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
