by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Dec 2, 2015 | Immunologic Implantation Dysfunction, Infertility, Intrauterine Insemination (IUI), IVF
“As physicians we really need to seriously rethink the basis upon which we recommend IUI!” -GS Intrauterine insemination (IUI), the injection of sperm into the uterus by means of a catheter directed through the cervix, has been practiced for many years. The premise...
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Nov 29, 2015 | Failed IVF, IVF
When confronted with “unexplained” IVF failures where morphologically good embryos were transferred, the question arises as to whether the problem is due to inherent egg/embryo “incompetence” (which usually equates with an irregular chromosomal configuration...
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Nov 28, 2015 | Failed IVF, Fertility Preservation, IVF
The bottom line is that because of the traumatic effect of freezing on egg viability and “competency” the statistical chance of each frozen/ thawed egg ultimately resulting in a baby is only at best 6-8%. So, while success rates following the transfer of embryos...
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Nov 27, 2015 | Failed IVF, IVF
Whenever IVF fails to resolve reproductive failure, the explanation is almost invariably either: a) embryo “incompetence” (usually …although not always due to the embryo being karyotypically abnormal or aneuploid) or b) implantation dysfunction (anatomical/...
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Nov 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
Patrick Steptoe and Robert Edwards were responsible for the birth of the world’s 1st IVF baby, Louise Brown, in 1978. Since then about 4 million babies have been born worldwide, and the number is growing fast. The introduction of this Assisted Reproductive technology...
