by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | May 7, 2019 | Failed IVF
The blastocyst and the endometrium are in a constant state of cross-talk. In order for successful implantation to take place, the blastocyst must be at the appropriate stage of development, and needs to signal a well synchronized endometrium to ‘accept it”. This...
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 | May 10, 2017 | Failed IVF
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 woman who has undergone IVF, and she will likely tell you that the emotional impact was by far the most...
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Feb 8, 2016 | Cost of IVF Treatment, Failed IVF, Infertility, IVF
The dictionary defines “evidence based medicine” as follows:“The practice of medicine in which the physician finds, assesses, and implements methods of diagnosis and treatment on the basis of the best available current research, their clinical expertise, and the needs...
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Dec 23, 2015 | Endometriosis, Failed IVF, Infertility, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
Women, who have advanced endometriosis, often have endometriotic ovarian cysts, known as endometriomas. These cysts contain decomposed menstrual blood that looks like melted chocolate…hence the name “chocolate cysts”. These space occupying lesions can cause chronic...
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...