FertilityIQ Smarter Together IVF Grant

The Endometrial Receptivity Assay is a test used by clinicians to discern when an embryo should be transferred to the uterus. The developmental state of the embryo and the uterine lining must be in sync for the embryo to implant. Here we look at the theory behind the ERA's usefulness and what the data implies about who, if anyone, should have the test performed.

East Asian women may metabolize estorgen differently and this may be the reason their rates of success tend to lag those of Caucasian women. This may add insight on the woman's choice of a fresh versus frozen transfer or how much gonadatropins to take.

As a field we're beginning to appreciate that women of different ethnicities may require unique treatment to achieve comparable outcomes. Here, Stanford professor Val Baker eluciates some of the nuances in treating women of a South Asian background.

IVF treatment is a relatively new treatment, and egg and embryo freezing are newer still. So do we know how long these gametes can be safely stored and still work?

20 - 25% of U.S. couples annually undergo IVF without having the male partner properly checked. This drives tens of thousands of unnecssary treatments, as well as needless cost and suffering. What's more, bypassing this crucial step causes us to miss a vital signal into that man's future health.

Patients are increasingly eager to ship their eggs and embryos to clinics out of town, out of state and out of the country. Vitrification has made that a far more delicate process. Peter Nagy, Ph.D helps explain the outcomes, steps and costs associated with shipping gametes from one clinic to another.

When the option to freeze embryos is available to patients, many disregard the option to freeze eggs. Owen Davis, ASRM President, weighs in on why egg freezing is still an important option to consider.

Dr. Cooper lays out the evidence on the products & habits that harm fertility, and realistic steps we can take to protect ourselves

Selecting a clinic is as much about selecting their laboratory as anything else. A key determinant of lab quality is the conditions they use to culture embryos. Using low oxygen in the incubator is preferable, yet a third of laboratories don't do this.

Early pregnancy loss is the only focus of the team at Montefiore-Einstein in NYC. Here are some of their high-level observations on how to deal with the medical challenges.

Men and women often deal differently with the emotional impact of infertility. How important is it for us to see everything the same way?

Some hopeful mothers fear that having a child through surrogacy will be less special or intimate. For those who wonder, meet Nancy Rohde, who carried her own child, and had a baby through surrogacy, at the same time.

Many patients undergoing fertility treatment ultimately need to grapple with the notion of whether it is safe to have a multiple pregnancy. Katie Ferraro talks about her decision not to selectively reduce during her quadruplet pregnancy.

The team at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston reveals surprising results on how sugar, soda and caffeine each impact (or don't) oocyte numbers and ultimate IVF success rates.

Gene-editing in IVF made a big breakthrough this month and the CRISPR technology is now a reality. Here we catch up with Paula Amato and the team from Oregon Heath Sciences behind latest breakthrough.

PCOS is responsible for 80% of cases where a woman isn't ovulting. A new study compared pregnancy success of clomiphene citrate (clomid) vs. letrozole (femara), with some strong results.

The average American woman has a BMI in the high 20's. So for women undergoing IVF, with a BMI in the low-mid 30's, does weight loss improve rates of success? A team from Sweden ran a thoughtfully-conducted trial that offers up surprisingly complex answers.

Roughly 30% of infertility cases are labeled "unexplained," so how should patients decide between IUI vs IVF when we don't know the underlying issue? Here's one clue for a narrow subset of the newly-diagnosed "unexplained" population.

Theoretically, the quality of your eggs and sperm should determine the quality of your embryos. However, this month we're reviewing data that shows which clinic you go to, and how they care for you and your embryos, could be a crucial determinant.

An Israeli study rigorously followed up with adults who were conceived via IVF, and compared their cognitive function, medical and mental health with naturally conceived peers. This is a unique study focusing on the long-term health of IVF babies and adults.

For some IVF patients a single cycle can deliver two children through two pregnancies. For many Americans, two children is the ideal number. So who are the best candidates for "one-and-done" IVF in a safe and responsible manner?

According to FertilityIQ data, 70% of patients have a different doctor perform their embryo transfer. Scott Morin & Eric Forman of RMA New Jersey study to what extent that matters.