Gender selection (without IVF or PGD) - How to change your diet to conce...

IVF with PGD is the only guaranteed way to conceive a baby boy or girl. But what if you don't want to use IVF? A simple change in your diet can increase your chance for conceiving a boy by 87%!

In the last 50 years there has been a decline in the number of baby boys born. At the same time, there has been a significant change in the diet of women of childbearing age that COULD explain the drop in boys that born.

Watch this episode of InfertilityTV to learn the interesting science behind diet and the sex of babies and how a simple and inexpensive change in your diet may be the most successful gender selection method (besides IVF).

Dr Randy Morris MD-The BOARD CERTIFIED fertility expert with weekly TTC tips on InfertilityTV

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IVF When is it ok to stop progesterone?

Progesterone is critical to maintaining a pregnancy but when is it okay to stop progesterone in IVF and frozen embryo transfer cycles? Find out on today’s episode of InfertilityTV

In order for an embryo to implant in the uterus, the uterine lining must first be prepared with estrogen followed by progesterone. In order to prevent a miscarriage, progesterone must continue to be present after the embryo implants. In a natural pregnancy, progesterone is initially produced by the ovaries. Eventually, the placenta will take over production of progesterone from the ovaries.

In an IVF cycle, some of the medications used to prevent early ovulation. Like Lupron or Ganirelix can compromise the progesterone production from the ovaries. Also, doing an egg retrieval can further reduce progesterone production. In a frozen embryo transfer, all of the hormones used to prepare the uterus are given to a woman so there is no progesterone production from the ovaries at all. So in both cases, extra progesterone must be taken by a woman until the progesterone production from the placenta is adequate to support the pregnancy.

But when does this shift of progesterone production from the ovaries to the placenta occur? Scientists were able to figure this out by doing studies in monkeys. They found that if you remove the ovaries of a pregnant monkey before the 7th week of pregnancy, progesterone levels dropped and then the pregnancy always miscarried. On the other hand, if the ovaries were removed after the 8th week, progesterone levels stayed about the same and miscarriages didn’t occur. However, if you removed the ovaries before the 7th week but you gave the monkey progesterone - then the progesterone levels didnt drop and the pregnancies continued just fine.

The same timing occurs in humans. Its always possible for there to be a little variation from one woman to the next so at top IVF programs like ours at the Naperville Fertility Center, we keep progesterone going until about 9 to 10 weeks.

Here is how to determine how many weeks your pregnancy is. If you are doing a blastocyst transfer, then you are 2 weeks and 6 days along on the day of transfer so you should continue progesterone for another 6-7 weeks.

I didn't talk about the different types of progesterone in this video. You need to learn about the specific types of progesterone and how to use them to maximize your chances for IVF success. Check out this video about Crinone vaginal progesterone next.

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Dr Randy Morris MD-The BOARD CERTIFIED fertility expert with weekly TTC tips on InfertilityTV

Infertility TV is your weekly source for the best medical information if you have infertility, recurrent miscarriage or are just trying to conceive. (TTC). InfertilityTV covers infertility testing, fertility treatments such as Clomid, Follistim and Crinone and fertility treatments like IUI and IVF (in vitro fertilization)

One of the most popular playlists on InfertilityTV are the TTC tips which are great even you are not struggling with infertility

Dr Morris is a practicing IVF and infertility expert who sees patients at IVF! located in the Naperville Fertility Center.

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Battle of the Fertility pills - Letrozole vs Clomid - Which is the best?

There are two fertility pills. Letrozole and Clomid. But which one is best? When should you use one versus the other? Find out on today's episode of InfertilityTV

In this corner, the granddaddy of all fertility drugs we have Clomid. First to come to market in 1967, Clomid has been used more than any other fertility drug in history.

In this corner, sassy newcomer -- Letrozole - known by fans as Femara. Letrozole was first approved for medical use in 1996 - almost 30 years after Clomid. Initially used as a treatment for breast cancer, letrozole has only been used as a fertility medication since 2001 and only used commonly since 2006

Both contenders are given as an oral medication. Both can be monitored at home with an ovulation predictor test or in the doctor’s office with blood tests and ultrasounds.

In Match #1 - Letrozole faces off against Clomid for the treatment of women with PCOS. A massive study of almost 800 women with PCOS found more women ovulated with letrozole, more women got pregnant and delivered with letrozole with no difference in the rate of multiple pregnancies. The winner: Letrozole

Match #2 - Clomid versus letrozole for women with unexplained infertility. In a study of 900 women, less women got pregnant with letrozole and less women had a delivery with letrozole. There was no difference in the risk for multiple pregnancies

Your InfertilityTV bottom line - There is no universal winner! Letrozole is better for PCOS patients and Clomid is better for unexplained infertility.

This has been a great introduction but you need to learn more about these and other fertility pills check out this video next.

Before you go --like this video. If you have questions or an idea for a future episode, leave it in the comments. and you should definitely subscribe to infertility TV now for new episodes weekly. It's like having a fertility specialist in your phone.

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Infertility TV is your weekly source for the best medical information if you have infertility, recurrent miscarriage or are just trying to conceive. (TTC). InfertilityTV covers infertility testing, fertility treatments such as Clomid, Follistim and Crinone and fertility treatments like IUI and IVF (in vitro fertilization)

One of the most popular playlists on InfertilityTV are the TTC tips which are great even you are not struggling with infertility

Dr Morris is a practicing IVF and infertility expert who sees patients at IVF! located in the Naperville Fertility Center.

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When is the first ultrasound after IVF?

If you have become pregnant after IVF or FET, when does the first ultrasound occur? Dr Randy Morris MD-The BOARD CERTIFIED fertility expert with weekly TTC tips on InfertilityTV



A pregnancy cannot be seen immediately. A certain amount of development must occur before a pregnancy after IVF can be seen on ultrasound. This is also true for a pregnancy ultrasound after FET, IUI or a spontaneously occurring pregnancy.



The key is to follow the hCG levels. However, certain factors can change the timing. sound confusing? Dr Morris makes it easy to understand



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Where to inject fertility drugs for maximum IVF success

Using fertility drugs incorrectly can ruin your chances for IVF success. Today, on InfertilityTV we will discuss the right locations to inject fertility drugs.



With a few exceptions the fertility drugs used during IVF are injections that are taken every day for a few weeks. There are two types of fertility drugs - those that are given in the muscle and those that are given beneath the skin.



Intramuscular fertility drugs are the older type of fertility drugs. These medications contain hormones that are isolated from the urine of older women. Because they come from urine and are not purified very much, there are contaminants mixed in with the actual medication. Examples of these medications include Menopur and Repronex. These contaminants can be very irritating when they are injected into your body. The can cause redness of the skin, swelling, itching and pain at the injection site. In order to reduce these irritating symptoms, these fertility drugs are injected into the muscle where less irritation will occur. Although any muscle will work, the two largest groups of muscles are the shoulder and the buttocks. The buttocks are by far the largest group of muscles so this has been the main location for giving intramuscular fertility drugs. The medications require a longer needle to reach the muscle.  You want to make sure you avoid most of the larger nerves and blood vessels so always give these fertility drugs in the upper outer portion of the buttocks. Even when you do it correctly, placing a needle deep in the muscle is going to be more painful and may result in bruising. For more specific injection instructions, watch this video.



Many IVF fertility drugs are now able to be given under the skin without having to inject into the muscle. These newer IVF fertility drugs do not come from urine and are highly purified. They dont contain the contaminants found in the older class of fertility drugs and so are far less irritating. IVF fertility drugs which can be given subcutaneously include Follistim and Gonal F. These medications can be administered using a much smaller needle into the fatty area just below the skin. There is a rich network of blood vessels there that are ideal for letting the fertility drugs to get absorbed into your circulation. One of the best areas is under the skin of your abdomen. The skin here is pretty loose and easy to inject. Try it now. Take a pinch of skin and lift it up. See how easy that is? There is plenty of room here so that you can give each injection in a slightly different place to avoid one area getting too sore. You may see a little bruising here and there but it will be much less than with an intramuscular injection.



Watch this video for specific instructions on giving subcutaneous injections.



Before you go --like this video. If you have questions or an idea for a future episode, leave it in the comments. and you should definitely subscribe to infertility TV now for new episodes weekly. It's like having a fertility specialist in your phone.

Dr Randy Morris MD-The BOARD CERTIFIED fertility expert with weekly TTC tips on InfertilityTV



Infertility TV is your weekly source for the best medical information if you have infertility, recurrent miscarriage or are just trying to conceive. (TTC). InfertilityTV covers infertility testing, fertility treatments such as Clomid, Follistim and Crinone and fertility treatments like IUI and IVF (in vitro fertilization)



One of the most popular playlists on InfertilityTV are the TTC tips which are great even you are not struggling with infertility



Dr Morris is a practicing IVF and infertility expert who sees patients at IVF! located in the Naperville Fertility Center.



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