by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Dec 23, 2015 | Endometriosis, Failed IVF, Infertility, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
Women, who have advanced endometriosis, often have endometriotic ovarian cysts, known as endometriomas. These cysts contain decomposed menstrual blood that looks like melted chocolate…hence the name “chocolate cysts”. These space occupying lesions can cause chronic...
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Dec 23, 2015 | Infertility, interpreting Blood hCG, IVF, IVF and blood hCG, Measuring Blood hCG, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
I know of no medical announcement associated with the degree of emotional anticipation and anguish as that associated with a pending diagnosis/confirmation of pregnancy following infertility treatment. In fact, hardly a day goes by where I am not confronted by a...
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Dec 18, 2015 | Infertility
Tuberculosis is caused by a bacterium known as mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is primarily an infectious process that involves the lungs it is capable of spreading elsewhere (extra-pulmonary TB) It can spread to the woman’s reproductive tract and cause infertility....
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Dec 16, 2015 | Case Studies, Endometriosis, Failed IVF, Infertility, IVF
The considerable emotional, physical and financial burden associated with infertility treatment in general and with IVF in specific, demand that factors known to affect outcome be identified and regulated prior to initiating treatment. Just as a successful garden...
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Dec 12, 2015 | Failed IVF, Infertility, IVF
Two main factors determine the quality of a woman’s eggs at ovulation or egg retrieval. First is her age and second is the protocol used for ovarian stimulation. With the possible the exception of cases where there is severe sperm dysfunction, it is the chromosomal...
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Dec 12, 2015 | Failed IVF, Infertility, IVF
Are unsuspecting infertile women at increased risk through the drugs and treatment they administered with fertility treatment? When it comes to fertility drugs (e.g. gonadotropins such as Follistim, Gonal F, Puregon, Bravelle, Menopur, Lupron, Superfact, Ganirelix,...
