When a stimulated cycle IVF fails it is devastating to say the least....all that money, all those shots, all those morning visits, the bloating, the cramping, the PIO shots....yikes, it's a wonder we can convince anyone to try it again. Thank goodness the husbands don't have to go through all that or our business would fold overnight!So following a failed stimulated IVF it is typical to ask what other options do I have. In cases of poor responders who may have not even made it to retrieval the answer has been "not much." Some of these patients...
vendredi 27 janvier 2012
mardi 24 janvier 2012
IUI vs IVF...The FASTT Trial
Posted on 06:28 by Unknown
Frequently I am asked about IUI compared to IVF and specifically about NC IVF compared with IUI. Although IUI can be successful, there are clear limitations to an IUI. First of all, unless pregnancy occurs an IUI does little to explain why a couple has failed to conceive.Could the tube have failed to catch an egg(s)?Could the sperm have failed to find an egg(s)?Could the sperm have failed to fertilize an egg(s)?Could the fertilized egg(s) have failed to grow?Could the embryo(s) have failed to make it to the uterus and failed to implant?The answer...
samedi 21 janvier 2012
Here comes 2012!!
Posted on 20:10 by Unknown
Happy New Year! (belated)Good grief, somehow I have failed to post for nearly 6 weeks….How is this possible? Beats me but I am hoping to make up for it in 2012. This past year was full of ups and downs. I am hopeful that 2012 will be a little bit less of a roller coaster ride for the world economy. Last weekend I was camping (yes, in a tent) with the Boy Scouts at the USNA Jambo at Annapolis. It was pretty chilly at night and I may indeed be getting too old to sleep outside in a tent when all standing water freezes solid…Be that as it may, I was...
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