by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Oct 17, 2023 | egg competency, Egg Quality, Embryo Incompetency, Gonadotropin, Gonadotropins, IVF Outcome, IVF Protocols, Ovarian Stimulation, Ovarian Stimulation Protocols, PCOS
Understanding the intricate interplay of hormones and the impact on egg development empowers us to create personalized protocols, offering hope for improved egg quality and ultimately optimizing the chances of successful IVF for women with PCOS. Polycystic Ovary...
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Oct 3, 2023 | Cost, Cost of IVF Treatment, Egg Banking, egg competency, Egg Donation, Egg Freezing, Embryo Transfer, Fertility Preservation, Financial, In Vitro Fertilization, IVF
For more than 50 years, scientists have been working to perfect the art of freezing and storing a woman’s eggs, also known as “egg banking”. Although there have been challenges, the progress has been both amazing and promising. Since the birth of the first...
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Jun 9, 2023 | Age and Fertility, Blastocysts, Chromosomes, Controlled ovarian Stimulation (COS), COS, Diminished Ovarian Reserve, Diminished Ovarian Reserve (DOR), DOR, egg competency, Egg Quality, Embryo, Embryo Incompetency, Failed IVF, interpreting Blood hCG, IVF, IVF and blood hCG, IVF Failure, IVF for older women, IVF Outcome, OHSS, ovarian reserve, Ovarian Stimulation, Stimulation
The journey of in vitro fertilization can be a rollercoaster of emotions for many patients. Often times they have to face the harsh reality that the number and quality of eggs retrieved has fallen short of their expectations. Then, should fertilization of these eggs...
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | May 17, 2022 | Diminished Ovarian Reserve, Diminished Ovarian Reserve (DOR), egg competency, Ovarian
When it comes to the selection of ovarian stimulation protocols for older women and those who have DOR there is in my opinion, no justification for the use of a “one size fits all” or “recipe approach”. I firmly believe that the time has arrived to reflect seriously...
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Apr 16, 2018 | egg competency, Egg Quality, Eggs, IVF, PCOS
Immature Egg Cell One commonly hears patients undergoing IVF report that they had too many “immature eggs” or immature egg cells, and inferring that had more time been allotted to ovarian stimulation and the administration of the “trigger shot” been...
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Jan 3, 2016 | DOR, egg competency, ovarian reserve, Uncategorized
It is the egg’s numerical chromosomal integrity (ploidy) that is the most influential in influencing its subsequent ability post-fertilization, to propagate a “competent” embryo (one that has 46 chromosomes and is capable of developing into a healthy pregnancy). And...
