VEGAS BABY Commentary
Oscar-nominated director Amanda Micheli’s provocative documentary, Vegas Baby followed several aspiring parents, who desperately wanted to have a baby but were struggling w...
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Ten years of writing on IVF, fertility and reproductive medicine from Sher Fertility Solutions. Ten years of writing on IVF and fertility.
Diagnosing and Treating Male Factor Infertility
About 1/3 of infertility is caused by a male factor [/blog/male-infertility/], one third by a female factor and another third is due to a…
Embryo Mosaicism: What You Need to Know
In 2005, my associate Levent Keskintepe PhD and I introduced Preimplantation Genetic Testing (PGT) with the ability to identify all chromosomes in the embryo’s…
The Causes of Infertility
Neither sex contributes more heavily than the other to infertility problems. Roughly one‑third of all infertile couples can trace their infertility to the woman,…
Vegas Baby Documentary
I am very proud to be featured in a new documentary film, VEGAS BABY, which follows several of my patients gambling on infertility treatment…
Unexplained IVF Failure
IVF treatment always exacts a profound emotional and financial toll on patients/couples. Needless to say, the financial burden is often crippling; however, ask any…
Announcing my Retirement in the Year Ahead: A Letter of Thanks From Me to You!
_ Everything Has its Season_ GEOFFREY SHER MD Dear Patients and Friends, After some 35 years in the field of Assisted Reproduction (AR), having founded the…
Having Realistic Expectations Regarding IVF Outcome: When is it Time to Stop or Change Course?
It is important for patients/couples contemplating IVF with their own eggs, to be aware that usually, in more than 50% of cases a single attempt…
Why Did so Few of my Eggs Fertilize into Embryos, and so Many More Fail to Reach Blastocyst?
One of the most common questions asked by patients undergoing IVF relates to the likelihood of their eggs fertilizing and the likely “quality" of their…
Egg Maturation in IVF: How Egg “Immaturity,” “Post-maturity,” and “Dysmaturity” Influence IVF Outcome.
There is a great deal of confusion when it comes to defining egg “quality.” Most people interpret terms such as “mature/immature/post-mature” eggs as implying…
Embryo Transfer: The “Holy Grail” of IVF.
Embryo transfer (ET) is undoubtedly a rate limiting factor in IVF. Unquestionably, the IVF doctor’s expertise in performing ET as one of the most…
Egg Banking: Preserving Fertility in Female Cancer Patients
It is only through propagation of our biological offspring that we as humans can leave a lasting legacy of our existence. Perhaps this explains…
IVF: Should Treatment Cycles be Uninterrupted or be Conducted in Pre-scheduled Batches?
The conventional way of conducting IVF treatment is to provide patients with opportunity to undergo treatment any time they are ready to do so.…
Reflecting upon the Use and Misuse of Intrauterine Insemination (IUI): Time for a Serious Reality Check
It is hard for me to believe that more than three decades have flown by since I first introduced intrauterine insemination into the clinical…
GnRH Antagonists (Ganirelix/Cetrotide/Orgalutron) in IVF Ovarian Stimulation Protocols
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…
Testing for Immunologic Implantation Dysfunction (IID): Who Should be Tested, Where Should Testing be Done and How should results be interpreted?
Unless tests for immunologic implantation dysfunction (IID) i [https://blog.drgeoffreysherivf.com/endometriosis-immunologic-implantation-dysfunction-iid-ivf/]mmunologic implantation dysfunction [/blog/endometriosis-and-infertility-sfs/]are performed correctly and conducted by a one of the few reliable reproductive…
Ureaplasma and Infertility: How Can It Affect IUI/IVF Outcome?
Ureaplasma urealyticum is a bacterium that belongs to the mycoplasma family. It can be detected in the reproductive tract of as many as 40%…
Multiple Pregnancies Carry Serious Risks: How Many Embryos Should we Transfer at One Time?
All multiple pregnancies pose a risk to both mother and offspring. Pregnancy induced maternal complications such as miscarriage, pre-eclampsia, antepartum and post-partum hemorrhage become…
A Fresh Look at Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS)
Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) is a life-endangering condition that occurs following ovarian stimulation [/blog/ovarian-stimulation-for-women-with-diminished-ovarian-reserve-dor-and-in-older-women-undergoing-ivf/] for the treatment of infertility. It occurs due to overstimulation…
IVF: Selecting the Best Quality Embryos to Transfer 2
The numerical chromosomal configuration of a cell is referred to as its karyotype or ploidy. A cell with an irregular chromosome number is referred…