by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Apr 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
More and more women are deciding, based upon personal preference and professional necessity, to postpone having a family to a later age. In fact, very recently Janet Jackson (49Y) was in the news stating that she was cancelling her tour to prepare for treatment needed...
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Apr 3, 2016 | COASTING, OHSS
Disadvantages of Leuprolide Trigger Shot Traditionally, IVF egg retrievals are timed for about 36 hours after a 10,000U hCG “trigger”. The hCG hormone thereupon remains in the system for up to a week. When patients who overstimulate following ovarian stimulation...
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Apr 3, 2016 | Uncategorized
The prevalence of obesity in Western societies is on the rise, which has a profound effect on the reproductive performance of women who are trying to have a baby. Recent evidence suggests that obesity in women of reproductive age is associated with decreased birth...
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Mar 24, 2016 | IVF
Premature luteinization (“premature LH surge”) occurs when prior to the planned initiation of the hCG trigger, a progressive rise in LH, irreversibly compromises follicle and egg development and maturation. It is not a sporadic isolated event. It comes as...
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...
