Dr. Huang Explains How A Woman’s Age Affects Egg Quality
Dr. Andy Huang explains how a woman’s age affects the quality of her eggs using a bucket of balls to demonstrate.…
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Dr. Cassidenti on the Process of Egg Freezing
Dr. Cassidenti discusses the step-by-step process of freezing your eggs.…
African American Women May Have Lower IVF Success
Several studies presented at the American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) 2018 annual Scientific Congress and Expo in Denver, Colorado, showed that African American Women may have lower in vitro fertilization (IVF) success rates than other races.
One study looked at the success rates of IVF procedures at a large Washington, DC area fertility center. They compared the results of …
In IVF more (eggs) is not necessarily better
That’s one of the misconceptions (#7) in our book, “Conceptions & Misconceptions,” more is better.
And now a study reported from ASRM 2013 again shows that’s not true.
Retrieving more than 15 eggs from a woman during IVF increases the risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome with only a minimal increase in live birth rate, according to Anish Shah, MD, of …
New study claims ovarian stem cells can create new eggs
Researchers say they have extracted stem cells from human ovaries and made them generate new egg cells. The advance, as reported in the New York Times, if confirmed, might provide a new source of eggs for treating infertility, though scientists say it is far too early to tell if the work holds such promise.
Women are born with a complement of egg …
Your fertility: the eggs age at a different rate than the rest of the body
I have often heard these distressing words: "I eat right, exercise, don't smoke and take good care of myself. How come my ovaries are failing prematurely." My answer has been, "The ovaries don't care how you take care of yourself, they age based on genetics." According to a new article, they age independantly of the rest of the body. Of …
How many eggs do you need to have a good chance of a successful IVF cycle?
Two? Five? Twenty?
I have always said that it's not about quantity; it's more about quality. Now a study in the August 2011 issue of the medical journal Fertility & Sterility shows that more eggs after you reach a certain threshold does not make success more likely. They studied 737 women having their first IVF cycle with their own eggs. …