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.
Prolactin (PRL) is a protein hormone (closely related to human growth hormone [https://blog.drgeoffreysherivf.com/human-growth-hormone-administration-in-ivf-does-it-enhance-eggembryo-quality-and-outcome/]) that is secreted by specialized cells in the anterior part…
An absence of menstruation (amenorrhea) in reproductive age women is usually due to an absence of ovulation (anovulation). If this becomes prolonged, then…
Ovulation occurs within 38-42 hours of initiation of the spontaneous luteinizing hormone (LH) surge (which can be detected in the blood or urine prior…
“IVF IS NEITHER A PURE ART OR A PURE SCIENCE. RATHER IT IS A BLEND OF BOTH!”“Virtually nothing that we do clinically in IVF…
When it comes to the selection of ovarian stimulation protocols for older women [/blog/ovarian-stimulation-for-women-with-diminished-ovarian-reserve-dor-and-in-older-women-undergoing-ivf/] and those who have DOR there is in my opinion,…
CONVENTIONAL GNRH ANTAGONIST (GNRHA) PROTOCOLS: GnRH antagonists (e.g. Ganirelix, Cetrotide, and Orgalutron) are currently used with many controlled ovarian stimulation (COS) [/blog/controlled-ovarian-stimulation-cos-for-ivf-selecting-the-ideal-protocol/] protocols. The…
Traditionally, IVF egg retrievals are timed for about 36 hours after a 10,000U hCG “trigger”. The hCG hormone thereupon remains in the system for…
