by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Dec 8, 2022 | Egg Donation, Egg Quality, Embryo Incompetency, Embryo Transfer, Fertility, Infertility, IVF, IVF for older women
Consider the fact that at age 40-43 years, the birth rate per cycle of treatment with injectible fertility drugs alone, or in combination with intrauterine insemination (IUI) is about 2% and 10-15 times higher with IVF performed in an IVF program of excellence. It...
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Feb 22, 2022 | Egg Quality, IVF Failure
Frequently, when following vigorous and often repeated flushing of follicles at egg retrieval they fail to yield eggs, it is ascribed to “Empty Follicle Syndrome.” This is a gross misnomer, because all follicles contain eggs. So why were no eggs retrieved from the...
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Feb 22, 2022 | Egg Quality, OHSS
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common hormonal system disorder among women affecting between 5% and 10% of women of reproductive age worldwide. Women with PCOS may have enlarged ovaries that contain small collections of fluid — called follicles — located in...