Egg Donation
By Angie Best-Boss “With my age and three failed IVF attempts under our belt, our insurance would pay for one more shot. As hard as it was…
By Angie Best-Boss “With my age and three failed IVF attempts under our belt, our insurance would pay for one more shot. As hard as it was…
ART Success Rates Success rates for Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) vary and depend on many factors such as: Age of the partners Cause of infertility…
A hormone typically produced in a pregnant woman’s placenta, hCG helps to maintain the corpus luteum, which produces progesterone and estrogen in order to maintain…
Letrazole chemical structure This oral drug is in a class of medications called aromatase inhibitors, which was originally approved for treatment of advanced breast cancer. Doctors…
There are basically 2 types of injections: intramuscular (IM); and subcutaneous (SC). Self-administered injections can be intimidating–it’s a good idea to practice on an orange…
hcg4.jpg hCG structure A hormone typically produced in a pregnant woman’s placenta, hCG helps to maintain the corpus luteum, which produces progesterone and estrogen in…
Medication Injection injection photo by Ruud de Jong There are basically 2 types of injections: intramuscular (IM); and subcutaneous (SC). Self-administered injections can be intimidating–it’s…
gonadtropin.jpg Human menopausal gonadtropins (hMG) are often used for women who don’t ovulate due to problems with their pituitary gland. hMG acts directly on the…
Gonadtropin releasing hormone molecule These medicines are often used for women who don’t ovulate regularly each month. Women who ovulate before the egg is ready…
IVF patients undergoing ovulation induction with FSH must not ovulate before their eggs are retrieved. Normally, the body releases a surge of LH to signal ovulation, which must…