The Psychological Aspects of Egg Donation
When you are first told that you need to consider egg donation, it can be hard to hear. There is a lot to think through. It is a challenge to make the shift emotionally and to figure out who in your social circles to tell, and how and when to tell your egg-donor child. Egg […]
Hate All Those Shots? Mini Stim IVF May Be Right for You
Mini Stim IVF, sometimes called Mild IVF, is a trend in fertility treatments. The same medications are used as traditional IVF, just using lower doses. Fewer eggs are retrieved, but the experience for women undergoing the treatment is usually more benign. Shunned by academia because of evidence that Mini Stim IVF may lead to fewer […]
More Hormones after IVF? I’m Tired of Hormones!
IVF and Progesterone Treatment Why do I need more hormones after IVF treatment? After all, enough hormones are enough! Taking the hormone progesterone is a necessary part of fertility treatment. It is important because it helps to prepare the uterus for the implantation and growth of the embryo. Progesterone is produced by your ovaries during […]
5 Things to Consider before Doing Gender Selection
In the medical field of fertility, genetic evaluation of embryos for gender selection is allowed but controversial. In the treatment of infertility, the number of chromosomes can be counted using in vitro fertilization (IVF) and the biopsy of embryos. The genetic evaluation of embryos for chromosomal abnormalities, which can result in failed pregnancies and birth […]
IVF Process
IVF protocols have evolved over the almost 40 years of IVF history. We offer individualized Conventional IVF as well as Natural IVF and Mini Stim IVF. The overall IVF process is discussed here. At a Glance The goal of the Conventional IVF process is produce as many eggs as possible Retrieval with Conventional IVF is […]
Low AMH? Don’t Give Up!
Low AMH does not mean there is no hope. AMH, or anti-Müllerian hormone, is one of the tests in a fertility work-up. This hormone is produced by the cells in the ovary and is one of the markers for ovarian reserve or function. Ovarian reserve and age are inversely related: as a woman ages, her […]
HCG Injection Before Embryo Transfer Improves IVF Results
Our pilot study involving human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) to enhance implantation may well be the key to improving “persistently inefficient” IVF Our doctors have always been a part of leading research on new techniques to improve in vitro fertilization (IVF) results. Recently, our doctors have been part of a clinical study to improve embryo implantation results. Across […]