by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Jun 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
Neither sex contributes more heavily than the other to infertility problems. Roughly one‑third of all infertile couples can trace their infertility to the woman, one‑third to the man, and one‑third to both partners. In practice this means that in >50% of cases there...
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | May 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
I am very proud to be featured in a new documentary film, VEGAS BABY, which follows several of my patients gambling on infertility treatment and the emotional, physical and financial costs involved. Amanda Micheli, the director, has struggled with infertility...
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | May 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
Everything Has its SeasonGeoffrey Sher MDDear Patients and Friends, After some 35 years in the field of Assisted Reproduction (AR), having founded the First Private (non-university based) IVF program in the United States in 1984, and having been influential in the...
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Apr 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
It is important for patients/couples contemplating IVF with their own eggs, to be aware that usually, in more than 50% of cases a single attempt will not result in a live birth and furthermore that the chance of success declines with advancing age of the egg provider....
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Apr 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
There is a great deal of confusion when it comes to defining egg “quality.” Most people interpret terms such as “mature/immature/post-mature” eggs as implying that the timing of egg retrieval was off. This is, at best, a gross over-simplification and at worst,...
by Dr. Geoffrey Sher | Mar 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
Embryo transfer (ET) is undoubtedly a rate limiting factor in IVF. Unquestionably, the IVF doctor’s expertise in performing ET as one of the most important factors that will determine IVF outcome. It takes confidence, dexterity, skill, gentility and above all,...
