Fertility Cares Blog

With Embryo Transfers, is Fresh Best?

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…

Read more about With Embryo Transfers, is Fresh Best?

The SINGLEton Reason to Promote Elective Single Embryo Transfer

Multiple pregnancy (twins and higher-order multiples) is a major public concern. Each fetus presents an additional maternal physical burden which can translate into higher related morbidity and mortality rates for…

Read more about The SINGLEton Reason to Promote Elective Single Embryo Transfer

Does Endometrial Stimulation Increase the Chance of Successful Pregnancy?

Boston fertility experts compared notes at this year’s annual American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)/International Federation of Fertility Societies (IFFS) meeting. One of many topics of interest was the impact…

Read more about Does Endometrial Stimulation Increase the Chance of Successful Pregnancy?

What is the Difference Between a Day 3 and a Day 5 Transfer?

Wondering what is the difference between a Day 3 and a Day 5 Transfer ? Here are the details in this video by Dr. Vitiello. Click here to watch: What…

Read more about What is the Difference Between a Day 3 and a Day 5 Transfer?

Lowering the Twin Rate in IVF

Many suffering from infertility, when faced with the prospect of IVF, desire twins in an attempt to expeditiously complete their family. Unfortunately, twin pregnancies do not always come out healthy…

Read more about Lowering the Twin Rate in IVF

Evolution of Cost-Effective Embryo Screens

ART advances have increased dramatically including the evolution of cost-effective embryo screens. In the 1990s, PGS was proposed to improve IVF outcomes with transfer of chromosomally-normal embryos. Initially, it was…

Read more about Evolution of Cost-Effective Embryo Screens

Is Gender Selection 100% Accurate?

Today it is possible to choose the sex of a baby but is gender selection 100% accurate? By utilizing techniques which involve IVF it is 99.9%. All other methods to…

Read more about Is Gender Selection 100% Accurate?

Get Your Flu Vaccine Early This Year

Well, flu season will be here before you know it and the 2013-14 vaccine has recently become readily available. The CDC recommends that all women, including pregnant women receive the…

Read more about Get Your Flu Vaccine Early This Year

The Potential Benefits of Assisted Hatching

A previous blog on this site described the use of assisted hatching on frozen embryos.  As described, laser assisted hatching is a technique used to mechanically thin or vaporize a…

Read more about The Potential Benefits of Assisted Hatching