by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Oct 25, 2017 | Uncategorized
It is primarily the egg (rather than the sperm) that determines the chromosomal integrity (karyotype) of the embryo, the most important determinant of egg/embryo competency. A “competent” egg is therefore one that has a normal karyotype and has the best potential to...
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Oct 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common hormonal system disorder among women affecting between 5% and 10% of women of reproductive age worldwide. Women with PCOS may have enlarged ovaries that contain multiple small collections of fluid (subcapsular microcysts)...
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Oct 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
Mini-IVF is a procedure that involves ovarian stimulation using low dosage medications (often oral drugs like clomiphene and letrozole) under the premise that it is a “safer” and less expensive than conventional gonadotropin stimulation regimes while yielding...
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Oct 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
Advanced endometriosis is often associated with ovarian endometriotic cysts, known as endometriomas. The cysts contain decomposed menstrual blood that looks like melted chocolate – hence the name “chocolate cysts.” They are space occupying cystic lesions within the...
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Sep 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
Staggered-IVF involves the use of Preimplantation Genetic Testing of advanced embryos (blastocysts) to identify those that are euploid (“competent”) and thereupon the subsequent transfer to the uterus of embryos identified as being chromosomally “competent” in later...
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Aug 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
Endometriosis is a complex condition where, the lack or relative absence of an overt anatomical barrier to fertility often belies the true extent of reproductive problem(s). All too often the view is expounded that the severity of endometriosis-related infertility is...
