Gestational Surrogacy for a Case of Rokitansky Syndrome: 2 Frozen Embryo Transfers Yields 3 Babies.
[CASE REPORT]_THIS IS A RE-POST FOR PURPOSES OF FOLLOW-UP (SEE POST-SCRIPT AT THE END)._BACKGROUND: Mary, 30 years of age and married to a fertile…
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IVF: After How Many Tries Should I Give Up?
Because of the emotional, physical, and financial toll [/blog/cost-of-ivf-treatment/] exacted by IVF, it is preferable that no one undertake a one‑shot attempt. If a…
IVF & Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS): Reducing the Risk of Severe Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS), Improving Egg Quality and Optimizing Outcome
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) [/blog/new-ivf-outcome-patients-polycystic-ovarian-syndrome-pcos/] is a common hormonal system disorder among women affecting between 5% and 10% of women of reproductive age worldwide.…
Deciding Between Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) and In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
Many infertile patients, are erroneously advised by their physicians to first try IUI [/blog/reflecting-upon-use-misuse-intrauterine-insemination-iui-time-serious-reality-check/] several times before resorting to IVF. Additionally many misguided insurance…
How Does Advancing Age and Diminished Ovarian Reserve (DOR) Affect Egg/Embryo “Competency” and How Should the Problem be Addressed.
It is primarily the egg (rather than the sperm) that determines the chromosomal integrity (karyotype) of the embryo, the most important determinant of egg/embryo…
IVF Outcome in Patients with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) [/blog/understanding-polycystic-ovarian-syndrome-pcos-and-the-need-to-customize-ovarian-stimulation-protocols-sfs/] is a common hormonal system disorder among women affecting between 5% and 10% of women of reproductive age worldwide.…
Mini-IVF: A Blessing or a Curse?
Mini-IVF is a procedure that involves ovarian stimulation using low dosage medications (often oral drugs like clomiphene [/blog/clomiphene-induction-ovulation-use-misuse/] and letrozole) under the premise that…
Advanced Endometriosis with Endometriotic Cysts
Advanced endometriosis is often associated with ovarian endometriotic cysts, known as endometriomas. The cysts contain decomposed menstrual blood that looks like melted chocolate – hence…
Staggered IVF with PGT – Selection of “Competent” Embryos Greatly Enhances the Utility & Efficiency of IVF
Staggered-IVF involves the use of Preimplantation Genetic Testing [/blog/preimplantation-genetic-sampling-pgs-using-next-generation-gene-sequencing-ngs-method-of-choice/] of advanced embryos (blastocysts) to identify those that are euploid (“c...
Early-Endometriosis-related Infertility: Ovulation Induction and Reproductive Surgery vs. IVF
Endometriosis [/blog/endometriosis-and-infertility-sfs/] is a complex condition where, the lack or relative absence of an overt anatomical barrier to fertility often belies the true extent…
IVF and the Imperative to minimize the Incidence of Multiple Pregnancies
All multiple pregnancies pose a risk to both mother and offspring. Pregnancy induced maternal complications such as miscarriage [/blog/recurrent-pregnancy-loss-rpl/], pre-eclampsia, antepartum and post-partum hemorrhage…
How Preparation and Implementation Enhance the Quality of Life after an IVF Birth
Most pregnancy induced placental complications that compromise placentation and intrauterine development have their origin in conditions that present prior to conception. As such, a…
The Importance of Individualizing Ovarian Stimulation Protocols in IVF “Poor responders” and “High Responders”
Indiscriminate selection and use of protocols of Controlled Ovarian Stimulation (COS) [/blog/controlled-ovarian-stimulation-cos-for-ivf-selecting-the-ideal-protocol/] can be decidedly detrimental to egg and embryo
VEGAS BABY Commentary
Oscar-nominated director Amanda Micheli’s provocative documentary, Vegas Baby followed several aspiring parents, who desperately wanted to have a baby but were struggling w...
Diagnosing and Treating Male Factor Infertility
About 1/3 of infertility is caused by a male factor [/blog/male-infertility/], one third by a female factor and another third is due to a…
Embryo Mosaicism: What You Need to Know
In 2005, my associate Levent Keskintepe PhD and I introduced Preimplantation Genetic Testing (PGT) with the ability to identify all chromosomes in the embryo’s…
The Causes of Infertility
Neither sex contributes more heavily than the other to infertility problems. Roughly one‑third of all infertile couples can trace their infertility to the woman,…
Vegas Baby Documentary
I am very proud to be featured in a new documentary film, VEGAS BABY, which follows several of my patients gambling on infertility treatment…
Unexplained IVF Failure
IVF treatment always exacts a profound emotional and financial toll on patients/couples. Needless to say, the financial burden is often crippling; however, ask any…
Announcing my Retirement in the Year Ahead: A Letter of Thanks From Me to You!
_ Everything Has its Season_ GEOFFREY SHER MD Dear Patients and Friends, After some 35 years in the field of Assisted Reproduction (AR), having founded the…