Reproductive Partners Fertility Blog » advanced maternal age http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog Helping couples acheive the dream of being parents. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:40:12 +0000 en hourly 1 If you’re over 40 consider IVF first http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/797/if-youre-over-40-consider-ivf-first.html http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/797/if-youre-over-40-consider-ivf-first.html#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:22:00 +0000 Dr. Arthur Wisot FACOG http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/?p=797 Bypassing superovulation steps and proceeding directly to in vitro fertilization (IVF) technology appears to improve pregnancy outcomes for older women who have unexplained infertility, researchers reported at the annual meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.

This randomized trial found that older women with unexplained infertility were significantly more likely to achieve pregnancy and a live birth if treated …

]]> http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/797/if-youre-over-40-consider-ivf-first.html/feed 0 If (insert name of actress or singer) can have a baby at (insert age over 42), why can’t I? http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/403/if-insert-name-of-actress-or-singer-can-have-a-baby-at-insert-age-over-42-why-cant-i.html http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/403/if-insert-name-of-actress-or-singer-can-have-a-baby-at-insert-age-over-42-why-cant-i.html#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:57:13 +0000 Dr. Arthur Wisot FACOG http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/?p=403 That's a question I am frequently asked.

In an article in the June 21st issue of the medical journal US Weekly, "Baby After 40." they give examples of current and recent pregnancies as "Hollywood's 'miracle' moms beat the odds."

But can they beat the odds just because they are famous? I think not. For many of them the "miracle" is …

]]> http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/403/if-insert-name-of-actress-or-singer-can-have-a-baby-at-insert-age-over-42-why-cant-i.html/feed 0 IVF or IUI for Women Over 40? http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/400/ivf-or-iui-for-women-over-40.html http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/400/ivf-or-iui-for-women-over-40.html#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 19:53:35 +0000 Dr. Arthur Wisot FACOG http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/?p=400 Selection of a treatment method for women over 40 whose main limitiation in conceiving is their age can be difficult. If they are in the "unexplained infertility" group with open tubes, no significant gynecologic problems and a partner with normal sperm parameters the common choices are to try injectable fertility drugs (COH) with artificial insemination (IUI) or in vitro fertilization …

]]> http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/400/ivf-or-iui-for-women-over-40.html/feed 0 Does preimplantation genetic screening (PGS) improve IVF success rates in women over 35? http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/338/does-preimplantation-genetic-screening-pgs-improve-ivf-success-rates-in-women-over-35.html http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/338/does-preimplantation-genetic-screening-pgs-improve-ivf-success-rates-in-women-over-35.html#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:56:46 +0000 Dr. Arthur Wisot FACOG http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/?p=338 Some fertility centers promote preimplantation genetic screening as a way of improving IVF success rates in women over 35 (defining advanced maternal age).

Now a study in the January 2010 edition of Fertility & Sterility shows that PGS does not significantly improve implantation, pregnancy or live birth rates. In this randomized control study from Belgium, the clinical implantation rate per embryo …

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