Fertility Cares Blog

How Do You Freeze Embryos?

The ability both to cryopreserve and to thaw eggs, sperm and embryos has revolutionized fertility treatment. In the deep-freeze, the succession of time is almost halted, or at least moving…

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When to Consider IVF

Patients often question when to consider IVF for infertility treatment. IVF should be considered when more conservative measures fail or in circumstances where more conservative measures would not be effective.…

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Do Women With Endometriosis Produce Normal Embryos?

Many questions arise about fertility in women with endometriosis, including whether it lowers the chance of conception during natural conception as well as IVF. Additionally, patients often ask, “Do women…

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What Is IVF and How Is It Done?

Patients seeking infertility treatment commonly ask “what is IVF and how is it done?” IVF is an acronym for In Vitro Fertilization which means to fertilize an egg with sperm…

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What You Should Know About Freezing Your Eggs

Advances in fertility care and technology offer an opportunity to take control of your reproductive health and postpone pregnancy until a later date. Freezing healthy eggs at an early age…

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Do Women With Endometriosis Have Lower IVF Success Rates?

One of the long unanswered questions from women experiencing endometriosis has been, “Do women with endometriosis have lower IVF success rates, particularly do they have lower rates of embryos implanting…

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Embryo Grading

Many patients undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) commonly ask questions about embryo grading, from, “What is the quality of my embryo(s)?” or “What is the grade of my embryo(s)?” and…

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What is the Benefit of a Freeze-All Cycle?

A fresh embryo transfer occurs in the same IVF cycle in which the embryos were created (a “fresh” cycle). Any embryos remaining following a fresh embryo transfer can be frozen…

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How Do You Choose the Best Blastocyst for Transfer?

Many patients ask how you choose the best blastocyst for transfer during an IVF cycle. A Day 5 transfer allows us to choose the best embryos for transfer more accurately.…

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