To have a second child? Preimplantation genetic screening is a good choice
1/17/2017 12:13:00 AM
"Excuse me, my oocyte pick-up is done,
but my husband is still doing the sperm collection. Please tell him that I got to go."
but my husband is still doing the sperm collection. Please tell him that I got to go."
She left in a rush, and I forgot to ask her name.
The day was as hasty as usual, scheduling for retrieval operations and gynecologic examinations. Every consultant at the counter of assisted reproductive technology (ART) department was busy for works, and I was checking the patients' ID and consent forms.
If I still have my periods, can I be pregnant?
12/22/2016 12:47:00 AM
"If I still have my periods, can I be pregnant?"
It is a common question at fertility centers. The specialist clarified that having periods does not mean having ovulations. Many women with advanced age thought that having periods equals to having potential to be pregnant. The fact is that older the age is, worse the egg quality is. That is why the women with advanced maternal age are harder to be pregnant.
Hyaluronan(HA) binding assay: a good matchmaker to sperm
12/08/2016 05:27:00 PM
For in-vitro fertilization, the oocytes attract
the sperms with better maturation status by hyaluronic acid of the surrounding
cumulus cells.
In the 2016 annual meeting of Taiwan Society of Reproductive Medicine, Dr. Dionisios Sakkas from Boston IVF center, US, shared his experiences in semen processing and sperm selection,
1. Density：Gradient separation
2. Surface Charge：Electrophoresis
3. Morphological Characteristics: IMSI (intracytoplasmic morphologically-selected sperm injection)
4. Motility Characteristics： Microfluidics
5. Membrane Integrity：Hyaluronan(HA)-binding
International medical service provides more convenience to the patients
11/21/2016 11:15:00 PM
To have better medical
service than home country, medical tourism has become a more popular word. For
example, Asian patients with cancer or cardiovascular diseases would go to Japan
or other developed countries for the advanced treatments. In the realm of
reproductive medicine, the condition for patients who need donated oocytes is different.
Since the law restricted the oocyte donation in Japan, patients must find a
solution overseas.
The assisted reproductive technology
has been developed around one decade in Taiwan. In 2007, the oocyte donation was
allowed in Taiwan by the authority decree, and the oocyte cryopreservation for
social reason as well. For patients with authorized marriage certificate, they
can take the oocyte-donation program if the
wife's ovarian reserve displayed significant diminished, because taking more
IVF cycles seems inefficient.