Reproductive Partners Fertility Blog » IVF success http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog Helping couples acheive the dream of being parents. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:40:12 +0000 en hourly 1 More embryos do not lead to better success rates http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/886/more-embryos-do-not-lead-to-better-success-rates.html http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/886/more-embryos-do-not-lead-to-better-success-rates.html#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:20:55 +0000 Dr. Arthur Wisot FACOG http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/?p=886 Haven't we been saying this for a long time?

 

 

A new study of fertility treatment in found that women who get three or more embryos have no better odds of having a baby than those who get just two embryos.

They also have a greater chance of risky multiple births.

“Women who have gone through infertility treatment want …

]]> http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/886/more-embryos-do-not-lead-to-better-success-rates.html/feed 0 How many eggs does it take to produce an IVF success? http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/746/how-many-eggs-does-it-take-to-produce-an-ivf-success.html http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/746/how-many-eggs-does-it-take-to-produce-an-ivf-success.html#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:32:30 +0000 Dr. Arthur Wisot FACOG http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/?p=746 The trick answer is one. But is more always better?

According to a study in the September issue of Fertility & Sterility there is an advantage to obtaining six or more mature eggs compared with five or fewer eggs. But there was no advantage to obtaining ten or more over six to nine.

We listed the misconception that "more is …

]]> http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/746/how-many-eggs-does-it-take-to-produce-an-ivf-success.html/feed 0 Study claims to almost double IVF success rates with office procedure http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/678/study-claims-to-almost-double-ivf-success-rates-with-office-procedure.html http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/678/study-claims-to-almost-double-ivf-success-rates-with-office-procedure.html#comments Sat, 09 Jul 2011 15:50:05 +0000 Dr. Arthur Wisot FACOG http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/?p=678 It sounds too good to be true. And when things sound too good to be true, they usually aren't true.

A study presented at the European Society (ESHRE) claims that performing an endometrial biopsy before an IVF cycle almost doubles the chance of an ongoing pregnancy. The Brazilian research found that performing a small biopsy of the endometrial …

]]> http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/678/study-claims-to-almost-double-ivf-success-rates-with-office-procedure.html/feed 0 Obesity is a factor in IVF success http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/671/obesity-is-a-factor-in-ivf-success.html http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/671/obesity-is-a-factor-in-ivf-success.html#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:32:06 +0000 Dr. Arthur Wisot FACOG http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/?p=671 We have said it before and now a new study in the July 2011 edition of Obstetrics & Gynecology again confirms it: obesity has an adverse effect on the chance of IVF success.

They reviewed the records of 1,721 women undergoing their first IVF cycle with their own eggs. Women with a normal BMI were compared with women with class …

]]> http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/671/obesity-is-a-factor-in-ivf-success.html/feed 0 Message for the New Year-don’t drink and….do IVF http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/524/message-for-the-new-year-dont-drink-and-do-ivf.html http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/524/message-for-the-new-year-dont-drink-and-do-ivf.html#comments Wed, 29 Dec 2010 22:24:59 +0000 Dr. Arthur Wisot FACOG http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/?p=524 And you thought it was going to be "and drive." Well, you shouldn't do that either.

In the January 2011 issue of the journal "Obstetrics & Gynecology an article quantitates the effect of drinking alcohol on IVF success. In examining 4729 IVF cycles the authors found that women drinking at least four drinks a week had 16% less odds of a live …

]]> http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/524/message-for-the-new-year-dont-drink-and-do-ivf.html/feed 0 IVF success-does a woman’s weight matter? http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/519/ivf-success-does-a-womans-weight-matter.html http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/519/ivf-success-does-a-womans-weight-matter.html#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2010 20:26:05 +0000 Dr. Arthur Wisot FACOG http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/?p=519 This is one of a series of news items from abstracts of studies presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine as complied by Dr. David Meldrum, Scientific Director of Reproductive Partners. We appreciate the enormous amount of work it takes to compile and comment on these abstracts.

  You bet it does.  …

]]> http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/519/ivf-success-does-a-womans-weight-matter.html/feed 0 Does insurance coverage influence IVF success? http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/472/does-insurance-coverage-influence-ivf-success.html http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/472/does-insurance-coverage-influence-ivf-success.html#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 17:13:03 +0000 Dr. Arthur Wisot FACOG http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/?p=472 An article in the September 2010 issue of Fertility & Sterility examines the influence of a non-medical factor, insurance coverage, on IVF outcome.

They studied 91,753 fresh, nondonor IVF cycles in the United States and compared those conducted in states with mandated insurance coverage for IVF with those in states which did not mandate coverage. Cycles conducted in nonmandated states …

]]> http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/472/does-insurance-coverage-influence-ivf-success.html/feed 0 What do consistently high-performing in vitro fertilization programs in the U.S. do? http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/465/what-do-consistently-high-performing-in-vitro-fertilization-programs-in-the-u-s-do.html http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/465/what-do-consistently-high-performing-in-vitro-fertilization-programs-in-the-u-s-do.html#comments Sat, 25 Sep 2010 16:44:51 +0000 Dr. Arthur Wisot FACOG http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/?p=465 I guess that that means us.

In this article in the September 2010 issue of Fertility & Sterility, the procedures they cite as common in consistently high performing IVF programs do apply to our practice. Common clinical practices identified among these programs included testing all patients for ovarian reserve, endometrial defects, and hydrosalpinges; use of a mixed LH and …

]]> http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/465/what-do-consistently-high-performing-in-vitro-fertilization-programs-in-the-u-s-do.html/feed 0 Obesity impairs IVF success http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/341/obesity-impairs-ivf-success.html http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/341/obesity-impairs-ivf-success.html#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:59:22 +0000 Dr. Arthur Wisot FACOG http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/?p=341 One of the issues I discuss with new patients when it's pertinent is weight loss in order to improve the chance of IVF success.

The latest evidence supporting this is in an article in the February 2010 edition of Fertility & Sterility looking at the outcomes in different groups based on BMI (body mass index as kilograms per square meter). …

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