DVIF&G Blog
2020
18
March
2020
Why Choose Freeze-All Over Fresh IVF Cycle?
2019 DVIF&G Data *Clinical pregnancy rate is increased with frozen embryo transfer
03
February
2020
Age & BMI take # 1
In 2007 The Society of Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART) compiled the information from all the clinics in the United States (US) that performed in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments and compared the live birth rate and the frequency of miscarriages to the body weight of the treated patient. There were over 45,000 cases reported in that year […]
08
January
2020
Fresh versus Frozen Embryo Transfer
Although fresh embryo transfer (ET) is the norm during assisted reproductive therapies (ART), in the past few years, avoiding a fresh embryo transfer and instead of freezing all the good quality embryos has emerged as an alternative strategy during in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles (Roque, 2015). The success of IVF depends not only on embryo […]
16
December
2019
Ketogenic Diet and Fertility
The last few decades different approaches have been advanced to address medical epidemics such as obesity, diabetes, and for women in reproductive age, polycystic ovaries syndrome (PCOS) and its cause of infertility. One of the most common measure is a diet. In the recent past almost every year a new diet is introduced, frequently sponsored […]
30
August
2019
Details Matter… It’s Worth Waiting To Get It Right
Infertility affects 1 out of 10 patients of reproductive age! More than 1 out of 20 babies in the USA are born to couples that have received evaluation for infertility or have received infertility treatment! Over the last decade there are major breakthroughs and considerable success in the reproductive medicine armamentarium for both of these […]
26
February
2019
A Nod is As Good As a Wink to a Blind Horse
In Vitro fertilization (IVF) is offered to couples that undergo infertility treatment when all the other measures to achieve pregnancy fail. The success of IVF, as a treatment modality, has gradually improved over the last 4 decades, due to scientific and technological advances. Nonetheless the resulting pregnancy rate has been modest and seems to have […]
06
November
2018
2018 Best of Vineland Award
Delaware Valley Institute-Fertility Receives 2018 Best of Vineland Award Vineland Award Program Honors the Achievement VINELAND October 30, 2018 — Delaware Valley Institute-Fertility has been selected for the 2018 Best of Vineland Award in the Health category by the Vineland Award Program. Each year, the Vineland Award Program identifies companies that we believe have achieved […]
18
September
2018
Ovarian Reserve
“Ovarian Reserve” is a term that has been in use to describe a woman’s reproductive potentials since the early 1980s. Over the years, several tests have been introduced to assess the “Ovarian Reserve” (OR). These include the clomiphene challenge test (CCCT) and Gonadotropin releasing-hormone agonist (GnRHa) in 1989 and, Inhibin b in 1997, among others. […]
14
May
2017
On This Mother’s Day…
To those who gave birth this year WE CELEBRATE WITH YOU To those who lost a child this year WE GRIEVE WITH YOU To those who are in the trenches with the little ones WE APPRECIATE YOU To those who experienced a miscarriage, failed adoption, or runaway child WE MOURN WITH YOU To those who […]
31
March
2017
In-House Donor vs Agency Donor? How do I chose?
Most fertility centers will have their own in-house pool of egg donors. However, there is also the option of using an outside agency donor to find the best match. Which is best for you? What are the advantages and disadvantages of both options? The benefits of using an in-house donor Using an in-house donor offered […]
