Do diet and lifestyle make a difference? Yes they do! Your weight can affect the time to conception. Obesity (BMI > 35) increases the time to conception two-fold. Underweight (BMI < 19) women ... read more
Eighty five percent of couples will conceive naturally in the first year of trying. Another 10% will conceive naturally in the second year. Keeping these facts in mind, one can ask the question – “Is ... read more
Picking out the best embryos for transfer is a bit like a beauty pageant; the prettiest ones typically win. While morphology is used the majority of times to decide which is the best embryo to ... read more
According to the latest statistics from the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technologies (www.sart.org) in the year 2011, there were a total of 154,412 cycles performed in the US. The pregnancy ... read more
The initial step when we see patients at InVia is to get a complete history and perform a physical examination or ultrasound. This is followed by a few simple tests that help with diagnosing the ... read more
Methotrexate is a cancer drug (chemotherapy) that is used to treat tubal pregnancy. A single dose of the medication will treat a tubal pregnancy in up to 90% of properly selected patients. Thus a ... read more
We want to extend a big THANK YOU at this very special time of year! We are especially thankful to all of you for giving us the opportunity to help you acheive your dream of becoming a family. To our ... read more
As I stalked my former CEO one day while he continued to meet with one person after another in his office, my stomach was doing flip-flops. I had trouble discerning if the tingles were a result of my ... read more
Assessing Ovarian Reserve Antimullerian hormone (AMH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) levels are routinely used for assessing ovarian reserve. AMH levels indicate the number of eggs that ... read more
It is well documented in the IVF literature that it is necessary to administer progesterone (P) after egg retrieval. The two commonly used routes for administering P are with intra-muscular (IM) ... read more
There have been several blogs expanding on the impact of obesity on success rates with IVF. Miscarriage rates and pregnancy complications are also higher in obese patients. The exact way in which ... read more
Infertile couples have to make many decisions. Should they do IVF? How do they select the right clinic? How many IVF cycles should they do? Should they consider using donor eggs? or adoption? When ... read more
For over six months now we’ve seem, first hand, success with the Ideal Protein diet. More than twenty patients and employees have experienced Ideal Protein and ALL have been satisfied. More ... read more
You have finally reached your goal. Your pregnancy test was positive and you are on top of the world! And then…, you wake up one day and you’re so nauseous you can’t even think about food without ... read more
Methotrexate is a commonly prescribed medication used to treat ectopic pregnancies. Ectopic pregnancy is defined as any pregnancy growing outside the uterus. It is most commonly found in the ... read more
Kim Melone has previously written a blog explaining the negative impact of progesterone elevation (PE) on the day of hCG on IVF pregnancy rates. With premature PE, the uterine lining is less ... read more
IVF pregnancy rates have been improving over the years. This is because of the use of better stimulation protocols, improvement in embryology techniques, ICSI, assisted zona hatching, better embryo ... read more
Varicocele is a swollen varicose vein in the scrotum - usually on the left side. The condition occurs because blood pools in the varicose testicular veins (pampiniform plexus) since the valves in the ... read more
In any IVF cycle, there may be a reason and/or opportunity to cryopreserve (freeze) your embryos. It may be that you have very good–quality embryos and you wish to have the option to freeze and store ... read more
Egg freezing is now clinically available and very successful. At InVia, we have now been offering this option for the last few years. For the past year, we have been using a technique called the ... read more
You may have had discussions with your physician or nurse regards to your progesterone level on the day of hCG (trigger injection). It may have been suggested that since the progesterone level is ... read more
Many people wonder, either to themselves or with their partner “when is the right time to have a baby?” Once that decision is made, the actual conception of a baby may not be as easy as one may ... read more
This is a question that a lot of egg donor (and sperm donor) recipients ask themselves. Will people know that I used a donor? Will they comment that the baby doesn’t look like me? How will I handle ... read more
One of the questions I am most often asked by patients before their embryo transfer is; “Do I need to stay on bed rest, or lay down for a few hours, after my transfer?”. The answer, emphatically, is ... read more
Fragile X Syndrome is the most common cause of inherited mental disability. The following is a link to an excellent summary of the current knowledge of Fragile X syndrome. read more
Smith in 1849 first attempted tubal catheterization (TC) using a whalebone. In 1985, Platia and Krudy described transvaginal TC at the time of laparoscopy. Confino and others described the currently ... read more
Tubal factor is a major cause of female infertility. Evaluation of the fallopian tubes is routinely done as part of an infertility work up. Several techniques have been used to evaluate the fallopian ... read more
35% of infertility issues in women can be attributed to tubal factor problems: blocked or otherwise impaired fallopian tubes. When the fallopian tubes are compromised, eggs are more likely to fail to ... read more
I have previously written a blog on this very issue. There was a lot of interest in the topic and we received hundreds of questions about the topic. There has since been a lot of new information ... read more
We first introduced the Idea Protein Diet to our practice the first week of April 2013 and since then our patients (and yes friends because of their success) have lost over 400 pounds!! I know what ... read more
I have hesitated to write about my mom experiences in this blog/forum because I remember how annoying it was when my friends used to prattle on about their current-day issues with their kids back ... read more
InVia Fertility Continues to Stay Cutting Edge to Better Serve Our Patients. Our new mobile website is another step in this direction. Our patients are used to getting access to their charts via the ... read more
This weekend’s issue of the Wall Street Journal has an excellent essay by Sarah Elizabeth Richards on why she froze her eggs. Her story is probably the story of hundreds and thousands of women who ... read more
Ideal Protein is a proven diet with more than 25 years of success. Patients can expect to lose between 3-5 pounds per week. They accomplish this by cutting out carbohydrates and replacing them with ... read more
Nausea and Vomiting in pregnancy (NVP) affects up to 80% of all expectant mothers. This can leave you feeling isolated and negatively impacts your quality of life. From a physiological viewpoint, as ... read more
Wouldn’t it be nice if there were a clear-cut process that would guarantee you a healthy child within a specific (short) time frame? Whether you're trying to conceive naturally, enduring fertility ... read more
Why do we make you fill your bladder for your embryo transfer? We don't do this to make you uncomfortable, we have you fill your bladder for two very important reasons. read more
The debate over cleavage stage (day 3) versus blastocyst stage (day 5/6) transfer continues to rage on in the reproductive community. Transferring embryos at the blastocyst stage has many recognized, ... read more
It is a widespread fact that smoking is bad for ones’ health. Being a smoker can cause difficulties in conceiving and lead to infertility. There are various aspects of both men and women’s bodies ... read more
A chocolate cyst of the ovary (also known as an endometrioma, endometrioid cyst, or endometrial cyst) is found in some infertile women who have endometriosis. In this disease, the inner lining of the ... read more
InVia Fertility is happy to offer the Ideal Protein diet to help assist our patients in losing weight and living a healthier life. Ideal Protein was developed by Dr Tran Tien, Chanh over 20 years ago ... read more
The Rolling Stones wrote a very famous song with the lyrics: "pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name." While undoubtedly one of the greatest lyrics ever written (yes, I am a Stones fan), it also ... read more
I never subscribed to the notion that sharing news of one’s pregnancy, in the early stages, was a bad idea for fear that the pregnancy may not last. Personally, I was elated when I found out that I ... read more
With New Year’s Day right around the corner, many of us find ourselves wondering what kind of resolution we can make, and then worrying if we can actually keep it. No matter who you are or where you ... read more
One of the things I look forward to every Christmas season is the cards we get from our patients. We will get dozens of them every year. Each one is very special to me. They all will generally have ... read more
