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.
It is the egg’s numerical chromosomal integrity (ploidy) that is the most influential in influencing its subsequent ability post-fertilization, to propagate a “competent” embryo…
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…
THE SPERM CHROMATIN STRUCTURE ASSAY (SCSA): A MEASURE OF THE POTENTIAL OF SPERM TO HELP PROPAGATE A VIABLE PREGNANCY In about 40% of infertility…
Women, who have advanced endometriosis, often have endometriotic ovarian cysts, known as endometriomas. These cysts contain decomposed menstrual blood that looks like melted chocolate…hence…
I know of no medical announcement associated with the degree of emotional anticipation and anguish as that associated with a pending diagnosis/confirmation of pregnancy…
Tuberculosis is caused by a bacterium known as mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is primarily an infectious process that involves the lungs it is capable of…
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) encompasses a range of conditions that most commonly affect males and are characterized by lifelong neurodevelopmental derangements manifesting as deficiencies in…
The considerable emotional, physical and financial burden associated with infertility treatment in general and with IVF in specific, demand that factors known to affect…
Two main factors determine the quality of a woman’s eggs at ovulation or egg retrieval. First is her age and second is the protocol…
Are unsuspecting infertile women at increased risk through the drugs and treatment they administered with fertility treatment? When it comes to fertility drugs (e.g.…
There is a relatively high success rates following tubal re-connection (reanastomosisis) in cases of previous tubal ligation (a birth rate of +/- 50% within…
For more than a thirty years, attempts by medical scientists to freeze and bank (cryobank) a woman’s eggs have yielded limited success. In fact,…
Couples have for centuries sought to influence the gender of their offspring. More than seven centuries ago the ancient Chinese developed a birth calendar…
One often hears the expressed opinion that the BCP suppresses response to ovarian stimulation. This is not the case, provided that the BCP is…
“As physicians we really need to seriously rethink the basis upon which we recommend IUI!” -GS Intrauterine insemination (IUI), the injection of sperm into…
When confronted with “unexplained” IVF failures where morphologically good embryos were transferred, the question arises as to whether the problem is due to inherent…
The bottom line is that because of the traumatic effect of freezing on egg viability and “competency” the statistical chance of each frozen/ thawed…
Whenever IVF fails to resolve reproductive failure, the explanation is almost invariably either: a) embryo “incompetence” (usually …although not always due to the embryo…
Patrick Steptoe and Robert Edwards were responsible for the birth of the world’s 1st IVF baby, Louise Brown, in 1978. Since then about 4…
