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 used for ovarian stimulation. With the possible the exception
of cases where there is severe sperm dysfunction, it is the
chromosomal integrity of the egg rather than t…

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. gonadotropins such as Follistim, Gonal
F, Puregon, Bravelle, Menopur, Lupron, Superfact, Ganirelix, Cetrotide
etc.,) used in IVF, claims that there are long term serious side
effects have been grossly over stated. While it is indeed a fact
indiscriminate overdosing of women who is inor…

One often hears the expressed opinion that the BCP suppresses response
to ovarian stimulation. This is not the case, provided that the BCP is
overlapped with administration of an agonist (e.g. Lupron, Buserelin,
Superfact) for several days leading up to the start of menstruation
and the initiation of ovarian stimulation cycle with gonadotropin
drugs. If the latter precaution is not taken, and the cycle of
stimulation is initiated coming directly off the BC…