHED OVARIAN RESERVE (DOR) + MALE INFERTILITY Geoffrey Sher MD CASE HISTORY: Mary D. (42y) and her husband, Chris…
Immunologic Implantation Dysfunction: Importance of Meticulous Evaluation and Strategic Management: (Case Report)
Greetings Dr. Sher! Just wanted to first thank you for all that you do for women and infertility and I’m truly amazed and grateful…
Sperm DNA Damage- Tests and Interpretation
THE SPERM CHROMATIN STRUCTURE ASSAY (SCSA): A MEASURE OF THE POTENTIAL OF SPERM TO HELP PROPAGATE A VIABLE PREGNANCY In about 40% of infertility…