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• Fertility Tourism in Hawaii

  Fertility tourism We have seen a great influx of patient travelling from other countries to the International Fertility Institute of Hawaii for fertility treatment. Many patients are travelling to the International Fertility Institute of Hawaii for fertility treatments like In Vitro Fertilization, Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection, Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis, Donor Egg IVF, and Donor Sperm IVF.

• What is PGD and Why is it Useful?

  Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is a way to test embryos for genetic defects prior to performing an embryo transfer.   PGD was developed in the early 1990′s and has recently undergone many improvements.  We are now able to evaluate all chromosomes in a comprehensive manner that was nto available until recently.

• How does a Male’s Age affect Reproduction?

  Controversy exists as to whether embryonic development is influenced by the age of the male partner.  Since older men tend to reproduce with older women, it is difficult to eliminate from population studies the influence that the aging woman has on reproductive potential.  Although studies have demonstrated that aging increases aneuploidy as a result of […]

• Does Male Age Impact Fertility?

  Female age has been shown in multiple studies to be a predictor of poor reproductive success with assisted reproductive technology (ART) resulting in decreased fertility rates, increased miscarriage rates, and decreased embryo implantation rates.  This decline in female reproductive function can be explained partly by an increase in chromosomal anomalies observed in oocytes and embryos.

• My data and research evaluating endometrial receptivity during IVF cycles.

  Endometrial thickness has been demonstrated in multiple studies to be a factor in assisted reproduction success.   Although there are few data to indicate the efficacy of adjunct medical therapies, the use of these adjuvant therapies to enhance endometrial receptivity is increasing. It is important to emphasize that most of the published studies were performed in […]