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Because of the emotional, physical, and financial toll
[/blog/cost-of-ivf-treatment/] exacted by IVF, it is preferable that
no one undertake a one‑shot attempt. If a couple can only afford one
treatment cycle, IVF is probably not the right course of action. 
After all, with conventional IVF there is only about one chance in
three that it will result in a live birth ‑and a tremendous letdown
if it fails. It is thus unreasonable to undergo IVF…

Staggered-IVF involves the use of Preimplantation Genetic Testing
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of advanced embryos (blastocysts) to identify those that are euploid
(“c…

Endometriosis [/blog/endometriosis-and-infertility-sfs/] is a complex
condition where, the lack or relative absence of an overt anatomical
barrier to fertility often belies the true extent of reproductive
problem(s). All too often the view is expounded that the severity of
endometriosis-related infertility is inevitably directly proportionate
to the anatomical severity of the disease itself, thereby implying
that endometriosis causes …

Most pregnancy induced placental complications that compromise
placentation and intrauterine development have their origin in
conditions that present prior to conception. As such, a patient
requiring IVF presents her RE with a golden opportunity to
preemptively identify and address such factors in order to optimize
the quality of life after birth. IVF conducted with the sole objective
of pregnancy as the end-point ignores the opportunity to set one’s
sights higher….and take aim at ac…

Neither sex contributes more heavily than the other to infertility
problems. Roughly one‑third of all infertile couples can trace their
infertility to the woman, one‑third to the man, and one‑third to
both partners. In practice this means that in >50% of cases there is
both a male and a female factor involved. Understanding this reality
before embarking on a strategic plan of treatment is in my opinion
essential to optimizing outcome.

_ Everything Has its Season_

GEOFFREY SHER MD
Dear Patients and Friends, After some 35 years in the field of
Assisted Reproduction (AR), having founded the First Private
(non-university based) IVF program in the United States in 1984, and
having been influential in the births of over 18,000 babies, the time
has finally arrived for me to prepare for my retirement. I, therefore,
wish to take the …

It is important for patients/couples contemplating IVF with their own
eggs, to be aware that usually, in more than 50% of cases a single
attempt will not result in a live birth and furthermore that the
chance of success declines with advancing age of the egg provider.
 Thus, given the emotional, physical, and financial toll exacted by
IVF, it is preferable that no one undertake a one‑shot attempt. If a
couple can only afford one treatment cycle, IVF is probably not the
right course o…