Dr. Geoffrey Sher

Husband, Father, Grandfather, World's Preeminent Expert on IVF & Infertility, Advocate for Women's Reproductive Health, As Seen On Oprah & The Doctors

[Dr. Geoffrey Sher @GeoffreySherMD]

Hardly a day goes by without one or more patients/couples contemplating IVF asking me, "what are the chances of my succeeding?" or "When is it time to stop?" Here's how I answer these vital questions. https://t.co/7wTkyBFw5X

[Dr. Geoffrey Sher @GeoffreySherMD]

When a viable pregnancy fails to happen, the question of why it failed will invariably arise. It is always incumbent upon the treating physician to carefully evaluate for a possible remediable cause, before trying again. https://t.co/1RdaqWt5Q8

[Dr. Geoffrey Sher @GeoffreySherMD]

Indiscriminate use of protocols of Controlled Ovarian Stimulation (COS) can be detrimental to egg and embryo competency/quality. Here's what you need to know about COS protocol selection in IVF, with special emphasis on both high and low responders. https://t.co/KC70kNyiFt

[Dr. Geoffrey Sher @GeoffreySherMD]

In this article, I will be answering a question posed to me by many of my patients: Why did so few of my eggs fertilize or reach the blastocyst stage? https://t.co/WTBWGHy32O

[Dr. Geoffrey Sher @GeoffreySherMD]

Hardly a day goes by without one or more patients/couples contemplating IVF asking me, "what are the chances of my succeeding?" or "When is it time to stop?" Here's how I answer these vital questions. https://t.co/7wTkyBFw5X

[Dr. Geoffrey Sher @GeoffreySherMD]

Here's what you need to know about “unexplained" IVF failure, and strategies that address this important issue: https://t.co/GvqVCTplrz

[Dr. Geoffrey Sher @GeoffreySherMD]

There are many causes of infertility, and neither gender contributes more heavily than the other to these problems. Here's what you should know: https://t.co/OhbaRiEQ9F

[Dr. Geoffrey Sher @GeoffreySherMD]

Indiscriminate use of protocols of Controlled Ovarian Stimulation (COS) can be detrimental to egg and embryo competency/quality. Here's what you need to know about COS protocol selection in IVF, with special emphasis on both high and low responders. https://t.co/KC70kNyiFt

[Dr. Geoffrey Sher @GeoffreySherMD]

All multiple pregnancies pose a risk to both mother and offspring. Here's what you need to know: https://t.co/gP1xpWAMJE

[Dr. Geoffrey Sher @GeoffreySherMD]

Many infertile patients are erroneously advised by their physicians to first try IUI several times before resorting to IVF. Here's my advice: https://t.co/653R0yAFn8

[Dr. Geoffrey Sher @GeoffreySherMD]

Endometriosis is a complex condition where, the lack or relative absence of an overt anatomical barrier to fertility often belies the true extent of reproductive problem(s). Here's what you should know: https://t.co/lKdQyFsKtr

[Dr. Geoffrey Sher @GeoffreySherMD]

Here's what you need to know about Staggered IVF, and the ways it can improve the efficiency of the IVF process. https://t.co/1SdIWolHoO

[Dr. Geoffrey Sher @GeoffreySherMD]

The fact is that success rates per fresh mini-IVF cycle are about one-third of the reported national average for conventional IVF performed on women under 39y of age. Here's what you should know: https://t.co/mOIBVZnaHM

[Dr. Geoffrey Sher @GeoffreySherMD]

I have all too often heard it said that medical providers knowingly place unsuspecting infertile women at risk of developing cancer through the fertility injectable drugs and treatment they administer.

Here's the truth: https://t.co/SvmcMOlnwp

[Dr. Geoffrey Sher @GeoffreySherMD]

With the exception of poor technical skill in performing the embryo transfer, IVF failure is virtually always due to one of these two causes:
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[Dr. Geoffrey Sher @GeoffreySherMD]

In more than 50% of cases, there is both a male and a female factor involved infertility problems. Here's what you should know: https://t.co/OhbaRiEQ9F

[Dr. Geoffrey Sher @GeoffreySherMD]

Staggered IVF increases the efficiency of the IVF process. Here's how: https://t.co/1SdIWolHoO

[Dr. Geoffrey Sher @GeoffreySherMD]

It is unreasonable to undergo IVF with the attitude that "if it doesn't work the first time, we're giving up." Here's what you need to know: https://t.co/BfCZtMLxSJ

[Dr. Geoffrey Sher @GeoffreySherMD]

Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) is a life-endangering condition that occurs following ovarian stimulation for the treatment of infertility. Here's what you need to know: https://t.co/djqlFwzVaf

[Dr. Geoffrey Sher @GeoffreySherMD]

A question posed to me by so many of my patients: "Why did so few of my eggs fertilize or reach the blastocyst phase?" https://t.co/WTBWGHy32O