Molar Pregnancy: What is it and How Should it be Treated?
Molar pregnancy or hydatidiform mole — is a benign tumor that occurs in the uterus. It starts when an egg is fertilized, but instead…
Sher Fertility Solutions
Blog
Ten years of writing on IVF, fertility and reproductive medicine from Sher Fertility Solutions. Ten years of writing on IVF and fertility.
The “Biological Clock” and How it Should Influence the Selection and Design of Ovarian Stimulation Protocols for IVF
It is inevitable reality that all women will at some point or another, experience a progressive decline in their reproductive potential. This occurs as…
PGT IN IVF: Some embryos that test PGT- chromosomally abnormal can self- correct in the uterus: Are we wrongly discarding embryos that are capable of developing into healthy babies?
Human embryo development occurs through a process that encompasses reprogramming, sequential cleavage divisions and mitotic chromosome segregation and embryonic genome activation. Chromosomal abnormalities may…
Immunologic Implantation Dysfunction: Importance of Meticulous Evaluation and Strategic Management: (Case Report)
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…
Ovarian Endometriomas: Sclerotherapy provides a Safe, Convenient, and highly effective Non-Surgical Alternative
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…
Measuring and interpreting Blood hCG to Assess Pregnancy Viability Following ART Treatments
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…
IVF Failure and Implantation Dysfunction: The Role of Endometrial Thickness, Uterine Pasthology and Immunologic Factors
The considerable emotional, physical and financial burden associated with infertility treatment in general and with IVF in specific, demand that factors known to affect…
Ovarian Stimulation For Women with Diminished Ovarian Reserve (DOR) and in Older Women undergoing IVF
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…
Fertility Drugs for IVF: How safe are They and do They Cause Cancer?
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.…
IVF following previous Tubal ligation is a Better Option than Surgical Reversal
There is a relatively high success rates following tubal re-connection (reanastomosisis) in cases of previous tubal ligation (a birth rate of +/- 50% within…
The BCP: Does Launching a Cycle of Controlled Ovarian Stimulation (COS) Coming off the BCP Compromise Response?
One often hears the expressed opinion that the BCP suppresses response to ovarian stimulation. This is not the case, provided that the BCP is…
Unexplained IVF Failure 2
When confronted with “unexplained” IVF failures where morphologically good embryos were transferred, the question arises as to whether the problem is due to inherent…
Egg Freezing: Fertility Preservation (FP) & Commercial Donor Egg Banks
The bottom line is that because of the traumatic effect of freezing on egg viability and “competency” the statistical chance of each frozen/ thawed…
Advantages of Combining Preimplantation Genetic Sampling (PGS) with Tests for Immunologic Implantation Dysfunction (IID)
Whenever IVF fails to resolve reproductive failure, the explanation is almost invariably either: a) embryo “incompetence” (usually …although not always due to the embryo…