IVF Authority

For a human embryo to be “competent” it must have all 46 chromosomes intact. Microscopic (morphologic) embryo grading methods while improving the ability to identify good quality embryos, are ... Read more

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(This is the first in a two part series detailing my approach to IVF at SIRM.) Little of how we conduct IVF treatment is based on findings derived from “gold standard” randomized and ... Read more

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The issue of whether to apply CGH technology to the testing of day-3 versus day-5 embryos and/or whether metaphase CGH (mCGH) or array CGH (aCGH) should be the preferred method used for ... Read more

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There is little doubt that there is an ever growing recognition and acceptance of the fact that uterine immunologic dysfunction can lead to “unexplained” infertility, implantation ... Read more

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For over a decade, about 80% of patients that I have treated at SIRM-Las Vegas have journeyed here from out state/country for IVF. I am often asked how we are able to accomplish this with the ... Read more

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Today, in first world environments where there is ready access to advanced medical technology, many women undergo ultrasound diagnosis of pregnancy as early as 5-6 weeks after their last ... Read more

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Unlike virtually every other form of medical treatment in America, IVF is largely not covered by insurance. To make matters worse, patients often require more than one attempt to have a ... Read more

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The extension of reproductive lifespan through technological advances has made human females the only mammalian species capable of outliving its natural reproductive potential. At the same time, ... Read more

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All too often, I hear of women (even young ones) who are prescribed the birth control pill (BCP) or receive prolonged estrogen therapy as a “lead in” to controlled ovarian stimulation (COS) ... Read more

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It is one thing for a woman who has never been able to conceive (primary infertility) to come to grips with undergoing In Vitro Fertilization. It is quite another matter for someone who has ... Read more

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