Egg Freezing: Could You One Day Be Your Own Egg Donor?
Posted by Dr. Kreiner in Age Related Infertility, Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Egg Donation, Egg Freezing, Fertility Screening, IVF, Infertility Information, Secondary Infertility, Treating Infertility on 21. Jul, 2010 | 2 Comments
We are approaching a time that freezing eggs will be a standard option for an IVF program much like Embryo freezing is today. Despite the fact that hundreds of babies have been born apparently without an increase in defects or abnormalities, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) has proclaimed that Egg freezing is still [...]
A Better Way To Screen Embryos For Genetic Defects: ACGH
Posted by David Kreiner, MD in Age Related Infertility, Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Fertility Screening, IVF, PGD on 04. May, 2010 | 2 Comments
Pre-embryo genetic screening (PGS) was developed to help weed out embryos containing inherited metabolic disorders and genetic abnormalities prior to implantation. It was thought that PGS could be used to minimize the risk of miscarriage and perhaps even increase live birth rates in older women IVF undergoing .
We have thus far been disappointed in our [...]
Minimal Stimulation IVF or MicroIVF May Be Best for Young Patients and Old
Posted by David Kreiner, MD in Age Related Infertility, Assisted Reproductive Technologies, IVF, Micro IVF, PCOS, Treating Infertility on 20. Apr, 2010 | 2 Comments
Minimal stimulation in vitro fertilization, also known as MicroIVF and MiniIVF is a cost effective treatment option for young women who are attempting to conceive.
Although traditional full stimulation in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures produce better pregnancy rates, minimal stimulation IVF (MS-IVF) induces ovarian follicle and egg development with less hormonal stimulation. As a result, [...]
What Do You Know About Your Fertility? – Part 1, Biological Clock
Posted by David Kreiner, MD in Age Related Infertility, Infertility Information on 04. Jan, 2010 | 2 Comments
What Do You Know About Your Biological Clock?
Women have a biological clock. Everyone knows that. The problem is that a lot of the information people think they know about their fertility and reproduction is not true. The blurring of fact, opinion, myth and misunderstanding makes for a treacherous misinformation landscape. The knowledge gap [...]
Is My Biological Clock Running Out?
Posted by David Kreiner, MD in Age Related Infertility, FSH, Fertility Screening, IVF, Micro IVF on 19. Aug, 2009 | 3 Comments
Tears start to course down the cheeks of my patient, her immediate response to the message I just conveyed to her. Minutes before, with great angst anticipating the depressing effect my words will have on her, I proceeded to explain how her FSH was slightly elevated and her antral follicle count was a disappointing [...]
