by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Sep 21, 2016 | IVF
A progressive increase in success rates with IVF versus tubal fertility surgery has over the last 25 years brought about a shift away from the latter to the former. And so it should be, because even in young women, attempted surgical restoration of compromised...
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Sep 15, 2016 | IVF
The ability to grow a healthy plant requires that a “good” seed be planted in a “fertile soil” and then be properly nurtured until it can thrive on its own….independent of intervention. Similarly, successful IVF requires the same relationship, only here, a “good seed”...
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Sep 5, 2016 | IVF
Because of the emotional, physical, and financial toll exacted by IVF, it is preferable that no one undertake a one shot attempt. If a couple can only afford one treatment cycle, IVF is probably not the right course of action. After all, with conventional IVF there...
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 | Controversial Post, IVF
“Innovators are rarely received with joy, and established authorities launch into condemnation of newer truths; for at every crossroad to the future are a thousand self-appointed guardians of the past.” It is an indisputable fact that thousands of women with...
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...
