by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Jun 13, 2019 | Case Studies
Juanita, a 42y old who, between 2003 and 2007, had delivered 3 children in a prior relationship. Carlos, her new partner of 3 years, had 3 children through spontaneous conception, in a prior relationship. He had undergone vasectomy in 2004 and had a surgical reversal...
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Dec 10, 2018 | Case Studies, Controversial Post, Failed IVF, Infertility, IVF
Given rapidly changing practices in the IVF arena, it is becoming increasingly implausible to reliably interpret current national reports expressing IVF outcome statistics as birth rate per initiated treatment cycle, per egg retrieval procedure or per embryo transfer...
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Aug 17, 2018 | Case Studies
Background: “Jamie” consulted with me when she was 34 years of age, after 3 years of failed treatment and a diagnosis of “unexplained infertility.” A laparoscopy had revealed her to have mild (Stage 1) endometriosis, which was ablated at the time of surgery. She had...
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Feb 8, 2016 | Case Studies, Uncategorized
About 2 years ago, I consulted with a couple who presented with many years of infertility due exclusively to severe male factor (sperm count= 1.0 million/ml; sperm motility=
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Dec 16, 2015 | Case Studies, Endometriosis, Failed IVF, Infertility, IVF
The considerable emotional, physical and financial burden associated with infertility treatment in general and with IVF in specific, demand that factors known to affect outcome be identified and regulated prior to initiating treatment. Just as a successful garden...