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 [...]
Embryo Co-Culture To Improve Pregnancy Success
Posted by David Kreiner, MD in Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Co-culture of Embryos, Embryo Transfer, IVF, Treating Infertility on 12. May, 2010 | 1 Comment
Successful IVF is dependent on many factors. The quality of the egg and embryo, the placement of the embryo into the uterus and the environment surrounding implantation are all paramount to the ultimate goal of creating a pregnancy that leads to a live baby.
Typically, patients present with their own gametes so the genetics and pregnancy [...]
Embryo Mix Up – Can We Prevent Them?
Posted by David Kreiner, MD in Cryopreservation on 29. Sep, 2009 | 6 Comments
Father Thomas Berg, Executive Director of the Westchester Institute for Ethics and the Human Person, said the recent case of a woman implanted with an embryo from another couple was the sort of “tragic mistake” that can happen” in “the unregulated world of IVF.” I agree that mixing up gametes and embryos is tragic and [...]
