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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Decisions When Undergoing IVF Treatment

In last Sunday’s NY Times style section, Carla Naumburg had a short piece about the stress of having to make  so many decisions when undergoing IVF treatment. One of the…

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IVF is a Very Good Treatment for Infertile Women With Endometriosis

Endometriosis is a significant cause of infertility. Until recently surgery was thought best for treating this terrible disease. However, recent studies have shown that surgical removal of endometriosis from the…

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Gender Selection for Family Balancing

The desire for family balancing goes back at least as far as the ancient Egyptians. Various methods have been proposed and discarded over the ensuing millennia. Sperm cell sorting techniques…

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Unclear Association Between Low Birth Weight and IVF

Infertility management and success has blossomed since the late 1970s. Technologic advances have spurned increased success and availability. In recent years, the concern for safety to both the child and…

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Androgens are Optimal for Ovarian Function

Women make and utilize male hormones. These hormones are integral to optimal ovarian function in both natural cycles and stimulated cycles such as in In Vitro Fertilization (IVF). In both…

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