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Dr. Chris Herndon Increasing number of single-women either choose or feel the need to delay childbearing due to professional or personal reasons. For years, the only efficient option available to them for fertility preservation was to freeze embryos after IVF … Continue reading
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The profound adverse impact of female age on live birth rates with IVF and all other fertility treatments as well as with natural conception (What is Age Factor?) has largely overshadowed discussion of advanced male age on reproductive outcomes. Even … Continue reading
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There is no universally accepted age after which pregnancy is not recommended. Advanced maternal age is traditionally defined as pregnancy at or over the age of 35 years. Not only does it become harder for women to conceive after age … Continue reading
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Pregnancy and endometriosis exhibit a curiously antagonistic relationship. Women who give birth in their 20s are much less likely to suffer from this condition than women who conceive in their 30s or those who never have children. Endometriosis is defined … Continue reading
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By Madeline Feingold, Ph.D. If you’ve been diagnosed with infertility, you are not alone. Infertility strikes approximately one in six couples and provokes painful feelings that may interfere with your daily life. From diagnosis through interventions and treatment, infertility places … Continue reading
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Patients frequently ask whether there is a clear-cut advantage to having two IUIs in one cycle rather than just one. Published studies vary in their design and conclusions but the balance show little, if any, benefit to having a second … Continue reading
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An egg donor, Lindsay Kamakahi, filed a class action lawsuit in April 2011 against the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART), and the Pacific Fertility Center (PFC) in San Francisco. She claims that … Continue reading
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Donor eggs offer the only chance of a live birth to a large number of women whose ovaries do not work, whose eggs are no longer viable, who may carry a genetic disorder or who have failed multiple other fertility … Continue reading
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In vitro fertilization (IVF) was originally developed in the late 1970s as a treatment of last resort for severe tubal disease. IVF was used after microsurgery failed. While IVF success rates increased rapidly during the 1980s, surgical results did not … Continue reading
