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- Understanding Insurance Claims: Bridging Patients and Providers’ Communication Gap
- Choosing an Individualized Protocol for Ovarian Stimulation: The Most Important Determinant of IVF Success
- Creating Families through IVF Surrogacy: A Journey of Hope
- Premature Luteinization: A Hurdle in Ovarian Stimulation
- Decoding Embryo Mosaicism: Navigating the Complex Path to Healthy Births
- Unlocking the Potential of Genetic Testing in IVF: A Comprehensive Guide
- Causes of Infertility
- Understanding Asherman Syndrome: Causes, Treatment, and Hope
- Navigating Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS): Understanding, Hope, and Treatment
- Embryo Banking vs. Egg Banking for Fertility Preservation
- Egg Banking: Unlocking Future Hopes and Dreams
- Embryo Banking for Fertility Preservation (FP): Defy the Biological Clock
- Staggered IVF with PGS/PGT
- Managing Unexplained Infertility: A Rational Approach
- Timing and Interpretation of hCG Blood Pregnancy Tests
- Understanding Recurrent Pregnancy Loss (RPL): Causes And Solutions
- Effects of Using Birth Control Pill as a Prelude to Ovarian Stimulation with Gonadotropins
- IVF with Egg Donation: A Review
- Empty Follicle Syndrome
- The Impact of a Thin Uterine Lining on Embryo Implantation and the Benefits of Viagra Therapy
- Intrauterine Insemination: Pros And Cons
- Endometriosis and Infertility: Rational Treatment Offers Real Hope!
- Overcoming Age Barriers in IVF and Embracing New Pathways to Parenthood: Unlocking the Possibilities
- IVF Failure With “Normal” Embryos: Examining and Addressing Anatomical and Immunologic Causes
- Egg/Embryo Quality in IVF & How Selection of the Ideal Protocol for Ovarian Stimulation Influences Egg/Embryo Quality and Outcome
- Embryo Implantation Dysfunction
- Disruption in the relationship between KIR, HLA, and NK cell activity and embryo implantation dysfunction: how to assess this
- Why IVF is the treatment of choice when it comes to Infertile Women over 40Y
- “I think it is time to see a Fertility Doctor.” – Your OBGYN
- Treating Endometriosis Related Infertility: Dr. Geoffrey Sher & Dr. Aimee
- Causes of Infertility
- Staggered-In Vitro Fertilization (ST- IVF) : A Paradigm Shift: Heralded by the Introduction of Ultrarapid Embryo/Egg Freezing (Vitrification)
- Adenomyosis
- IVF Using Own Eggs : When is it Time to Move on?
- Intraovarian PRP – a promising technique that requires more investigation
- A RATIONAL BASIS FOR SELECTIVE OVARIAN STIMULATION IN OLDER WOMEN AND THOSE WITH DIMINISHED OVARIAN RESERVE (DOR)
- Starting Your Journey With SFS
- How to Avoid Implantation Failure During IVF with Dr. Geoffrey Sher
- Treatment of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss (RPL) due to Alloimmune Implantation Dysfunction : Comparing cases with a “Partial” versus a “Complete” Match (rare)
- Egg Freezing for Future Fertility
- Endometriosis Mechanism of Infertility
- The Best Ovarian Stimulation Protocols for IVF episode with Dr. Sher
- “Silent” Endometriosis
- “What is IUI?” on The Egg Whisperer Show
- Preimplantation Genetic Sampling (PGS) Using: Next Generation Gene Sequencing (NGS): Method of Choice
- IVF: FACTORS AFFECTING EGG/EMBRYO “COMPETENCY” DURING CONTROLLED OVARIAN STIMULATION (COS)
- Hereditary Clotting Defects (Thrombophilia)
- Diagnosing and Treating Infertility due to Diminished Ovarian Reserve (DOR)
- Controlled Ovarian Stimulation (COS) for IVF: Selecting the ideal protocol
- Selective Banking of Genetically Tested Donor Eggs
- Endometriosis and Infertility
- Embryo Banking/Stockpiling: Slows the “Biological Clock” and offers a Selective Alternative to IVF-Egg Donation
- Egg Freezing and Banking: What are the Merits? (Case Report)
- Centers for disease control (CDC)IVF: The Economic Realities
- Launching Ovarian Stimulation with a BCP: How Does it Affect Response?
- IVF-Gestational Surrogacy: An Overview
- Immunologic Implantation Dysfunction (IID): Treatment
- Immunologic Implantation Dysfunction (IID) -Making the Diagnosis
- Egg Donation-Fashioning Rational Expectations: Preparation; Donor Selection; Using Fresh versus Frozen (Banked) Eggs; Financial/Ethical Considerations; The Process; Outcome!…
- Understanding Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) and the Need to Customize Ovarian Stimulation Protocols
- Thyroid autoantibodies and Immunologic Implantation Dysfunction (IID)
- The Role of Nutritional Supplements in Preparing for IVF
- Staggered IVF: An Excellent Option When Advancing Age and Diminished Ovarian Reserve (DOR) Reduces IVF Success Rate
- Secondary Infertility: Addressing the Root Causes
- Preventing Severe Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome with “Prolonged Coasting”
- Implications of Empty Follicle Syndrome and Premature Luteinization
- Immunologic Implantation Dysfunction (IID) & Infertility (IID): PART 1-Background
- Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET): What Does it Involve?
- IVF Failure and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss with guest Dr. Geoffrey Sher
- Raised Blood Prolactin
- CASE REPORT
- Diminished Ovarian Reserve: The Sher Philosophy
- Acupuncture and IVF: Does it Improve Success?
- Endometriosis and IVF
- Why did IVF fail?
- Embryo Transfer: Simply Crucial in IVF
- A Thin Uterine Lining: Vaginal Viagra may help
- Diagnosing and Treating Immunologic Implantation Dysfunction (IID)
- Raised Blood Prolactin Levels (Hyperprolactinemia) in Women Undergoing Infertility Treatment
- What Is Diminished Ovarian Reserve?
- Violet™ Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based Software: A Break-through in the Field of Egg Banking which Reliably Predicts Reproductive Potential by Scoring “Egg Competency”
- Total Absence of Sperm in the Ejaculate due to Complete Obstruction of the Vas deferens: Congenital or acquired.
- Egg Banking-Fertility Preservation
- Recurrent Pregnancy Loss (RPL)
- Prolactin (PRL)
- EZ-IVF
- EZ-IVF: AN IMPROVED , LOW-COST, LOW-STIMULATION, SAFE & SUCCESSFUL ALTERNATIVE T0 MINI-IVF AND NATURAL CYCLE-IVF
- Hormonal Treatment of Male Infertility
- Cyclical Estrogen Therapy Prior to Embryo Transfer, in Post-Menopausal Women and those with Prolonged Hypothalamic Amenorrhea, Can Reduce the Chance of Failed IVF and Miscarriage
- The Role of IVF in the Management of Infertility Caused by Pelvic Inflammation
- Case Report: Can Intralipid/Steroid Therapy be Used Without Undergoing IVF?
- Hormonal Supplementation in IVF
- A Message on COVID-19
- Advising Women who Contemplate undergoing Infertility Treatment and who Test Positive for Hepatitis B Virus antigen (HPV+)
- The Number of Embryos/Blastocysts Transferred & PGT: Effect on IVF Outcome:
- Case Report: Egg Donation-Mother Uses her Daughter’s Eggs to conceive
- Case Report: The Diagnosis of “Unexplained” Recurrent IVF-Failure is Sometimes a Cop-out
- Case Report: IVF in a 32y old with Premature-Menopause Following Cancer Chemotherapy.
- Case Report: Intractable Damage to the Uterine Lining (Asherman Syndrome ) causing Failed Implantation
- Selecting the Ideal Protocol for Controlled Ovarian Stimulation!
- Case Report: Endometrios Causing IVF Failures due to Embryo Implantation Dysfunction (IID)
- Case Report: Woman with Diminished Ovarian Reserve (DOR) and Age-related Secondary Infertility whose Husband has Autoimmune Infertility Following Vasectomy Reversal
- Case Report: Recurrent IVF Failure due to Uterine Adenomyosis and Intrauterine Fibroid Polyps, Requiring Gestational Surrogacy
- Endometrial Receptivity Array (ERA): Is There an actual There, There?
- Case Report: “Unexplained” Recurrent IVF failure: Was the Underlying Cause Overlooked?
- Case Report: Patient with Repeated IVF Failures, Diminished Ovarian Reserve (DOR) and Autoimmune Hypothyroidism (Hashimoto’s Disease)
- Case Support: Diminished Ovarian Reserve (DOR) + Male Infertility
- Launching of Sher-Fertility Solutions and Future Case Supports
- Are SART- Reported Clinic-specific, Annual IVF Outcome Statistics Reliable?
- SHER FERTILITY-SOLUTIONS (SFS): AN EXCITING NEW CHAPTER IN MY PROFESSIONAL CAREER
- SFS Fertility Seminar in Las Vegas
- Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHS): Its Evolution & Reducing its Incumbent Risks.
- Sher-IVF Success Rate
- IVF SUCCESS RATE EXPRESSED AS VIABLE PREGNANCY RATE PER EMBRYO TRANSFERRED (PRPE): A PROPOSED NEW PRADIGM FOR IMPROVED AND VERIFIABLE REPORTING OF IVF STATISTICS
- Management of Immunologic Implantation Dysfunction (IID)
- Genetically Testing IVF Embryos
- Management of Immunologic Implantation Dysfunction (IID) 2
- Does Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET) Improve IVF Success?
- Performing Embryo Transfer: The “Process”
- IVF: Selecting the Best Quality Embryos to Transfer
- A Case for Transferring Blastocysts on Day 5-6 Post-Fertilization Rather Than on Day 2-3 as Cleaved Embryos.
- IVF And Diminished Ovarian Reserve (DOR): A Rational Basis for Selecting the Optimal Protocol for Ovarian Stimulation
- A Fresh Look at The Indications for IVF
- Agonist (Lupron) Therapy in IVF
- Recurrent “Unexplained” IVF Failure with Good Quality Embryos.
- Endometriosis Presenting as “Unexplained Infertility”
- Why Did So Few of My Eggs Fertilize and Make it to Blastocyst?
- Early Pregnancy Loss: Causes and a Rational Approach to Management.
- Optimizing Access to Sher-IVF, Las Vegas from Afar
- Deciding between Egg and Embryo Banking for Fertility preservation (FP)
- Selecting an IVF Program: Willingness to Share Financial Risk with Patients, Builds Confidence!
- How can stress affect IVF?
- IVF: Immature and Post-mature Egg Cells: What does this mean and how can it be prevented?
- How Old is Too Old to Do IVF Using Your Own Eggs?
- (NEW) IVF: Approach to Selecting the Best Embryos for Transfer to the Uterus.?
- Gestational Surrogacy for a Case of Rokitansky Syndrome: 2 Frozen Embryo Transfers Yields 3 Babies.
- IVF: After How Many Tries Should I Give Up?
- IVF & Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS): Reducing the Risk of Severe Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS), Improving Egg Quality and Optimizing Outcome
- Deciding Between Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) and In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
- How Does Advancing Age and Diminished Ovarian Reserve (DOR) Affect Egg/Embryo “Competency” and How Should the Problem be Addressed.
- IVF Outcome in Patients with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
- Mini-IVF: A Blessing or a Curse?
- Advanced Endometriosis with Endometriotic Cysts
- Staggered IVF with PGT – Selection of “Competent” Embryos Greatly Enhances the Utility & Efficiency of IVF
- Early-Endometriosis-related Infertility: Ovulation Induction and Reproductive Surgery vs. IVF
- IVF and the Imperative to minimize the Incidence of Multiple Pregnancies
- How Preparation and Implementation Enhance the Quality of Life after an IVF Birth
- The Importance of Individualizing Ovarian Stimulation Protocols in IVF “Poor responders” and “High Responders”
- VEGAS BABY Commentary
- Diagnosing and Treating Male Factor Infertility
- Embryo Mosaicism: What You Need to Know
- The Causes of Infertility
- Vegas Baby Documentary
- Unexplained IVF Failure
- Announcing my Retirement in the Year Ahead: A Letter of Thanks From Me to You!
- Having Realistic Expectations Regarding IVF Outcome: When is it Time to Stop or Change Course?
- Why Did so Few of my Eggs Fertilize into Embryos, and so Many More Fail to Reach Blastocyst?
- Egg Maturation in IVF: How Egg “Immaturity,” “Post-maturity,” and “Dysmaturity” Influence IVF Outcome.
- Embryo Transfer: The “Holy Grail” of IVF.
- Egg Banking: Preserving Fertility in Female Cancer Patients
- IVF: Should Treatment Cycles be Uninterrupted or be Conducted in Pre-scheduled Batches?
- Reflecting upon the Use and Misuse of Intrauterine Insemination (IUI): Time for a Serious Reality Check
- GnRH Antagonists (Ganirelix/Cetrotide/Orgalutron) in IVF Ovarian Stimulation Protocols
- Testing for Immunologic Implantation Dysfunction (IID): Who Should be Tested, Where Should Testing be Done and How should results be interpreted?
- Ureaplasma and Infertility: How Can It Affect IUI/IVF Outcome?
- Multiple Pregnancies Carry Serious Risks: How Many Embryos Should we Transfer at One Time?
- A Fresh Look at Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS)
- IVF: Selecting the Best Quality Embryos to Transfer 2
- Male Infertility
- The IVF Journey: The importance of “Planning the Trip” Before “Taking the Ride”
- Are Injectable Fertility Drugs Safe?
- IVF Failure and Implantation Dysfunction
- Cervical Incompetence: A Common Cause of Late Miscarriage, Premature Birth and 2nd Trimester Recurrent Pregnancy Loss (RPL)
- The Pro’s and Con’s of Preimplantation Genetic Testing (PGT) : It Should be Used Selectively
- Case Report: Treating Hydrosalpinx by Surgical Removal (Salpingectomy) as a Prelude to IVF
- CASE REPORT: A woman in her Early 40’s who has Diminished Ovarian Reserve Requiring IVF with Embryo Banking and PGS.
- Defining and Addressing an Abnormal Luteal Phase
- IVF Should Supplant Tubal Fertility Surgery
- Endometriosis and Immunologic Implantation Dysfunction (IID) and IVF
- IVF: A Personalized Step-by Step Approach
- IVF: How many tries should be considered before stopping?
- IVF: The first Choice for Infertile Women 40 to 43 Years of Age
- The Role of IVF in Cases of Tubal Damage
- “Unexplained” Infertility : Often a matter of the Diagnosis Being Overlooked!
- Ovarian Stimulation in Women Who have Diminished Ovarian Reserve (DOR): Introducing the Agonist/Antagonist Conversion protocol
- The Link Between Fertility Drugs and Ovarian Cancer
- Prevention, Recognition, and Treatment of Hydatidiform Molar Pregnancies
- Intralipid (IL) Administration in IVF Explained
- IVF Pregnancy with a “Vanishing Twin”
- Optimizing Response to Ovarian Stimulation in Women Who Have Compromised Ovarian Reserve: A Personal Approach.
- IVF Pregnancies and Why They Bear a Greater Risk
- Treating Out-of-State and Out-of-Country IVF Patients in Las Vegas
- Controlled Ovarian Stimulation (COS) protocols for women with Diminished Ovarian Reserve (DOR) who are Poor Responders to Ovarian Stimulation
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infection: What are the Implications Regarding Pregnancy?
- Clomiphene Induction of Ovulation: Use and Misuse
- First Trimester Bleeding: How serious is it?
- The Basic Infertility Work-Up
- Testicular Sperm Extraction (TESE) and Testicular Sperm Aspiration (TESA): Surgical Approaches for Accessing Sperm from Men Who Have No Sperm in their Ejaculates (Azoospermia)
- Why the Standard Practices for Embryo Transfers are Rapidly Shifting
- Routine Fertilization by Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI): An Argument in Favor.
- Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET) versus “Fresh” ET: How to Make the Decision
- PGS and Assessment of Egg/Embryo “competency”: How Timing, Process, and Methodology Can Affect Reliability
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID), Tubal Damage and Hydrosalpinx: Preparing for IVF
- The Sampson Theory
- Sclerotherapy of Ovarian Endometriomas
- Hormonal Treatment of Male Infertility 2
- A Rational Basis for Selecting a Stimulation Protocol
- Progesterone-Estrogen Hormonal Supplementation in IVF: How Does it Work and What is its Value?
- Potential Downsides of DHEA Supplementation: Why take the Risk?
- Antisperm Antibodies, Infertility, and the Role of IVF with Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection
- “Triggering” Egg Maturation in IVF: Comparing urine-derived hCG, Recombinant DNA-hCG and GnRH-agonist
- Ectopic (Tubal) Pregnancy and IVF
- The Fundamental Requirements For Achieving Optimal IVF Success
- “Functional” Ovarian Cysts and IVF
- Varicocele and Male Infertility
- Viagra as a Treatment to Thicken Uterine Lining
- Intralipid and IVIG Therapy in the Treatment of Immunologic Implantation Dysfunction
- Janet Jackson Delays Tour to Start Family: How Old is too Old for IVF?
- How Does Bodyweight Affect Fertility and IVF Outcome?
- Pros and Cons of The Lupron (Leuprolide) Trigger Shot
- Premature Luteinization (“the premature LH surge): Why it Happens and how it can be Prevented
- Natural Killer Cell Activation (NKa) and Immunologic Implantation Dysfunction (IID) in IVF: The Controversy!
- Uterine Fibroids and Fertility
- Induction of Ovulation With Clomiphene Citrate: Mode of Action, Indications, Benefits, Limitations and Contraindications for its use
- How Many Embryos Should be Transferred: A Critical Decision in IVF
- Human Growth Hormone (Omnitrope) in IVF
- Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET): A Rational Approach to Hormonal Preparation and How new Methodology is Impacting IVF
- IVF- A Moral And Ethical Dilemma: Disposing of Left-Over Human Embryos
- Adenomyosis Related Infertility: A Therapeutic Challenge
- IVF: How do you decide how many embryos to transfer?
- Cost of IVF Treatment
- Evaluation of IVF Outcome does not readily lend itself to “Evidence-Based Scientific Scrutiny”
- Surrogacy: For some, like Tyra Banks, the only road “from Infertility to Family”
- Confronting the real cost of IVF Treatment
- Molar Pregnancy: What is it and How Should it be Treated?
- Fragile X Syndrome: Which IVF Candidates Should be Tested and How Should Results be Interpreted?
- Anti Mullerian Hormone (AMH) Measurement to Assess Ovarian Reserve and Design the Optimal Protocol for Controlled Ovarian Stimulation (COS) in IVF
- CASE STUDY: Prolonged Clomiphene Citrate Therapy can in Some cases reverse Male Factor Infertility and Avoid the need for IVF/ICSI
- The “Biological Clock” and How it Should Influence the Selection and Design of Ovarian Stimulation Protocols for IVF
- PGT IN IVF: Some embryos that test PGT- chromosomally abnormal can self- correct in the uterus: Are we wrongly discarding embryos that are capable of developing into healthy babies?
- Micro-IVF: Often Preferable to Ovarian Stimulation with or Without IUI
- IVF for Same Sex Couples
- Sperm DNA Damage- Tests and Interpretation
- Immunologic Implantation Dysfunction: Importance of Meticulous Evaluation and Strategic Management: (Case Report)
- IVF Outcome: How Age, Ovarian Reserve and the Protocol Used for Controlled Ovarian Stimulation (COS) Influences Success
- IVF for Women Who Have Previously Conceived (Secondary Infertility)
- Measuring and interpreting Blood hCG to Assess Pregnancy Viability Following ART Treatments
- Ovarian Endometriomas: Sclerotherapy provides a Safe, Convenient, and highly effective Non-Surgical Alternative
- Infertility Caused by Pelvic Tuberculosis: An Easily Missed Diagnosis
- Autism and Reproduction
- IVF Failure and Implantation Dysfunction: The Role of Endometrial Thickness, Uterine Pasthology and Immunologic Factors
- COMMERCIAL EGG BANKING FOR FERTILITY PRESERVATION (FP) AND A REPOSITORY FOR DONOR EGGS
- IVF following previous Tubal ligation is a Better Option than Surgical Reversal
- Fertility Drugs for IVF: How safe are They and do They Cause Cancer?
- Ovarian Stimulation For Women with Diminished Ovarian Reserve (DOR) and in Older Women undergoing IVF
- The BCP: Does Launching a Cycle of Controlled Ovarian Stimulation (COS) Coming off the BCP Compromise Response?
- The Role of Gender Selection: The Pros and Cons
- Intrauterine Insemination (IUI): Who needs it and who does not; Pros and Cons
- Unexplained IVF Failure 2
- Egg Freezing: Fertility Preservation (FP) & Commercial Donor Egg Banks
- Advantages of Combining Preimplantation Genetic Sampling (PGS) with Tests for Immunologic Implantation Dysfunction (IID)
- IVF: The Economic Realities
Video
- Absence of Sperm in the Ejaculate due to Complete Obstruction of the Vas deferens
- EZ-IVF
- Resistance to Ovarian Stimulation: Why & How to treat!
- Tubal, Disease & IVF
- Endometriosis and Infertility and the role of Invitro Fertilization
- Effect of Age and Diminishing Ovarian Reserve
- IVF Failure and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss with guest Dr. Geoffrey Sher
- Relationship Between Endometriosis and Infertility
- Use of the Birth Control Pill in IVF
- Important Update: August Cycle
- Lack of Responsiveness of the Uterus to Implantation in Women with Prolonged Estrogen Deprivation
- MINI-IVF: WHAT IS ITS ROLE?
- Streamlining The Long-Distance IVF Process: My Approach
- Empty Folicile Syndrome
- Surrogacy
- SFS Fertility Seminar
- Embryo Mosaicism
- The Importance of Individualizing Ovarian Stimulation Protocol…
- The Risk of Multiple Pregnancies
- The Misconceptions of IUI
- My Personalized IVF Approach
- Announcing The Next Phase in My Career
- Frozen Embryo Transfers
- The Basic Infertility Work Up
- IVF Failure
- Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)
- Having Realistic Expectations Regarding IVF Outcome
- Why did so few of my eggs fertilize or reach the blastocyst stage?
- Severe Ovarian Hyperstimulation: Reducing Medical Risk as well as Compromised Egg/Embryo quality Through “Prolonged Coasting”.
- Uterine Fibroids and Fertility
- IVF: Immature and Post-Mature Eggs: What does this mean and how can it be prevented?
- IVF: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Tubal Damage and Hydrosalpinx
- Early Pregnancy Loss: Causes and a Rational Approach to Treatment
- Management of Immunologic Implantation Dysfunction (IID)
- The Timing of Embryo Transfer
- Triggering Egg Maturation
- Egg Fertilization Question
- Staggered IVF with PGS Testing
- When to Stop Trying IVF
- Selecting the Best Embryos for Transfer
- The Risk of Multiple Pregnancies
- What is IUI with guest Dr. Geoffrey Sher
- The Best Ovarian Stimulation Protocols for IVF episode with Dr. Sher
- How to Avoid Implantation Failure During IVF with Dr. Geoffrey Sher
- What happens during IVF treatment (and is it scary)?
- Embryo Implantation Dysfunction