Ask Our Doctors – Archive
Our Medical Directors are outstanding physicians that you will find to be very personable and compassionate, who take care to ensure that you have the most cutting-edge fertility treatments at your disposal. This is your outlet to ask your questions to the doctors.
Yesterday was my first beta At 14dp5dt and my result was 67. I’m scheduled for another beta tomorrow. Today I did have some brown spotting. Should I be discouraged because my beta was so low? Please help.
Hello, I have had little to no assistance from my medical doctor. I have already been married and have children. I am now about to enter into another marriage and he does not have any children. Need to know the possibilities because we will have to consider ending our relationship if natural birth is not an option. I truly believe that if the doctor had listened to me years ago, I would not be in this situation. It is greatly disheartening.
History- Was diagnoses as a teen with anovulatory periods, and in adult life with endometriosis, (had a laparoscopy to remove it), Married at 25 was on birth control FAITHFULLY took it at the same time every single day, had 7 pregnancies. Started taking ovulation test while on birth control and was ovulating twice a month on birth control. Was told by the doctor that he birth control caused me to hyperovulate. At about 36,had a change in career, went through a divorce, my cycles became sporadic and highly irregular, the doctor told me I was having this because of stress and I was far too young to worry about my hormones and refused to test me. 40 cycles completely stopped, doctor still would not test my hormones Finally did this year. . First hormone tests 2/18 FSH 120 Estradiol <10 told I was in menopause. Started TCM, change of diet, exercise, etc. Next test 5/2018 FSH 123 Estradiol 21 LH 55. I'm totally confused by my results. Increase in estrogen but also increase in FSH. Not sure what progesterone is, however I truly feel like I have been ovulating monthly since March, but I have not had a cycle. I have had a lot of pain similar to when I used to ovulate when I was having a regular cycle.
I suggest you have your AMH measured. This should provide more reliable confirmation of the peri-menopause. When you get the result make contact with me again.
Geoff Sher
I had two losses in 2014. The first one very early. The second one was a large empty sac at 8 week appt. Blighted ovum. May 2018 conceived but had a missed miscarriage at 8 week ultrasound only
Measuring 6 weeks. Fetal testing showed normal chromosomal male karyotype. Medicated IUI done March 2018 and had an early miscarriage in May. Sac never seen. Reoccurent early miscarriages tests performed- all normal all good numbers. Genetic tests on both of us normal. HSG showed cleared tubes. Another IUI or IVF is our next step but they can’t tell me why this is happening and said there is nothing more to test. What could we test for?
Hi Dr. Sher,
Do intralipids always have to be before egg collection? Could I have intralipids after egg collection or even after transfer or would that not be effective?
Thank you.
Ideally IL and steroids are given starting 10-14 days prior to transfer. If given < 7 days prior to ET, the efficacy is in my opinion severely reduced. Geoff Sher
Hi there I have been trying for 6 years to have baby and no look at all and gets me really down
Give us a call at 800-780-7437 and we will assist you in finding a solution.
Geoff Sher