Fertility Cares Blog

A large study presented at the American Society of Reproductive Medicine yesterday, October 20th, revealed that advanced treatment for infertility including IVF does not appear to increase the risk of…

FCNE was the first IVF center in the country to report a successful pregnancy using the EmbryoScope®! Many patients seek us out because of this advanced technology. Here are some of…

In the last few years our ability to grow embryos for 5 days, at which point they are called blastocysts, has led to extremely high pregnancy rates with both fresh…

Assisted reproductive technologies (A.R.T.), namely IVF and its science has advanced greatly over the past few years. We can now study the uterine environment as a microcosm and relate the…

A human embryo naturally develops within the confines of the fallopian tube before its implantation within the uterine cavity.  Since the first IVF cycle in 1977, efforts have been made…

In late February, the Cleveland Clinic Fertility Center was highlighted in a NBC nightly news story focused on the Embryoscope, which is a state-of-the-art embryo incubator system with time-lapse video…

BRCA1 (BReast CAncer) and BRCA2 are human genes known as tumor suppressors. Harmful mutations of these genes can be linked to an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer.  In…

Anti-mullerian hormone (AMH), also known as mullerian inhibiting substance, is a regulatory protein found in the ovary.  It is synthesized in the granulosa cells of antral follicles (see drawing below). …

Time-lapse photography with Embryoscope® lets doctors see an embryo’s development at key time periods to aid in vitro fertilization using donor oocytes. The first baby has been born using donor…