How In Vitro Maturation (IVM) Increases IVF Success Rates
IVM or IVF/M – egg maturation in vitro – is a revolutionary method of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) helping to increase a woman’s chances of using at least some of her immature eggs for fertilization. The best part? IVM is an innovative ART technique that surgically retrieves a woman’s eggs while they are still in an immature stage. Look: A woman’s eggs can be matured in a controlled laboratory setting – in vitro – through IVF/M.
IVF/M Overview
After the woman’s immature eggs are surgically retrieved, they are placed in a petri dish containing a maturation medium for 24 to 48 hours in New Hope Fertility NYC’s state-of-the-art IVF lab. That’s not all. The retrieved eggs are carefully monitored as they fully mature outside of the woman’s body. Then, each individual egg is injected with a single sperm in a fertilization technique known as Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI). The resulting embryos are cultured for several more days until they have developed into a viable stage for transfer. Why does this matter? Only the highest quality embryos are selected for fresh IVF transfer or cryopreservation.
IVF/M Candidates
The best candidates for IVF/M:
- Women diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
- Women at risk for Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS)
- Cancer patients who may be sensitive to hormone therapy
- Young women able to produce high numbers of egg follicles (10 to 15+) through fertility drug stimulation
- Young women who have an acceptable AMH level
- Women under 35 having an antral follicle count of 10 or more
- Women who are at a healthy BMI – not obese
Read more: How In Vitro Maturation (IVM) Increases IVF Success Rates
Know Your Infertility Treatment Options
To get the best outcome from you infertility treatment, the approach to care must be personalized. Every patient has different medical needs and personal desires when it comes to infertility treatment protocols. Only customized infertility treatment is patient-friendly, cost-effective, and successful.
Infertility Treatment Options
Dr. Zhang will accurately diagnose the root cause of your infertility before designing a customized treatment plan to improve your chances of getting pregnant.
Intrauterine Insemination (IUI)
Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) is the placement of a concentrated amount of motile sperm specimen directly into a woman’s uterus. The goal is to increase the number of sperm reaching the woman’s fallopian tubes to facilitate egg fertilization. IUI is performed in the doctor’s office and requires no anesthesia – similar to a Pap smear. IUI treatment is perfectly timed with ovulation whether or not fertility medications are used.
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) is recommended for women who have failed to achieve a pregnancy after undergoing a series of less complicated medical procedures, such as timed intercourse and IUI.
There are varied traditional and holistic protocols of IVF offered by pioneering IVF Dr. Zhang.
When Your Endometrial Lining is Constantly Thin
If the diagnosis of a constantly thin endometrial lining has been hindering your chances of conceiving, please know there is hope. An accurate diagnosis of why your endometrial lining remains constantly thin is key to overcoming this medical condition. I can’t emphasize enough how a customized In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) treatment protocol can effectively treat your constantly thin endometrial lining and improve your chances of pregnancy.
A Thin Endometrial Lining – What Does This Mean?
During an IVF cycle, your endometrial lining is routinely measured for thickness through vaginal ultrasounds. An endometrial thickness of 8 mm or greater is considered adequate for successful embryo implantation. Poor endometrial lining thickness is commonly the root cause of infertility for women having multiple unexplained IVF failures. A thin endometrial lining is also routinely the diagnosis for women experiencing recurrent miscarriages.
Why is this important?
Women having a history of using birth control pills for 10 years or longer are prone to having a thin endometrial lining. The use of Clomid while undergoing multiple cycles of Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) in a row may contribute to a constantly thin endometrial lining. Pregnancy and live birth success rates rise substantially with increased endometrial thickness – independent of patient age and embryo quality factors.
- Embryo implantation rates are highest when the endometrial lining has a thickness of 9 mm or greater
- A constantly thin endometrial lining – 7 mm or less – is cause for concern of a potential failed IVF cycle
- Less than 5 mm – there is almost no chance of a pregnancy
How Egg Freezing is Trending in 2017
Today’s woman can postpone motherhood past her prime childbearing years through the medical marvel of egg freezing – oocyte cryopreservation – via IVF. Pregnancy success rates using a woman’s egg that has been cryopreserved are comparable to success rates of a fresh egg. Egg freezing is a phenomenal technology available for today’s women to preserve their fertility for tomorrow. These women want to ensure they have the ability to be biologically connected to their children in the future.
Egg Freezing Trends in 2017
The natural aging process has a dramatic effect on the quality of a woman’s eggs. A woman in her prime reproductive years (early 20s and early 30s) has the option of freezing her eggs to preserve her future fertility into her advanced reproductive years (mid-30s and early 40s + beyond):
- Today’s modern women who are focused on their education and career opportunities
- Women whose circumstances in life are not presently conducive to rearing children
- Women who have not be able to find their life partner
- Women who are facing cancer treatment – chemo or radiation – that could damage the quality of their eggs and/or destroy their ovarian function by sending them into premature menopause
- Women who are undergoing IVF and are likely to produce excessive eggs, but have ethical or religious concerns over freezing embryos
How to Become Informed About Egg Donation
A superior egg donation program helps infertile couples grow their families through In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) technology. New Hope Fertility in NYC founded the 21st century’s most acclaimed egg donation program. Many women donate their eggs at New Hope Fertility in NYC because they want to give the gift of life to other families. Our program has been created for the sole purpose of matching recipient couples with an optimum egg donor. We work closely with donors and recipients to ensure the process is smooth, confidential, and user-friendly.
Egg Donation Program in NYC
Through New Hope Fertility’s egg donation program, you will be efficiently matched with an egg donor. Our egg donation coordinators carefully match intended parent with egg donors to achieve a successful pregnancy. We help intended parents find egg donors with similarities in ethnicity and physical characteristics.
- For Donor Information
- For Recipients
- About Surrogacy using donor eggs
Egg Donor Qualifications
- Excellent medical and mental health
- Ages 18 to 28
- Local and out-of-state donors welcome
Mini-IVF™ Pioneering Doctor Lowering Costs
Mini-IVF™ is a protocol pioneered by internationally renowned fertility specialist – Dr. John Zhang – founder of New Hope Fertility NYC. This holistic IVF protocol substantially decreases the amount of fertility medication prescribed to patients. As opposed to giving large doses of medication to produce a high quantity of eggs during a Conventional IVF, Mini-IVF™ gently stimulates a woman’s body to produce fewer high quality eggs (3 to 5 eggs per cycle). The goal of a Mini-IVF™ protocol is to produce only high quality eggs better suited to achieving a healthy embryo and successful pregnancy.
Mini-IVF™ Common Costs
New Hope Fertility NYC offers its trademarked Minimal Stimulation IVF – Mini-IVF™ – for less than the cost of conventional IVF. Contact us for most current pricing on Mini-IVF™. Quoted Mini-IVF™ fees do not include the expense of fertility medications, which can range up to $1,500, depending upon the patient’s needs. Pregnancy success rates for Mini-IVF™ are comparable to Conventional IVF without the high cost.
Common costs of Mini-IVF™ include:
- Regulation of the patient’s cycle
- Prescription of limited fertility medication to stimulate egg production
- Monitoring throughout the patient’s cycle via blood work and ultrasound
- Direction on self-administration of hCG trigger injection to time egg retrieval with ovulation
- An outpatient surgical egg retrieval procedure
- Fertilization of the harvested eggs in culture
- A fresh embryo transfer
How EmbryoScope Technology Improves IVF Pregnancy Success Rates
Quality embryo development is crucial to a successful pregnancy via an In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) cycle. It can’t be emphasized enough. Identifying quality embryos developing in vitro is critical. The EmbryoScope is an innovative, cutting edge, time-lapsed photography and software solution. Look: The EmbryoScope allows the close monitoring of each embryo’s in vitro growth and development without disturbing the culturing process.
Innovative Technologies
The EmbryoScope is technology designed to improve IVF outcomes.
- Quantitative data on an embryo’s early stage of development in vitro
- Objective information on an embryo’s early stage of development in vitro
- Utilizes time-lapsed photography and software
- No need to manipulate embryos within the incubator in vitro
- No need to remove the embryos from the incubator in vitro
Candidates for EmbryoScope technology:
- Couples having previous failed IVF attempts
- Couples suffering from recurrent pregnancy loss (miscarriage)
Read more: How EmbryoScope Technology Improves IVF Pregnancy Success Rates
How You Can Preserve Your Fertility Through Ovarian Tissue Freezing
You can preserve your future fertility through ovarian tissue freezing. Why is this good news? The National Institutes of Health reported that [h]uman ovarian tissue transplantation has resulted in the birth of over 70 children worldwide. Look: Preserving female fertility through ovarian tissue freezing is trending today because it is a proven safe and successful procedure.
Candidates for Ovarian Tissue Freezing
A woman only releases one egg per month during her natural cycle. It only takes one good quality egg to have a healthy baby.
There are many females who should consider ovarian tissue freezing.
- Female children who do not have fully developed ovaries
- Female children or teenage girls who have been diagnosed with cancer
- Women in their prime reproductive years who have been diagnosed with cancer
- Women wanting to postpone motherhood past their prime reproductive years
- Women wanting to donate their ovarian tissue to help women who are unable to produce good eggs
Celebrated Experts Helping to Preserve Future Fertility
The celebrated fertility specialists at New Hope Fertility NYC provide all-encompassing cryopreservation techniques for protecting the fertility of both women and men.
- Ovarian Tissue Freezing
- Egg (oocyte cryopreservation) and embryo freezing
- Sperm freezing
Read more: How You Can Preserve Your Fertility Through Ovarian Tissue Freezing
How To Prepare For Your First Office Visit For Infertility Treatment
You need to prepare for your first infertility treatment office visit. Good for you! You are bravely taking a proactive step to get pregnant. The team at New Hope Fertility NYC is pleased to be your partner throughout your infertility treatment journey. Before your first office visit takes place, I can’t emphasize enough the importance of the forms and documentation new patients are required to submit.
This crucial first step will:
- Let us best help you feel comfortable during your first office visit
- Let us make sure you are well-informed during your first office visit
- Let us accurately diagnose the root cause of your infertility through recommended diagnostic testing
- Let us treat you effectively and cost-efficiently so you can build your family
First Office Visit Preparation Tips for Infertility Treatment
The more information I know about you during our first office visit is key to my being able to customize your infertility treatment plan. I have compiled some helpful information on how you can prepare for your upcoming first office visit. At New Hope Fertility NYC, every patient undergoes a complete fertility assessment and diagnostic testing before a customized infertility treatment plan is designed and implemented.
Understanding the root cause of your infertility is the only way to cost-effectively help you get pregnant. Knowing the cause of your infertility will also help you cope better with the realization that you are going to have to take on the financial, physical, and emotional demands of infertility treatment.Read more: How To Prepare For Your First Office Visit For Infertility Treatment
Why a Multidisciplinary Fertility Team Approach is Successful
A multidisciplinary team approach to treating infertility is the most successful because it provides patients with complete coverage of care. Why does this matter? The team at New Hope Fertility NYC is comprised of world renowned fertility doctors, plus:
- Medical Assistants
- Ultrasound Technicians
- Embryologists
The bottom line? There is no cause for concern if you don’t see your fertility doctor every time you attend a routine appointment. A fertility team effort provides the most evidence-based practice leading to higher pregnancy success rates. Our multidisciplinary team has substantial experience in the practice of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) and OBGYN.
Multidisciplinary Team Approach
Members of the fertility team at New Hope Fertility NYC are professionals who have earned:
- Doctorates
- PhD’s
- Master’s Degrees
As your primary doctor, I am always fully informed about your patient progress by my fertility team. I invite my patients to schedule a one-on-one appointment with me at their convenience and my availability.
- Always remember. Just because you don’t see me – Dr. John Zhang – every time you visit our office for a routine procedure does not mean you are receiving subpar care.
- Please know this. My multidisciplinary fertility team has been carefully selected and put in place to make sure you receive the best fertility care in the world.
- The best part? Our patients do not rely on doctors in residency to fulfil their dreams of having a baby.
At New Hope Fertility NYC, all patient cases are evaluated, reviewed and discussed by and between my multidisciplinary fertility team. The team collectively arrives at and executes the best customized fertility treatment plan based upon every patient’s individualized needs.
A Multidisciplinary Team Approach to Treating Your Infertility is Best
Place your trust in a multidisciplinary team approach to treating your infertility. Contact the Fertility Experts at New Hope Fertility NYC if you’re struggling with infertility. It is important to work with a fertility care team having a thorough understanding of the root cause of your infertility.
A multidisciplinary team approach to treating your infertility will:
- Offer the highest chances of pregnancy
- Are the most cost-effective
- Produce the best overall patient trust and satisfaction
To schedule your initial consultation with Dr. John Zhang, call 917.525.5496. Or, you can post your comments about this article in the box below and the Doctor will be happy to address your inquiry.
