by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Dec 10, 2018 | Case Studies, Controversial Post, Failed IVF, Infertility, IVF
Given rapidly changing practices in the IVF arena, it is becoming increasingly implausible to reliably interpret current national reports expressing IVF outcome statistics as birth rate per initiated treatment cycle, per egg retrieval procedure or per embryo transfer...
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Apr 17, 2017 | Infertility, IVF
One of the most common questions asked by patients undergoing IVF relates to the likelihood of their eggs fertilizing and the likely “quality” of their embryos. This is also one of the most difficult questions to answer. On the one hand many factors that...
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Mar 20, 2016 | Infertility, IVF
Clomiphene (Clomid, Serophene) is by far the most widely prescribed agent for the induction of human ovulation for women who do not ovulate, those with dysfunctional ovulation and women with ”unexplained” infertility. When used in young women (who have adequate...
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Mar 20, 2016 | Infertility
Fibroids or leiomyomas are non-malignant muscle tumors that grow in the uterine wall. They can be found in about one out of every five (1:5) women >30Y of age. Fibroids are far more prevalent in African Americans and women and less frequent in other ethnic groups...
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Feb 24, 2016 | Infertility
Adenomyosis is a condition where endometrial glands develop outside the uterine lining (endometrium), within the muscular wall of the uterus (myometrium). A definitive clinical diagnosis of adenomyosis is difficult to make. The condition should be suspected when a...
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Feb 8, 2016 | Cost of IVF Treatment, Failed IVF, Infertility, IVF
The dictionary defines “evidence based medicine” as follows:“The practice of medicine in which the physician finds, assesses, and implements methods of diagnosis and treatment on the basis of the best available current research, their clinical expertise, and the needs...
