Never say never — Preimplantation genetic screening reveals the quality of embryos
7/05/2016 02:16:00 AM
Perseverance is the hard work you do
after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.
One more try is the only shortcut to success.
"Hello, Celine."
I am a Japanese-speaking consultant at Icryobank (Overseas division of Stork Fertility Center). She was my first Chinese-speaking case from Hong Kong. When we first met, she insisted to take the autologous IVF treatment at age 42. We both knew that it would be a long and hard way to go, and many centers would just suggest patients with this age taking the donation program instead of autologous IVF. She did not give up.
Since then, I became her special agent.
Oocyte spindle and embryo ploidies
6/20/2016 12:59:00 AM
From oocyte retrieval to blastocyst cryopreservation, the best
timing to do fertilization is always an important issue in the IVF realm. The
techniques of ICSI, or IMSI, can help the embryo technician select the sperm with
the best morphology to increase the fertilization rate. After the development
of spindle microscope (an modified microscope which can observe the spindle of
oocyte), the question of "when to fertilize?" has emerged.
In the newly-released article of Science, the author explained the
reason of higher chromosomal aneuploidy in human oocytes in comparison with the
other human somatic cells, and mouse oocytes. Holubcova el al. developed a
time-lapse system combing with vital stain of human oocyte to record the oocyte
maturation process (from GVBD to MII).
The procedure of sperm donating IVF
6/12/2016 09:26:00 PM
Step 1. Paper Work
For registration of IVF related treatments (e.g. autologous IVF, oocyte-donating, sperm-donating ...) in Taiwan, the Department of Health Promotion Administration
required paper works as follows,
a. Two forms of picture IDs (Your passport must be necessary)
b. Certificate of Marriage which must be certified by Overseas Office of Republic of China, Taiwan
c. Agreements of IVF/Oocyte Recipient/Sperm Recipient programs
(Notes: If you are taking an sperm donating cycle, both agreements for IVF treatment and sperm recipient are required.)
Step 2. Examinations
Before starting the main treatments, several checkup exams must be done to confirm the uterine condition and male factors. They are listed as follows, (You can provide the clinical reports at your local hospitals, or just take the exams when you visit Stork Fertility Center. )
a. Sperm Analysis
b. Hormone tests (AMH, TSH, PRL, FreeT4 ...)
c. Hysteroscopy (The clinical report within half year is more recommended.)
d. Hysterosalpingography (The clinical report within half year is more recommended.)
e. Cervical culture (Chlamydia DNA test and HPV test are also recommended.)
f. Sperm Cryopreservation: If your spouse cannot visit us on the oocyte retrieval date, it is better to preserve his sperm sample in advanced.
g. Bring the prescribed medicines
(Notes: You may spend two to three days staying in Taiwan to complete the exams and required documents. For this visitation, it's necessary for both you and your husband.)
The procedure of undergoing sperm donating IVF is as follows,
If you choose the frozen blastocyst transfer, the procedure is as follows,
The procedure of undergoing sperm donating IVF is as follows,
If you choose the frozen blastocyst transfer, the procedure is as follows,
A patient friendly corifollitropin alfa protocol without routine pituitary suppression in normal responders
6/07/2016 06:26:00 PM
Author
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Huai-Ling Wang1, Hsing-Hua Lai1, Tzu-Hsuan Chuang1, Yu-Wei Shih1, Shih-Chieh Huang1, Meng-Ju Lee1, Shee-Uan Chen2
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Affiliation
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1Stork Fertility Center, Stork Ladies Clinic,
2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine,
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Publication
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Keywords
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Corifollitropin alfa; Controlled ovarian stimulation; GnRH antagonist
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Introduction
Reducing the frequency of injections in an in vitro fertilization (IVF) program is a patient-friendly way to decrease the mental stress and financial burden in infertile couples. The release of corifollitropin alfa simplifies daily injections of short-acting recombinant follicular stimulating hormone (rFSH), and its widely-used protocol involves short-acting gonadotropins supplements and a fixed GnRH antagonist regimen, largely based on follicle size. In this study, the feasibility of corifollitropin alfa without routine pituitary suppression was evaluated, and it may further simplify the injection protocol.