by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Mar 4, 2016 | IVF, Uncategorized
Until about 15 years ago, we believed that the best and safest way to cryopreserve embryos was by using a slow freezing method. What we subsequently learned was that the slow freezing process caused the formation of intracellular ice and that this, by damaging embryos...
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Feb 8, 2016 | Case Studies, Uncategorized
About 2 years ago, I consulted with a couple who presented with many years of infertility due exclusively to severe male factor (sperm count= 1.0 million/ml; sperm motility=
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Feb 8, 2016 | Anti Mullerian Hormone (AMH), Uncategorized
Anti-Müllerian hormone also known as AMH is a protein that, is encoded by the AMH gene located on chromosome 19p13.3,. There is an important interaction between AM and its receptor AMHR2 on chromosome 12. AMH is a glycoprotein hormone secreted by Granulosa cells in...
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Feb 8, 2016 | Molar Pregnancy, Uncategorized
Molar pregnancy or hydatidiform mole — is a benign tumor that occurs in the uterus. It starts when an egg is fertilized, but instead developing into a normal, conceptus + placental tissue, the placenta tissue develops into a mass of small cysts. Here, the root system...
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Jan 3, 2016 | DOR, egg competency, ovarian reserve, Uncategorized
It is the egg’s numerical chromosomal integrity (ploidy) that is the most influential in influencing its subsequent ability post-fertilization, to propagate a “competent” embryo (one that has 46 chromosomes and is capable of developing into a healthy pregnancy). And...
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Jan 3, 2016 | Doctor, Endometriosis, Fertility, FET, Immunologic Implantation Dysfunction, Infertility, Menopause, Pregnancy, reproductive failure, Uncategorized
Greetings Dr. Sher! Just wanted to first thank you for all that you do for women and infertility and I’m truly amazed and grateful at how you are so willingly to share your knowledge and help women achieve pregnancy. As for me, my background – Diagnosed with...
