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Surrogacy: For some, like Tyra Banks, the only road “from Infertility to Family”

Surrogacy involves conception and the subsequent birthing of a baby by
one woman (the surrogate) for another individual or couple. There are
two primary types of surrogacy – Traditional (Classical) and
Gestational (IVF).A traditional surrogate is a woman who is
artificially inseminated with sperm, carries the baby and then
surrenders it to be raised by the aspiring parent(s) to be. In this
arrangement, the traditional surrogate is the baby’s biological
mothe…

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Cost of IVF Treatment

When considering IVF, cost is a major consideration. Patients tend to
compare the cost of treatment at one center with that of another.
While it is understandable for cost per IVF procedure to be
considered, the focus should rather be on the cost of having a
baby…not on the cost per procedure. Moreover, aside from financial
considerations there is another cost factor to be taken into account
and that is the enormous emotional cost associated with IVF. For bo…

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IVF for Women Who Have Previously Conceived (Secondary Infertility)

While _Primary infertility_ refers to the inability of a woman who has
never been pregnant in the past, to conceive, _Secondary Infertility_
is defined as an inability to conceive more than 1 year after having
conceived in the past. Most patients find it difficult to accept the
fact that having once been able to conceive they are now unable to do
so. When confronted with the proposition that they need IVF, women who
have Secondary Infertility find it harder to accept than d…

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Unexplained IVF Failure 2

When confronted with “unexplained” IVF failures where
morphologically good embryos were transferred, the question arises as
to whether the problem is due to inherent egg/embryo
“incompetence” (which usually equates with an irregular
chromosomal configuration [aneuploidy]) or whether it is due to an
implantation dysfunction. The younger the woman and the higher the
quality of available embryos (preferably blastocysts), the less likely
it is that the fau…

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FET

Hello! I had a recent FET just a few days ago. On the day oftransfer, my progesterone was 37 and estradiol was 1700. This estradiol level is considerably higher than it was for my last successful FET. So I am worried it is too high. Currently on estrogen patches as well as vaginal estrace due

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Raised Blood Prolactin

Prolactin (PRL) is a protein hormone (closely related to human growth
hormone
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that is secreted by specialized cells in the anterior part of the
pituitary gland. In addition, the hormone is also produced and
secreted by a broad range of other cells in the body, most prominently
various immune cells, the brain, and the endometrium (lining of the
uterus). …

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Raised Blood Prolactin Levels (Hyperprolactinemia) in Women Undergoing Infertility Treatment

 
Prolactin (PRL) is a protein hormone (closely related to human growth
hormone
[https://blog.drgeoffreysherivf.com/human-growth-hormone-administration-in-ivf-does-it-enhance-eggembryo-quality-and-outcome/])
that is secreted by specialized cells in the anterior part of the
pituitary gland. In addition, the hormone is also produced and
secreted by a broad range of other cells in the body, most prominently
various immune cells, the brain, and the endometrium (lining of t…

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Prolactin (PRL)

Prolactin (PRL) is a protein hormone (closely related to human growth
hormone
[/blog/human-growth-hormone-administration-in-ivf-does-it-enhance-eggembryo-quality-and-outcome/])
that is secreted by specialized cells in the anterior part of the
pituitary gland. In addition, the hormone is also produced and
secreted by a broad range of other cells in the body, most prominently
variou…

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