Sher Fertility Solutions
Ten years of writing on IVF, fertility and reproductive medicine from Sher Fertility Solutions. Ten years of writing on IVF and fertility.
Given rapidly changing practices in the IVF arena, it is becoming increasingly implausible to reliably interpret current national reports expressing IVF outcome statistics as…
Preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) involves testing pre-implantation embryos for chromosomal numerical abnormalities (aneuploidy). Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) involves genetic testing of embryos for specific…
_“I AM IN FULL AGREEMENT WITH RESEARCHERS AT__ CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WHO FOLLOWING A RECENT PUBLISHED A REPORT ON THEIR OBSERVATION…
Embryo transfer (ET) is undoubtedly a rate limiting factor in IVF. The IVF doctor’s expertise in performing ET is one of the most important…
The numerical chromosomal configuration of a cell is referred to as its karyotype or ploidy. A cell with an irregular chromosome number is referred…
_EMBRYO TRANSFER (ET) IS UNDOUBTEDLY THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT STEP IN IVF. IT TAKES CONFIDENCE, DEXTERITY, SKILL AND TIMING TO OPTIMALLY PERFORM ET. OF…
When it comes to the selection of ovarian stimulation protocols for older women [/blog/ovarian-stimulation-for-women-with-diminished-ovarian-reserve-dor-and-in-older-women-undergoing-ivf/] and those who have DOR there is in my opinion,…
All gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists [/blog/gnrh-antagonists-ganirelixcetrotideorgalutron-ivf-ovarian-stimulation-protocols/] act by rapidly expunging reservoirs of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) from the pituitary…
BACKGROUND: CJ, a 34-year-old, and her husband RJ, age 35) presented to me with a six-year history of infertility [/blog/the-causes-of-infertility/]. Based on semen analysis, RJ,…
One of the commonest questions asked by patients undergoing IVF [/blog/selecting-ivf-program-willingness-share-financial-risk-patients-builds-onfidence/] relates to the likelihood of their eggs fertilizing and the likely “quality of…
There is nothing more stressful to patients and to caring physicians than dealing with recurrent early pregnancy losses (RPL) [/blog/recurrent-pregnancy-loss-rpl/]. There is also no…
“Over the years Sher-IVF has performed IVF on many patients that often journeyed from as far away as, France, South America, China, Europe, Africa,…
Unlike virtually every other form of medical treatment in America, IVF is largely not covered by insurance [/blog/ivf-journey-importance-planning-trip-taking-ride/]. To make matters worse, patients often…
Women should not delay trying to have a baby [/blog/new-advancing-age-diminished-ovarian-reserve-dor-affect-eggembryo-competency-problem-addressed/], thinking that as long as they are ovulating regularly the biological clock can simply…
There is little doubt that stress and emotional lability plays a role in the normal physiological/hormonal regulation of the menstrual cycle. After all, Eskimos…
One commonly hears patients undergoing IVF report that they had too many "immature eggs", and inferring that had more time been allotted to ovarian…
There is little doubt that age is a very important determinant of IVF outcome. This is mainly because a woman’s eggs undergo deterioration in…
