How to Make Single Embryo Transfer a Reality
Posted by Dr. Kreiner in Single Embryo Transfer on 09. Sep, 2009 | 9 Comments
It’s been so long since you first dreamed about having a baby. If you’re like many fertility patients, by now you’ve had a few thoughts that an adorable set of twins might be challenging — but a fun relief after all of your waiting!
The sobering truth: multiple pregnancies — even with ‘just’ twins — are [...]
Why “The Wyden Bill” Does Not Support Infertility Patients
Posted by David Kreiner, MD in Regulation of IVF on 05. Sep, 2009 | 2 Comments
Patients often seek my help, desperate to try In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) after having a previous cycle cancelled at an outside clinic. These patients stimulated with fewer follicles and therefore due to their lower pregnancy expectations were not allowed to proceed. We presented our data on IVF performed on patients with 3 or fewer follicles [...]
Cryopreservation of Embryos
Posted by David Kreiner, MD in Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Cryopreservation, Dr. Howard and Georgeanna Jones, Infertility Information, Micro IVF, Single Embryo Transfer on 10. Jun, 2009 | 1 Comment
In 1985, my mentors, Drs. Howard W. Jones Jr. and his wife Georgeanna Seegar Jones, the two pioneers of in-vitro fertilization in the USA and the entire western hemisphere, proposed the potential benefits of cryopreserving or freezing embryos following an IVF cycle. They predicted that cryopreserving embryos for future transfers would increase the overall success [...]
