by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Jun 9, 2023 | Age and Fertility, Blastocysts, Chromosomes, Controlled ovarian Stimulation (COS), COS, Diminished Ovarian Reserve, Diminished Ovarian Reserve (DOR), DOR, egg competency, Egg Quality, Embryo, Embryo Incompetency, Failed IVF, interpreting Blood hCG, IVF, IVF and blood hCG, IVF Failure, IVF for older women, IVF Outcome, OHSS, ovarian reserve, Ovarian Stimulation, Stimulation
The journey of in vitro fertilization can be a rollercoaster of emotions for many patients. Often times they have to face the harsh reality that the number and quality of eggs retrieved has fallen short of their expectations. Then, should fertilization of these eggs...
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Apr 25, 2023 | Alloimmune, Alloimmune Implantation Dysfuction, Autoantibodies, Autoimmune, Embryo, Embryo Incompetency, Endometriosis, Endometrium, Failed IVF, IID, Immunologic, Immunologic Implantation Dysfunction, Immunology, Implantation, Intralipid, IVF, IVF Failure, NKA, Pregnancy Loss, Vaginal Viagra
Implantation dysfunction is unfortunately often overlooked as an important cause of IVF failure. This is especially relevant in cases of unexplained IVF failure, recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL), and in women with underlying endo-uterine surface lesions, thickness of...
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Dec 8, 2022 | Egg Donation, Egg Quality, Embryo Incompetency, Embryo Transfer, Fertility, Infertility, IVF, IVF for older women
Consider the fact that at age 40-43 years, the birth rate per cycle of treatment with injectible fertility drugs alone, or in combination with intrauterine insemination (IUI) is about 2% and 10-15 times higher with IVF performed in an IVF program of excellence. It...
by Joseph Macrillo | Nov 15, 2022 | Fertility, Infertility, Infertility doctor, IVF, Uncategorized, Women
I work at Sher Fertility Solutions in New York City and I wanted to give a voice to all the wonderful patients that I get the honor of interacting with. Although I have had the pleasure of working with both men and women, this piece is about women who have or are...
by Dr. Drew Tortoriello | May 10, 2022 | IVF, RPL
Infertility treatment encompasses a wide range of possibilities, of which IVF is only one option. It is not the treatment of choice for everyone. However, while in the past, IVF was often considered the last common pathway, today, due to a myriad of factors, IVF is...
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Apr 25, 2022 | Alloimmune Implantation Dysfuction, genes, IVF, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss, RPL
All humans have two DQ-alpha genes, one of which is contributed by the father and the other by the mother. In a small percentage of patients undergoing IVF, paternal-maternal DQ-alpha gene similarities occur. In such cases, following repeated exposures to such...
