IVF In Vitro Fertilization
How to Increase Your Success with IVF
Published on July 22nd, 2016
Author: Dr. Anil Pinto Dr. Anil Pinto In vitro fertilization (IVF) is an umbrella term that describes many techniques performed to artificially assist a woman in attaining pregnancy. It involves a step-by-step approach attempted each month, in accordance with a woman’s menstrual cycle. Success in IVF may require many cycles, with each cycle estimated to
Preimplantation Genetic Screening (PGS) for Aneuploidy with IVF
Published on June 1st, 2015
Assisted reproductive technology (ART) is a field of medicine for the treatment of infertility. ART assists in the fertilization of the sperm and egg (outside a woman’s body, in a lab), either through in vitro fertilization (IVF) or intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). Preimplantation genetic screening (PGS) is a diagnostic tool used to examine embryos formed
In vitro births continue to rise in US
Published on April 17th, 2015
More babies in the United States are being conceived by in vitro fertilization, a new report shows. Nearly 2,000 more infants were born with the help of this assisted reproductive technology in 2013, compared with 2012, the researchers reported. Almost 175,000 in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles led to the birth of slightly more than 63,000
My tubes are tied, am I a good candidate for tubal reversal?
Published on April 7th, 2015
About a million women in the USA have a tubal ligation every year and about 1% of these patients seek reversal at some point. Younger women tend to regret their ligation more often (up to 20% of those who had a ligation in their 20s), as well as those who are in new relationships. Although
Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus #Infertility
Published on March 12th, 2014
Women and men are different in how they view and approach many situations; this becomes especially important when a couple is going through the very stressful process of infertility and infertility treatments. Infertility will try even the strongest couples. It can change the very nature of your relationship sometimes so much so that when the
TTC Trying to Conceive the Two Week Wait
Published on October 29th, 2013
Trying to conceive is stressful because it feels like there is so much at stake and every month it comes down to one test. The test that even mentioning brings up emotions, a pregnancy test it is a simple stick or blood test but it causes either great joy or disappointment and even anger. Whether
Crypreservation Egg and Sperm Freezing
Published on June 23rd, 2013
There are many reasons that a person may consider undergoing fertility treatment. Sometimes it's to ensure that they can start a family now, and sometimes it's to ensure that they can start a family in the future. One important component of fertility treatment is cryopreservation. This helps in retrieval and donation procedures and is often
IVF in Vitro Fertilization with Assisted Hatching
Published on June 15th, 2013
There are many treatments out there that can increase the chances of successful conception. One treatment that is especially effective is assisted hatching. It can greatly improve your chances of successful pregnancy, and it's actually an essential component of some fertility treatments. That said, many people are not sure what assisted hatching refers to or
ICSI Intracytoplasmic sperm injection Procedure
Published on June 11th, 2013
Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (also known as ICSI) is an essential part of the in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedure. Intracytoplasmic sperm injection ICSI is an in vitro fertilization procedure in which a single sperm is injected directly into an egg. It helps ensure successful pregnancy without hassle or frustration. Let’s look at the procedure and the
IVF In Vitro Fertilization Explained
Published on June 6th, 2013
Starting a family can be one of the most rewarding things that you can do. Of course, it’s not always easy to do this. Sometimes you will have to first overcome a fertility issue in order to begin that family you have always wanted, which is why it’s so important to visit our Dallas fertility
Crypreservation Egg and Sperm Freezing
Published on June 23rd, 2012
There are many reasons that a person may consider undergoing fertility treatment. Sometimes it's to ensure that they can start a family now, and sometimes it's to ensure that they can start a family in the future. One important component of fertility treatment is cryopreservation. This helps in retrieval and donation procedures and is often