There’s No Business Like Show Business, Except Fertility
Posted by David Kreiner, MD in IVF, News, Octomom, Single Embryo Transfer on 03. Dec, 2009 | 0 Comments
The Fertility news is constantly highlighted in sensational headlines, the most recent of which was, “49 year old woman conceives with own egg through IVF”. In the past several months, readers have been entertained with “Octomom”, “a woman pregnant with a supposed dozen”, “Jon and Kate plus eight” and “a 62 year old mother [...]
In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Culture
Posted by David Kreiner, MD in Co-culture of Embryos, IVF on 26. Aug, 2009 | 0 Comments
• Sperm and eggs are placed together in specialized conditions (culture media, controlled temperature, humidity and light) in hopes of fertilization
• Culture medium is designed to permit normal fertilization and early embryo development, but the content of the medium is not standardized.
• Embryo development in the lab helps distinguish embryos with more potential from those [...]
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 | 0 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 [...]
Things you should know about your Embryo Transfer
Posted by David Kreiner, MD in Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Embryo Transfer, IVF on 14. Jul, 2009 | 0 Comments
After a few days of development, the best appearing embryos are selected for transfer
The number chosen influences the pregnancy rate and the multiple pregnancy rate
A woman’s age and the appearance of the developing embryo have the greatest influences on pregnancy outcome
Embryos are placed in the uterine cavity with a thin tube
Excess [...]
Medications for IVF Treatment
Posted by David Kreiner, MD in Dave Kreiner, MD, IVF, Infertility Information, Micro IVF on 18. Jun, 2009 | 0 Comments
• The success of IVF largely depends on growing multiple eggs at once
• Injections of the natural hormones FSH and/or LH (gonadotropins) that are normally involved in ovulation every month are used for this purpose
• Additional medications are used to prevent premature ovulation
• An overly vigorous ovarian response can occur, or conversely an inadequate response
Medications [...]
