Consider the fact that between 40 and 43 of age, the success rate per
cycle of treatment with injectible fertility drugs
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alone, with or without intrauterine…

For about 10% of all infertile couples, the cause of the infertility
cannot be readily determined using conventional diagnostic methods.
Such cases are often referred to as “unexplained infertility.” The
truth however is that in most such cases, the diagnosis of
“unexplained infertility is in fact presumptive because a more
in-depth evaluation would have revealed a cause. This having been
said, people diagnosed with so called “unexplained infertility”
fall into two broad groups: a)…

Tubal damage is one of the commonest causes of infertility. It is most
often due to pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
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caused by sexually transmitted bacterial infection with chlamydia
trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhea. Acute PID caused by such usually
are associated with severe clinical manifestations such as rapid …

The use of GnRH antagonists, as currently prescribed in ovarian
stimulation cycles
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i.e. the administration of 250mcg daily from the 6or 7th day of
stimulation with gonadotropins, is in my opinion problematic when used
in women who have

Ever since January 1993 when a study was reported by researchers at
Stanford University suggesting that the use of fertility agents
increased the risk of ovarian cancer,
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there has been tremendous concern and anxiety among women who use

Intralipid (IL)
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a solution of small lipid droplets suspended in water. When
administered intravenously, IL provides essential fatty acids,
linoleic acid (LA), an omega-6 fatty acid, alpha-linolenic acid (ALA),
an omega-3 fatty acid. It is made up of 20% soybean oil/fatty acids
(comprising linoleic acid, oleic acid, p…

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 mole is a
benign tumor of the root system (trophoblast) of the embryo which
under normal conditions develops into the placenta which connects the
baby to the mother. About 1 out of 2,000 women with early pregnancy
symptoms will have a molar pregnancy. I…

Today, in first world environments where there is ready access to
advanced medical technology, many women undergo ultrasound diagnosis
of pregnancy as early as 5-6 weeks after their last menstrual period.
As a result, multiple pregnancies
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are often recognized very early on. Serial ultrasound follow-up
examinations performed in su…

Older women, and those who have diminished ovarian reserve (DOR)
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with resistance to ovarian stimulation
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(…