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…
“I think it is time to see a Fertility Doctor.” – Your OBGYN
I work at Sher Fertility Solutions in New York City and I wanted to give a voice to all the wonderful patients that I…
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...
Diminished Ovarian Reserve: The Sher Philosophy
It appears from my vantage point that the proportion of patients suffering from diminished ovarian reserve is on the increase. This increase is…
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…