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The Embryoscope Time Lapse Video monitoring that I talked about here made the US NBC Evening News! Here’s a link to the NBC News report which provides very interesting video showing how Embryoscope works and what doctors see as its primary benefits: http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nightly-news/50997885/#50997885 Although the medical reporter … Continue reading
Posted in Czech, Fertility News, IVF Success Rates, IVF Treatment Abroad, travel, Treatment protocols
Tagged Embryoscope, India, IVF, miscarriage, Spain, time lapse video monitoring, UK, US
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Over the next few days, I will be traveling throughout Czech visiting the most popular IVF clinics and hearing all about their latest advances and technologies on the horizon. We’ll be talking about own egg IVF treatments, ICSI, PICSI, IMSI (for any … Continue reading
Posted in Czech, Donor Egg IVF, donor embryos, egg donor, embryo donation, IVF Vacation, Male Factor, travel, Uncategorized
Tagged aCGH, frozen donor eggs, IVF, PGD, PGS, prague, travel
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A study that appeared in the May 2012 New England Journal of Medicine explored the risk of birth defects when using reproductive technology. That story had the media and infertility circles buzzing, and lots of my clients asking questions. Is IVF safe? Is … Continue reading
Posted in Czech, Fertility News, Male Factor, Treatment protocols, Uncategorized
Tagged birth defects, Czech Republic, fertilization, Hana Krasna, ICSI, IVF, New England Journal of Medicine, ReproGenesis
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I often get asked why people choose to go to the Czech Republic for IVF, donor egg IVF, and donor embryo treatments. My friends Kathryn Kaycoff-Manos, MA and Lauri Berger de Brito over at Global IVF have recently been traveling in Europe speaking at a conference on … Continue reading
Posted in IVF Treatment Abroad, IVF Vacation
Tagged brno, cross border reproductive care, czech, Czech Republic, donor egg ivf, donor embryo, Global IVF, IVF, ivf vacation, Kathryn Kaycoff-Manos, Lauri Berger de Brito, prague
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Recently, I have been in communication with a clinic in the Czech Republic that is using Embryo Monitoring in their IVF practice both for non-donor egg IVF and for donor egg IVF treatments. They have reported that they are seeing about … Continue reading
Posted in Donor Egg IVF, Fertility News, IVF Success Rates, IVF Treatment Abroad
Tagged czech, donor egg ivf, embryo, embryo monitoring, EmbryoSense, fragmentation, IVF, IVF Success Rates, nuclei, pronuclei, Unisense FertiliTech A/S
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Today, Pfizer issued a recall for certain lots of birth control pills. It affects Lo/Ovral and generic Norgestrel 0.3 mg/Ethinyl Estradiol 0.03 mg tablets. The full list of affected medications and lots can be found here: http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm289770.htm You may wonder … Continue reading
Posted in Donor Egg IVF, Fertility News, Treatment protocols
Tagged birth control pills, donor egg ivf, IVF, Pfizer
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Recently I’ve been asked on several occasions about how the frozen donor embryo programs abroad compare to what is available in the US. So, I thought I would share a bit more about the similarities and differences. Generally speaking, the embryo … Continue reading
Posted in Donor Egg IVF, donor embryos, IVF Treatment Abroad
Tagged affordable, CGH, Czech Republic, donor egg ivf, donor embryo, donor embryos, donor sperm, embryo adoption, embryo donation, FET, frozen donor embryo, frozen embryo transfer, genetics, IVF, low cost, PGD, same sex couples, SMC
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A recent Spanish study showed a 7% increase in birth rates when two embryos were transferred together. When only one embryo was implanted, the survival to birth rate was 76%, vs 83% for a twin pregnancy. The study, published in the January … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged ASRM, donor egg, elective single embryo transfer, embryo, eSET, IVF, multiple pregnancy, Obstetrics and Gynecology, twin
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Statistics….in fertility, everyone seems to love to talk about statistics. And when it comes to IVF and donor egg IVF treatments, often it is one of the factors most relied on when selecting a doctor or clinic. And for a good … Continue reading
Posted in Donor Egg IVF, IVF Treatment Abroad
Tagged CDC, donor egg, donor ivf, embryo, embryologist, eSET, FET, frozen embryo transfer, IVF, IVF Abroad, IVF Success Rates, IVF treatment, pregnancy rates, SART
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Biological clocks – they aren’t just for women anymore. A recent article referencing a male factor infertility study showed that there is a decline in male fertility after age 41, and it points to an even sharper decline after age 45. … Continue reading
Posted in Fertility News, Treatment protocols
Tagged DNA fragmentation, donor eggs, IVF, SCSA test, semen analysis, Sperm Chromatin Structure Assay
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A recent New York Times article posed the question “Do You Suffer From Decision Fatigue“? It went on to describe how making decision after decision can wear people down, sometimes resulting in poor choices or a different choice than may … Continue reading
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Tagged acupuncture, decision fatigue, donor egg ivf, donor embryos, frozen donor eggs, international, IVF, own egg, PGD, POAS, progesterone
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Although it sounds counter-intuitive, in the past few years, several studies have shown a marked increase in IVF implantation/success when patients have undergone an endometrial biopsy (also known as LEI – luteal phase endometerial injury) prior to IVF treatment. In the initial Israeli … Continue reading
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Tagged biopsy, Brazil, donor ivf, Dr. Dekel, Dr. Fernando Prado Ferreira, embryo, endometrial biopsy, failure to implant, Federal University of Sao Paulo, FET, frozen embryo transfer, implantation failure, Israel, IVF, IVF implantation, LEI, luteal phase endometrial injury, Santa Joana Maternity Hospital
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Sometimes when the first plan for family building isn’t working out, plan B can be perceived by some a bit like a “consolation prize” or a less optimal choice. Recently I was thinking about how so many of us in infertility land go through the pain … Continue reading
I recently read this really terrific blog post about if and when to POAS (pee on a stick – or take a home pregnancy test) after an IVF treatment. The author, Lisa Rouff, Ph.D., is a psychologist specializing in infertility and adoption. You … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged donor ivf, embryo, embryo quality, home pregnancy test, implantation, implantation failure, IVF, IVF treatment, own egg IVF, POAS
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Recent news of Elton John’s surrogate baby, Nicole Kidman’s “gestational carrier”, and Kelly Preston’s introduction of her new baby seems to have the media and bloggers alike all a-flutter about the current state of fertility options and infertility treatments. What I’d … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged donor sperm, egg donor, Elton John, fertility, frozen embryos, gestational carrier, gestational surrogate, infertility, IVF, kelly preston, nicole kidman, surrogate
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The path of infertility is so often filled with disappointments and sadness, that it is easy to misplace the hope you had when starting on this path. And the more treatments that don’t result in a positive outcome, the harder … Continue reading
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Tagged donor eggs, donor sperm, hope, infertility, IVF, IVF Abroad, miscarriage, pregnancy, pregnancy loss
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The blogosphere is all abuzz about a recent NY Times article by Melanie Thernstrom, a woman who used egg donation and surrogacy to have her two children “twiblings”. She very openly discusses their journey to parenthood and their choices for building their … Continue reading
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Tagged egg donation, family building, IVF, IVF Abroad, Melanie Thernstrom, NY Times, surrogacy, twiblings
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In the past year several countries have made pretty significant changes to their legislation related to third party reproduction – particularly IVF with donor eggs or surrogacy. Some have been progressive, and sadly, some made access to treatment more difficult … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged donor, donor ivf, Elton John, fertility, IVF, Neil Patrick Harris, surrogacy, surrogate, third party reproduction
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As I sat in my doctor’s office I was reading an article today and came across a new word that struck me. Saudade. It is a Portuguese word that supposedly means longing, incompleteness and desire – all in one. In the … Continue reading
Oprah and the mainstream media seem too often to focus on the horror stories of surrogacy abroad. That is not what this post is about. Doing IVF Abroad in combination with using a local surrogate (local to where you live) can … Continue reading
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Tagged affordable surrogacy, cheaper surrogacy, donor ivf, family building, gestational carrier, gestational surrogate, intended parent, IVF, IVF insurance, surrogacy, surrogacy cost, surrogate
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