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.
Tubal damage is one of the commonest causes of infertility. It is most often due to pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) [/blog/pelvic-inflammatory-disease-pid-tubal-damage-hydrosalpinx-preparing-ivf/] caused by sexually…
The use of GnRH antagonists, as currently prescribed in ovarian stimulation cycles [/blog/optimizing-response-ovarian-stimulation-women-compromised-ovarian-reserve-personal-approach/], i.e. the administration of 250mcg daily from the 6or 7th day…
Ever since January 1993 when a study was reported by researchers at Stanford University suggesting that the use of fertility agents increased the risk…
Intralipid (IL) [/blog/intralipid-ivig-therapy-treatment-immunologic-implantation-dysfunction/]is a solution of small lipid droplets suspended in water. When administered intravenously, IL provides essential fatty acids, linoleic acid (LA), an…
A hydatidiform molar pregnancy [/blog/molar-pregnancy-treated/] happens when tissue that normally forms the placenta instead becomes a growth, that triggers symptoms of pregnancy. A hydatidiform…
Today, in first world environments where there is ready access to advanced medical technology, many women undergo ultrasound diagnosis of pregnancy as early as…
Older women, and those who have diminished ovarian reserve (DOR) [/blog/diagnosing-and-treating-infertility-due-to-diminished-ovarian-reserve-dor/] with resistance to ovarian stimulation [/blog/controlled-ovarian-stimulation-cos-for-ivf-selecting-the-ideal-protocol/] (...
While most IVF pregnancies will progress normally and without any increased risk to mother or baby, there is little doubt that women who conceive…
For more than three decades, about 70% of the patients that I have performed IVF on, have journeyed to see me from out state…
Two main factors determine the quality of a woman’s eggs [/blog/ivf-factors-affecting-egg-embryo-competency-during-controlled-ovarian-stimulation-cos/] at ovulation or egg retrieval. First is her age...
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) belongs to the Herpes group and, like Herpes, can remain dormant in the body for long periods of time (even for life).…
Clomiphene citrate (Clomid) [/blog/case-study-prolonged-clomiphene-citrate-therapy-can-cases-reverse-male-factor-infertility-avoid-need-ivficsi/]is by far the most commonly used fertility drug [/blog/fertility-drugs-for-ivf-how-safe-are-they-and-do-they-cause-cancer/] in the...
Vaginal bleeding occurs in about 25% of all pregnancies. When it happens, it almost invariably raises the concern of pregnancy loss (miscarriage) [/blog/recurrent-pregnancy-loss-rpl/].…
After 1 year of unsuccessfully trying to have a baby, it is time to have a basic infertility evaluation. And the urgency increases the…
Men with no sperm in their ejaculates (azoospermia), whether due to non-obstructive or obstructive (usually post-vasectomy) causes, can have their sperm accessed surgically and…
Embryo transfer (ET) [https://blog.drgeoffreysherivf.com/frozen-embryo-transfer-fet-involve/] is undoubtedly a rate limiting factor when it comes to IVF outcome [/blog/fundamental-requirements-achieving-optimal-ivf-success/]. In fact, in my opinion, it is…
Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection ICSI, which began in 1992 as a treatment for severe male factor infertility [/blog/male-infertility/], involves the direct injection of a single…
Until less than a decade ago, most women undergoing IVF would have their embryos transferred to the uterus in the same cycle that the…
About a decade ago, we, (Sher, and Keskintepe, L; et al) introduced full chromosomal karyotyping for preimplantation genetic sampling – (PGS) to assess egg/embryo…
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a condition where inflammation of pelvic structures occurs, as a result of one of the following: sexual transmission via the…
