Global IVF Launches First Video Guest Expert Series

Global IVF strives to bring you the most current and useful information regarding all things infertility related around the world. Every month, Global IVF features ‘experts’ in their field – a reproductive endocrinologist, a reproductive clinic, an embryologist, a reproductive lawyer, a medical tourism company, a therapist, etc. Not only will you be privy to their inside information and expertise, with many of them you will have the chance to ask and get answers to your own specific questions!

This week Global IVF is featuring Guest Expert Dr. Daniel Potter of Huntington Reproductive Center and MicroSort West in Laguna Beach CA. This is the first video in a three part series featuring Dr. Potter. Doctor Potter’s active research interests include gender selection, ovarian reserve testing, endometrial preparation for IVF with donor egg, embryo cryopreservation and frozen embryo transfer. Dr. Potter is also author of the book: What to Do When You Can't Get Pregnant: The Complete Guide to All the Technologies for Couples Facing Fertility Problems (Marlow and Company, New York, New York 2005.)

About Global IVF:
To fill the niche in the ever-growing trend in cross-border travel for reproductive care, Kathryn Kaycoff-Manos and Lauri Berger de Brito founded Global IVF.com, the ultimate Global Guide devoted to Infertility and all related services available worldwide.

Free membership to GlobalIVF.com also includes bi-monthly newsletters and full access to Global IVF’s blogs and online chat forums, allowing intended parents to share experiences and collect advice about specific clinics and treatments currently offered worldwide.

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Like babies, embryos like to be rocked, too

Like babies that can be lulled to sleep with swaying, embryos also prefer to be rocked.

By gently rocking embryos while they grew during in vitro fertilization, scientists increased pregnancy rates in mice by more than 20 percent. The same rock-a-bye procedure could lead to more success for in vitro fertilization in humans, the researchers say.

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FREE INFERTILITY SEMINAR: Fertility Options: IVF & Mind-Body Seminar

During this free seminar, Dr. Perloe explores issues the diagnosis and treatment of infertility with ovulation induction, insemination and surgery as well as in vitro fertilization. You will learn about age related infertility, fallopian tube obstruction, male infertility, PCOS, endometriosis and use of donor sperm or donor eggs. Mind-Body issues will be discussed by holistic health counselor, nutrition expert and yoga teacher Wendy Brown as well as by Mark Schwartz, L.Ac, who is trained in Traditional Chinese Medicine and acupuncture. Learn how you can take a more active role in the fertility process.

Learn how you can afford fertility treatment. Although infertility treatment is not always covered by insurance, GRS offers many unique financial programs including ”Shared-Risk IVF” with a money-back option and the “No-Hidden-Fees IVF” which includes all frozen embryo transfer cycles and a second IVF cycle if necessary.

You will also have the opportunity to tour our state-of-the-art medical facilities, ask any questions you may have related to infertility and IVF and schedule a free, meet & greet with any of the GRS physicians.

Date: Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Time: 7:00 pm.
Location: 5445 Meridian Mark Road, Suite 270, Atlanta, GA 30342

Register online or tmitchell@ivf.com or 404-843-2229 x 154

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What most women don't know about fertility

Have you ever found yourself talking to a friend about your fertility struggle, when a blank, horrified look begins to crawl across her face? She's probably blissfully ignorant about all a person can go through to conceive.

Except for those of us who've been forced to learn firsthand about things like stimming, egg retrieval, male factor infertility, and reproductive endocrinology, these terms may as well be Greek to most people.

For a "fertile", the concept of getting pregnant is usually something to the effect of get frisky; sperm meets egg; buy home pregnancy test; have baby.

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Ground-breaking Infertility Study Confirms Laser Acupuncture Improves IVF Pregnancy Rates

Norwalk, CT (PRWEB) May 28, 2009 -- Reproductive Medicine Associates of Connecticut (RMACT) announced today the results of a recently conducted survey that showed the use of laser acupuncture performed both before and after embryo transfer during an in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle, improves a women's chances of implantation by up to 15%.

Acupuncture is the traditional Chinese method of using pin-point thin needles placed at strategic "energy points" around the body to improve functioning and promote natural healing. Growing medical evidence indicates that acupuncture may improve a woman's chance of conceiving when performed in conjunction with IVF fertility treatments. Today, acupuncture is frequently used by women with infertility issues to help regulate menstrual cycles, reduce stress and improve blood flow to the pelvic area and uterine lining.

The study, one of the largest clinical trials ever conducted on acupuncture, had 1,000 participants who were randomly assigned to one of five study groups. The first group received traditional acupuncture, the second group received laser acupuncture, while the third or "placebo group" thought (along with the acupuncturist and physician) that they also received laser acupuncture. The fourth, relaxation group lay in a dimly light room with soft music, and the last group received no treatment at all. All treatments were administered for 25 minutes before and after embryo transfer.

"The results of this large prospective study are exciting in that they provide additional support in showing that acupuncture has a direct effect on improving fertility," said Amy Matton, a licensed acupuncturist at RMACT. "Like traditional acupuncture, laser acupuncture uses low level light to regulate qi and help balance the body. Laser acupuncture is a viable alternative form of fertility treatment for people who may have a fear of needles."

"This exciting, first-of-its-kind study offers another tool to help couples achieve pregnancy, with only two painless treatments" said Dr. Mark Leondires, Medical Director at RMACT. "Our customized patient programs, personal attention, and leading research and technology, enable RMACT to provide each of our patients with the latest and most effective fertility treatment possible."

Currently, RMACT is the only fertility center in Connecticut to offer laser acupuncture. All of RMACT's licensed acupuncturists have been trained in the use of laser acupuncture. To make an appointment or to learn more, call (800) 865-5431, or email inquiries(at)rmact(dot)com

RMACT Fertility Clinic and Egg Donation offices specialize in the treatment of infertility. RMACT offers individualized treatment plans in a patient-focused and supportive environment. Fertility treatment support services, such as psychological counseling, acupuncture and yoga are also available. For more information visit http://www.rmact.com/

Source: http://www.prweb.com/releases/ivf-invitro-fertilization/infertility-treatment/prweb2465704.htm

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IVF with donor eggs less successful in black women

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Outcomes of in vitro fertilization (IVF) using donated eggs vary by race and ethnic background, investigators said this week at the annual meeting of the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists in Chicago.

The research team, headed by Dr. Tarun Jain at Chicago IVF in Warrenville, Illinois, reviewed data on 29,948 donor-egg IVF cycles, and analyzed only the 60 percent of these cycles in which there was no indication that the donors and mothers varied in ethnicity.

According to the investigators' report, they found that "compared to white women, black women were more likely to have a failed cycle prior to embryo transfer, less likely to achieve a pregnancy, and less likely to have a live birth."

Jain and his colleagues said that the differences cannot be accounted for by disorders of the uterus or fallopian tubes.

There were no significant differences in IVF outcomes among Asian, Hispanic and white women, according to the report.

Source: http://in.reuters.com/article/health/idINTRE5467JT20090507

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Tampa Bay couples share experiences with infertility

TAMPA — Faith and Ryan Shears for a long time shared nothing of their struggles, coping quietly as their family and closest friends invited them to celebrate baby showers, baptisms and 1-year-old birthday parties.

They want to be parents, too. So far, however, the New Port Richey couple's journey has led only to doctor's appointments and events like Saturday's New Beginnings Fertility Conference.

FAST FACTS
Success of assisted reproduction
ART and IVF: Assisted reproductive technology, which generally involves in vitro fertilization, when a woman's eggs are extracted and fertilized in a laboratory. The resulting embryos are transferred to a woman's uterus.
Success rate: 29 percent of cycles using fresh, nondonor eggs or embryos resulted in live births, 2006.
Multiple births: 29 percent of live births were twins, and 2 percent triplets or more.
Cost: In vitro fertilization can cost $10,000 to $12,000 per cycle, plus medication costs, which can run $2,000 to $5,000.
Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Lotus Blossom Consulting

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Luteal Phase Estradiol Levels May Indicate Successful ART Pregnancies

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Early detection of pregnancy could be of great clinical significance and aid in modifying the surveillance and treatment strategies after assisted reproduction techniques.

Now, a team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology report that measuring the luteal phase estradiol concentrations could predict clinical pregnancies in patients undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) /intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) - embryo transfer treatment. The study results have been published in the recent issue of the journal, Fertility and Sterility.

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Budgeting for Infertility

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Ovulation induction: Medication is administered to cause the release of more eggs at one time. Typically, when fertility difficulties are suspected, this is a first approach.
Cost: $100 to about $3,000 or more.

Intrauterine insemination (IUI): Semen is collected and inserted through the vagina and cervix into the uterus with a catheter. Often combined with ovulation induction.
Cost: $1,000 to $2,000.

In-vitro fertilization (IVF): Eggs are harvested from the mother; then eggs and sperm from a partner are combined in a lab. The fertilized egg is placed back into the woman's body to develop. This can be done using a donated egg or donated sperm.
Cost: At least $10,000 to $15,000.

Gamete intrafallopian tube transfer (GIFT): After ovulation, eggs are harvested from the mother. Sperm and egg are placed beside one another in a woman's fallopian tube in hopes that fertilization will occur.
Cost: $15,000 to $20,000.

Embryo adoption: A fertilized egg from one couple is "adopted" by another couple and then implanted for development.
Cost: $6,000 to $18,000.

Source: Cost estimates from "Budgeting for Infertility," by Evelina Weidman Sterling and Angie Best-Boss, researchers on fertility matters. Their Web site is www.myfertilityplan.com.

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Time to update our over 40 Birth Statistics Quote

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It's time to update this quote:

"In 2005, there were more than 104,000 births in the United States to women ages 40 through 44, and over 6,500 to women 45 and older. In 2004, there were 1,786 live births to women over 42, using donor eggs."

Checking the 2007 birth stats today at the CDC and I found:
All races and origins
40–44 years................. 105,071 live births
45–54 years................ 7,349 live births

Next I went to SART, who has the 2007 IVF and Donor Egg rates in the US:

Fresh Embryos From Non-Donor Oocytes

Number of cycles : (40-42) 8,865 (43-44) 5,749

Percentage of cycles resulting in live births : (40-42) 11.7 (43-44) 4.6

Total live births : (40-42) 1,037.2 (43-44) 264.5

TOTAL (40-44) : 1,301.7

Thawed Embryos From Non-Donor Oocytes
Number of transfers : (40-42) 1,043 (43-44) 652

Percentage of transfers resulting in live births : (40-42) 20.7 (43-44) 14.6

Total live births : (40-42) 215.9 ( 43-44) 95.2

TOTAL (40-44) : 311

Total number of women conceiving from IVF (non-DE) (40-44) : 1,613

Donor Oocytes (all ages)

Number of transfers : (Fresh Embryos) 9,575 (Thawed Embryos) 5,087

Percentage of transfers resulting in live births : (Fresh) 55.2 (Thawed) 31.7

Total Live Births : (Fresh) 5,285.4 (Thawed) 1612.6

TOTAL births by Donor Egg (all ages) : 6,898

Source: https://www.sartcorsonline.com/rptCSR_PublicMultYear.aspx?ClinicPKID=0

Number of live-birth deliveries resulting from ART cycles started in 2006: 41,343

How old were the women who used ART in the United States in 2006?
Figure 3: The average age of women using ART services in 2006 was 36. The largest group of women using ART services were women younger than 35, representing 39% of all ART cycles carried out in 2006. Twenty-three percent of ART cycles were carried out among women aged 35–37, 19% among women aged 38–40, 10% among women aged 41–42, and 10% among women older than 42.

Number of live-birth deliveries to women using ART older than 42 in 2007: 4,134

How did the types of ART cycles used in the United States in 2006 differ among women of different ages?
Figure 4 shows that, in 2006, the type of ART cycles varied by the woman’s age. The vast majority (96%) of women younger than 35 used their own eggs, whereas only 4% used donor eggs. In contrast, 21% of women aged 41 to 42 and more than half (55%) of women older than 42 used donor eggs. Across all age groups, more ART cycles using fresh eggs or embryos were performed than cycles using frozen embryos.

Number of live-birth deliveries to women using Donor Egg older than 42 in 2004: 2,274

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/ART/ART2006/section1.htm

So the updated quote becomes:

"In 2007, there were more than 105,000 births in the United States to women ages 40 through 44, and over 7,349 to women 45 to 54. In 2007, there were 2,274 live births to women over 42, using donor eggs."

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IVF Success Enhanced By New Method Of Assessing Women's Eggs

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Many couples who have trouble conceiving a child have turned to a process known as in vitro fertilization. The resulting embryos are then transferred back into the woman or placed in storage. More than 400,000 embryos are currently in storage in the United States.

The quality of the egg is often the single greatest factor in the viability of the embryo, yet fertility experts lack a good method for assessing the eggs.

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Pay It Forward

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Non-Profit Organization Created to Help Couples, the Military and Cancer Patients Preserve Their Fertility and Build Their Families

Triad - Cary, NC - In the spirit of giving this holiday season, the North Carolina Center for Reproductive Medicine (NCCRM) announces the creation of the Pay It Forward Fertility Foundation http://www.payitforwardfertility.org/ . This new non-profit organization will help people of various circumstances afford fertility treatments that are not covered by health insurance. The mission of the Pay It Forward Fertility Foundation focuses on assisting three groups:

* Couples who cannot afford fertility treatments such as in vitro fertilization (IVF), donor egg IVF and embryo adoption.
* Military personnel at North Carolina posts and bases who are being deployed and want to preserve their fertility by cryopreserving their semen or embryos.
* Cancer patients who want to preserve their fertility before they begin treatments such as chemotherapy, radiation and/or surgery which could leave them sterile.

“This foundation is a dream realized for us at NCCRM,” says Sameh K. Toma MD, Medical Director at the North Carolina Center for Reproductive Medicine. “The majority of couples with fertility issues can get pregnant if they seek treatment. However, finances stop many people from pursuing their options because many health insurance companies in North Carolina don’t cover fertility treatments.”

The Pay It Forward Fertility Foundation is being started with a generous donation from Lori and Rob Moscato of Raleigh. The Moscatos conceived their daughter through IVF at NCCRM. After giving birth to Sophia in 2006 they conceived their son Ryan on their own. “Rob and I feel so blessed and so fortunate to have two little miracles, each in their own way,” explains Lori Moscato. “We were fortunate to have health insurance coverage for our IVF treatments but we know most people don’t. We want to help those couples because we can’t imagine life without our beautiful children and we want to pay it forward.”

The Pay It Forward Fertility Foundation will begin taking grant applications in January of 2009. A Board of Directors will review each application thoroughly as part of the approval process. Recipients of grants through the foundation will be treated at NCCRM’s Cary or Greensboro offices.

“We also want to reach out to families who can “pay it forward” by making donations to the non-profit foundation,” says Gerald Mulvaney MD, Director of NCCRM’s Greensboro office. “The name of the non-profit says it all. We want to continue helping couples in need and not have this be a one time deal for a few people. We’re hoping more people like the Moscatos will consider funding the Pay It Forward Fertility Foundation with donations.”

Media Contact: Sharon Delaney McCloud – 919-810-5085; smccloud@nc.rr.com
The Moscatos and physicians at NCCRM are available for interviews.Visit http://www.payitforwardfertility.org/ for more information.
About the North Carolina Center for Reproductive Medicine (NCCRM):
Located in Cary and Greensboro, NC, the North Carolina Center for Reproductive Medicine (NCCRM), The Talbert Fertility Institute, was founded in 1992 to provide advanced reproductive services to couples in a state of the art facility with board certified physicians. NCCRM is one of the most established, full service clinics in the Southeast and has one of the highest pregnancy rates in the country. http://www.nccrm.com/

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New Organization Filling Growing Need For Specialized Fertility Treatment Support

Fertility treatment can be a difficult, complex, and often a secretive journey - even more so when couples or singles are not able to have children using their own eggs. But a new support group, Parents Via Egg Donation Organization (PVED), is offering information, resources and a sense of community to those considering or attempting to create families using donor eggs - and to those who already have families created via egg donation.

The global nonprofit organization has more than 2500 members who have joined the group seeking information, resources, and support as they go through the egg donation process. The membership includes couples and singles of various religions, races and sexual orientations. "Many of these individuals didn't feel like they had any means of receiving support, getting educated, becoming empowered, or had a voice," said Founder Marna Gatlin, who conceived her son with egg donation. "Often they felt isolated."

Gatlin has run a small e-mail listserv for years, but recently realized the need for a central resource and created PVED. "I decided to create an organization that would embrace every parent who had chosen egg donation to grow their family," said Gatlin. "And I took the idea a step further: this resource would be a global resource for unbiased, timely, and accurate information about egg donation, eliminating the need to search far and wide for piecemeal information and answers."

The organization offers how to information: How to select a donor; how to select an agency; how to select an infertility clinic; information about disclosure, medications, as well as information on the step-by-step egg donation process and resources and links where readers can learn more. Gatlin also offers information regarding agencies, legal and medical professionals, treatment centers, mental health therapists, pharmaceutical companies, and other resources.

The Parents Via Egg Donation Organization was created to provide an informational and supportive environment where parents and parents-to-be can come together to exchange information about all facets of the egg donation process. Our mission and purpose is to educate, support, and empower families and individuals at any stage of the process who choose to use egg donation to build a family.

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A Proven Solution Revolutionizing Infertility Treatment

On November 1, 2008, BioXcell officially changed its name to INVO Bioscience. INVO Bioscience better represents our dynamic approach to providing unique fertility treatment options for patients, and our commitment to the highest levels of clinical excellence, novel treatment strategies and patient-centered care. In the coming months, we will also be updating our website, so please check back for more information and news about INVO Bioscience.

“INVOcell allows conception and embryo development to take place inside the mother's body, making having a baby simpler and less expensive, while promoting more involvement by the woman"

The INVOcell, and the INVO procedure are less expensive and easier to perform than conventional in vitro fertilization.”

INVOcell has received the CE Mark “Declaration of Conformity” from the European CE Marking and is equivalent to approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the U.S.

INVOcell offers a new fertility treatment that can be performed successfully in the office of an infertility specialist.

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IVF culture oxygen levels 'high, limit embryo quality'

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Comparing the effects of different oxygen concentrations in embryo culture medium on the development of embryos in vitro.

MedWire News: The concentrations of oxygen commonly used to culture embryos in vitro limit blastocyst development, say scientists who recommend an alternative method for increasing yield.

In normal pregnancy, embryos are exposed to oxygen concentrations of 2-8 percent but in vitro embryo cultures are typically maintained at atmospheric oxygen levels of 20 percent.

The small amount of available research indicates that atmospheric oxygen levels inhibit normal embryo development.

To investigate further, Mustafa Bahceci (Bahceci Women's Health Care Center, Istanbul, Turkey) and co-workers randomly allocated sibling oocytes to culture conditions that mimicked the physiological norm (6 percent carbon dioxide, 5 percent oxygen, and 89 percent nitrogen) for 6 days from insemination, or to atmospheric oxygen levels (20 percent) and the same carbon dioxide and nitrogen levels for 3 days after insemination, before switching to physiologically normal conditions.

Exposing embryos to a physiological-normal gaseous environment improved blastocyst yield at day 6 after insemination from an average of 42.4 to 47.7 and significantly improved overall embryo quality.

Bahceci and colleagues say: "Increased blastocyst yield with better quality may cause improved pregnancy, implantation, and delivery rates in a physiologic oxygen environment."

They conclude that modifying the oxygen concentrations used in IVF cultures might improve pregnancy rates after IVF.

(c) 2008 Current Medicine Group Ltd, a part of Springer Science+Business Media
Source: Fertility and Sterility 2008; Advance online publication

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General IVF Hints

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The main IVF hint is to pamper yourself! An IVF cycle is a very stressful thing and anything that helps you through it without harming a potential baby is okay!

• Decide ahead of time where and how you want to get news each day for how much medication to take, etc. This is especially important on the big days of finding out about fertilization and pregnancy test. Those days can be tough if things don't go well! You might want your partner or a good friend around!

• Rest is very important, even before transfer. All those developing eggs are taking up a lot of space and energy.

• Try to get to know the people who are treating you so you aren't just another patient.

• It may help to make a friend or two who is at the clinic for IVF, too.

• Bring a book, magazine, or hand-held game with you to appointments. You might be there for awhile.

• Make sure they do a mock transfer prior to the actual embryo transfer. This is not fun, but it is necessary that they know the depth of your uterus so they know where to put the embryos.

• Do whatever it is you need to do to make this manageable for you. (Naps, backrubs, favorite foods, etc. Be very good to yourself during this time.)

• Small amounts of alcohol will probably not adversely affect you or your eggs, but caffeine has been shown to affect fertility, even in small amounts, so try to avoid it.

• Buy a good, up-to-date fertility book and try to find out as much as you can about the IVF process beforehand. There are always new advances, so try to keep up with the changes in techniques.

• Always ask your RE a lot of questions about your progress, what the numbers mean, etc. That is what they are there for! Also, you should be able to get copies of anything in your file (like your follicle growth and E2 test results and fertilization report). The more knowledgeable you are, the more likely they are to openly share information and take time to explain.

• It can be very comforting to find someone, either in cyberspace or in person, that is in a similar situation (factor, cycle) that you can share stories and progress with.

• Try to keep a very flexible schedule the week before the pregnancy test. Some people start their periods early and are stuck somewhere where they cannot just be alone and grieve.

• Start taking a prenatal vitamin prior to your cycle. At the minimum, you should take 400mcg of folic acid daily for three months before conception to reduce neural tube defects such as spina bifida. The FDA suggests 800 mcg during pregnancy, so it is best to look for a prenatal with that amount.

• Some clinics believe that a diet that is high in protein and low in salt and potassium can help you avoid hyperstimulation. Gatorade is a poor choice of fluid to drink to prevent/control hyperstimulation because it contains large quantities of salt. Water or Pedialyte is best, in quantities recommended by your RE. At a certain stage of OHSS, too much fluid can be detrimental.

• Remember that some people get very uncomfortable and even have a lot of pain as the ovaries are stimulated. This may get worse as the follicles ripen. Loose clothing may help.

• Don’t worry about your weight unless you are tracking it for hyperstimulation purposes. Unless you hyperstimulate, most of the weight gained during an IVF cycle usually disappears once your period starts and if you are lucky enough to get pregnant your weight won’t matter anyway!

• If you are not taking birth control pills the cycle previous to your IVF, be sure to use birth control (no matter how ridiculous it may seem). Usually, you will start Lupron before you would know if you conceived or not and Lupron is very dangerous to a developing baby.

• The extra fluid your developing follicles are taking up and being NPO before retrieval can sometimes cause constipation. Increasing your consumption of fiber and fluids as you approach egg retrieval may help alleviate this.

• Don't talk to your partner too much about his role. This may cause him extra anxiety during an already stressful time and the extra stress can aggravate the performance anxiety that men suffer on the day of retrieval.

• If this is your first IVF, be conservative about the number of blastocysts or embryos you transfer, especially if they are of very good quality. You may find that fertilization was your big hurdle and now that is complete you are on your way!

• If you have had more than one failed IVF, consider changing clinics, especially if your doctor doesn’t have a change in protocol planned.

• Remember that all cycles are not alike. Using the exact same protocol on another attempt even at the same clinic can lead to different results.

• Some clinics use medications to prevent embryo rejection (low dose corticosteroids, etc.) which may help your chances of success. Check with your clinic to see if they think it would make a difference for you.

• Always repeat the directions for medication to the nurse and get your E2 level. If something seems wrong or unclear, ask for clarification.

• Prior to the stimulation part of your cycle, make sure you and your partner discuss how many embryos or blastocysts you plan to transfer. (While remembering that your plan may have to change because of circumstances of the IVF!) If you think you will have extra embryos beyond what you want to transfer to avoid high order multiple risk, decide whether you will freeze them or discard them. Decide whether you would consider selective reduction. These are not things to discuss under pressure right before transfer!

Source: http://www.fertilityplus.org/faq/ivfhints.html

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First Indian frozen egg cell baby born in Chennai

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Chennai: It is yet another step forward in artificial reproductive methods. India's first baby from a frozen egg cell was born in Chennai on Wednesday.

The baby is healthy and weighs 2.5 kilos.

Frozen egg cell procedure is an artificial reproduction method where the egg cells from a woman are frozen and later fertilized to yield a foetus.

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IVF or DE/IVF in Argentina

Found this on FertilityFriend.com:

I came across this in my wanderings, I know nothing about this clinic, but it is affordable, might make a good vacation with some fertility treatment added in: argentinafertilityservices.com

For Donor eggs
They guarantee 4 eggs for $4,300 US, and 8 for $5,500, and donor meds are included in that price

IVF (In Vitro Fertilization) is $3,000 but meds are not included

First office visit (one-time only): US $300
*no other charges for further office visits

Assisted Reproductive Techniques (ART) with own oocytes (IVF or ICSI): US $3,000

Assisted Reproductive Techniques (ART) with donor eggs (IVF or ICSI):
At least four (4) eggs: US $4,300
At least eight (8) eggs: US $5,500

Assisted Reproductive Techniques (ART) with donor sperm (IVF or ICSI): US $3,300

Included:
Donor medication for ovarian stimulation and egg production
Monitoring and procedures involved in management of both egg donor and recipient
Sperm freezing, if required
Medical and Institutional fees

Not included:
Medication for the IVF patient and the Egg Donor recipient
Surgeries prior to IVF treatment
Embryo cryopreservation

Sperm Retrieval Techniques:
TESE (Testicular Sperm Extraction)
TESA (Testicular Sperm Aspiration)
PESA (Percutaneous Epididymal Sperm Aspiration)
US $1,200
*sperm freezing for future attempts is included

Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD):
US $2,200

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