One of the hardest questions to answer for a fertility specialist is, “Why did a genetically normal embryo fail to implant?”. With the increased use of preimplantation genetic screening on embryos, couples often have very high hopes of achieving a pregnancy when a genetically normal is obtained from an in vitro fertilization cycle. Unfortunately, not all genetically normal embryos will …
Researchers in Brazil are developing a new software tool that may help physicians and embryologists choose the best embryos for transfer after an IVF cycle. The computer technology is supposed to recognize 24 characteristics of embryos, some of which are not detectable to embryologists using even the most sophisticated microscopes. These characteristics include the size of the embryo, the texture …
On May 11, 2017, a couple in Virginia welcomed sextuplets after trying to conceive for 17 years. This story made headlines in every major news outlet not only because of the number of babies born at one time, but also because of how long the couple had been trying to conceive. While it’s definitely a happy occasion that this couple …
A new study out of Montreal Hospital Research Center is providing a new explanation for why women’s fertility declines with age. The study compared the eggs of 6-12 week old mice to those of 60 week old mice. They found that the microtubules in older eggs behave abnormally. Microtubules help with chromosome segregation during cell division. In older eggs, the …
A new study shows that for women who have had multiple miscarriages, treatment with progesterone may help their chances of having a successful pregnancy. This study, which was recently published in the journal Fertility and Sterility, showed that 68% of women who received progesterone supplementation went on to have a successful pregnancy compared to 51% who did not receive progesterone.…
According to an article in the August 5th edition of the Los Angeles Times federal data show that women in their 40s are more likely to have babies now than at any time in more than four decades. Among American women ages 40 to 44, birthrates have hit their highest point since 1967, data recently released by the National Center …
Conventional treatment for couples experiencing unexplained infertility has usually consisted of three cycles of clomiphene (CC) with IUI, followed by three cycles of gonadotropins (FSH) with IUI and then IVF if those conservative measures did not work.
A study in the August 2010 issue of Fertility & Sterility looks at the time it took to establish a pregnancy that led to …