Fertility Treatment

• When the Holiday Season Arrives and So do the Pounds

  Fertility and Holiday Eating It is no secret that the holidays are filled with the joyous sights, sounds and smells. From pumpkin pie and Christmas cookies to New Years dinner – this time of year is a food (aka caloric) bonanza. While some may be able to shred the pounds before February rolls around, other […]

• Fertility Success Rates Rising as New Technology Helps Couples Conceive

  News of rising fertility success rates is being featured in papers around the world, becoming the buzz on the internet and even being featured on nightly news programs and talk shows.  Recently, Katie Couric devoted a portion of her show to “Snowflake Babies,” a fascinating program in which couples donate their frozen embryos to infertile […]

• Frozen Embryos may have Higher Pregnancy Rates than Fresh Embryos

  Frozen Embryos, Fresh Embryos, and Pregnancy Rates Recent data demonstrates that cryopreserved (frozen) embryos may have a greater chance of producing a pregnancy than fresh embryos.  The possible reasons for this are many: (1)    The hormone levels associated with an IVF cycle are much higher than what is experienced during a natural cycle.  Whereas the […]

• 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.

• 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 […]