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It is hard for me to believe that more than three decades have flown
by since I first introduced intrauterine insemination into the
clinical arena (Journal of Fertility & Sterility, April, 1984). At
that time and for more than 2 decades thereafter, I held the strong
belief that IUI would provide a less expensive, safe and equally
successful alternative to  IVF in cases where the woman had at least
one patent Fallopian tube… How wrong I was! In my defense however,
let me say that in th…

For about 10% of all infertile couples, the cause of the infertility
cannot be readily determined using conventional diagnostic methods.
Such cases are often referred to as “unexplained infertility.” The
truth however is that in most such cases, the diagnosis of
“unexplained infertility is in fact presumptive because a more
in-depth evaluation would have revealed a cause. This having been
said, people diagnosed with so called “unexplained infertility”
fall into two broad groups: a)…

Intralipid (IL)
[/blog/intralipid-ivig-therapy-treatment-immunologic-implantation-dysfunction/]is
a solution of small lipid droplets suspended in water. When
administered intravenously, IL provides essential fatty acids,
linoleic acid (LA), an omega-6 fatty acid, alpha-linolenic acid (ALA),
an omega-3 fatty acid. It is made up of 20% soybean oil/fatty acids
(comprising linoleic acid, oleic acid, p…

While most IVF pregnancies will progress normally and without any
increased risk to mother or baby, there is little doubt that women who
conceive in this manner as well as their babies are potentially at
increased risk. In fact, women who give birth after IVF treatment are
several times as likely to suffer from significant complications such
as miscarriage [/blog/first-trimester-bleeding-serious/], pregn…

After 1 year of unsuccessfully trying to have a baby, it is time to
have a basic infertility evaluation. And the urgency increases the
older the woman is.

Given the considerable emotional, physical and financial investment
associated with IVF treatment
[/blog/confronting-the-real-cost-of-ivf-treatment/], it is essential
that factors known to affect success be identified and regulated in
advance of initiating treatment and to always thoroughly and
meticulously “plan the trip before taking the ride.” This article
addresses the most important considerations in this regard:…

More and more women are deciding, based upon personal preference and
professional necessity, to postpone having a family to a later age. In
fact, very recently Janet Jackson (49Y) was in the news stating that
she was cancelling her tour to prepare for treatment needed to have a
baby. This event prompted me to write this article on IVF in women of
a more advanced age The truth is that hardly a day goes by when I am
not asked the question of, “How old is too old to do IVF?” The
standar…