Abnormal embryos after PGT: When are men to blame?

Older women produce more abnormal embryos. What about older men? Or obese men? Or men with abnormal appearing sperm? Dr Randy Morris MD-The BOARD CERTIFIED IVF expert has the answers on this week's episode of InfertilityTV Chapters 0:00 Introduction 0:39 On location at ASRM 0:51 Embryo chromosome abnormalities 1:33 Where do abnormal embryos come from? 2:00 Do abnormal appearing sperm produce abnormal embryos? 2:42 Does obesity in men cause more abnormal embryos? 3:00 Do older men produce more abnormal embryos? 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) Qualifications: Dr Morris is a practicing IVF and infertility expert who sees patients at IVF1 located in the Naperville Fertility Center in the USA. He is a fully licensed physician and board certified in Reproductive Endocrinology and Obstetrics and Gynecology Increase your "Infertelligence" ™ Subscribe to Infertility TV now!!! A new episode of Infertility TV is broadcast weekly every Thursday afternoon or visit our website at IVF1.com IVF1 is an infertility diagnosis and treatment center located near Chicago, IL in the USA IVF1 is a member of the international Pinnacle Fertility Network Visit pinnaclefertility.com to find a world class center near you ******************************************* Do you want to become a patient at IVF1? ******************************************* Register online here: https://patient.ivf1.com/PatientPorta... Or call: 630-357-6540 #IVF #PGT #IVFPGT

IVF Embryo Transfer - Do frozen embryos have less pregnancy complications?

Pregnancy rates are higher with frozen embryo transfer compared to fresh but which one is safer? Dr Randy Morris MD-The BOARD CERTIFIED fertility expert reviews the complications rates of each. Chapters 0:00 Introduction 0:40 FET is becoming more common 1:00 Comparison of complication rates 1:28 Preeclampsia / High blood pressure during pregnancy 2:02 Gestational diabetes 2:20 Post - partum hemorrhage 2:33 Placenta previa 2:57 Placental abruption 3:15 Premature delivery 3:53 Perinatal mortality 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) Qualifications: Dr Morris is a practicing IVF and infertility expert who sees patients at IVF1 located in the Naperville Fertility Center in the USA. He is a fully licensed physician and board certified in Reproductive Endocrinology and Obstetrics and Gynecology Increase your "Infertelligence" ™ Subscribe to Infertility TV now!!! A new episode of Infertility TV is broadcast weekly every Thursday afternoon or visit our website at IVF1.com IVF1 is an infertility diagnosis and treatment center located near Chicago, IL in the USA IVF1 is a member of the international Pinnacle Fertility Network Visit pinnaclefertility.com to find a world class center near you ******************************************* Do you want to become a patient at IVF1? ******************************************* Register online here: https://patient.ivf1.com/PatientPorta... Or call: 630-357-6540 #IVF #frozenembryotransfer #FET

How to get pregnant with endometriosis

Endometriosis is a frequent finding in patients with infertility. How can you increase the chance for pregnancy if you have endometriosis? What should you avoid? Watch this episode and I will explain

What is endometriosis? Endometriosis occurs when the tissue which is normally found inside of the uterine cavity, grows outside of the uterus in the abdomen. Endometriosis can grow anywhere. It is often found on the outside of the uterus, on the fallopian tubes, the ovaries, but even in other places like the lining of the abdomen, the bowels and the bladder.

Doctors grade endometriosis based on how much of it is found during surgery. You can have a little or you can have a lot. Sometimes endometriosis can be found by itself but other times it can be found with scar tissue. Endometriosis can cause infertility by itself though it's not completely clear why. Scar tissue can also make it difficult to get pregnant if it makes it difficult for an egg to get into the fallopian tubes at the time of ovulation.

What are the methods you can use to increase the chance for pregnancy if you have endometriosis? This turns out to be a huge topic so I am going to split it up into a couple of episodes. In this episode I am going to talk about surgery

Most of the time, endometriosis surgery is performed using laparoscopy. For people with mild endometriosis, we have two excellent studies, one from Canada and one from Italy. In both studies, people with mild endometriosis were split into two groups. Group 1 had their endometriosis treated at the time of surgery. Groups 2 had their endometriosis confirmed during surgery but it was not treated. Both groups were then allowed to attempt pregnancy without any other interventions for 9 to 12 months. 

The results were interesting. People became pregnant whether they had their endometriosis treated or not. This is important because it means that untreated mild endometriosis does not make it impossible to become pregnant. However, there were more pregnancies in the group that had their endometriosis removed during surgery. But not a lot more. In the end, doctors would have to find and treat 12 patients with mild endometriosis in order to get one more pregnancy than an untreated group.

Here are some questions I get from my patients about surgery for endometriosis.

How long should you try to conceive after surgery before resorting to other treatments? A Korean study found that of those people who became pregnant, nearly all of the pregnancies occurred within 6 months. If pregnancy has not occurred within 6 months, it is reasonable to start considering additional treatments.

What if you have severe endometriosis? Unfortunately, we don’t have studies that compared the results of surgical treatment to an untreated group like I discussed earlier for mild endometriosis. One study found that after two years about 45% of people with severe endometriosis were able to conceive.

One word of caution here. People with severe endometriosis often have endometriosis which grows inside of the ovary, this causes cysts to form called endometriomas which can be seen on ultrasound. Surgery to remove endometriomas can reduce the reserve of eggs and actually make it harder to become pregnant. I talk about that more in this video.

What if you had surgery for endometriosis once and you did not conceive? Will a second surgery be helpful in improving the odds for pregnancy. The answer seems to be no. Additional surgeries for fertility only are therefore not recommended

Is robotic surgery better for endometriosis? Well, it depends on the surgeon. Robotic surgery is still performed using laparoscopy but the surgeon uses joysticks to control mechanical arms which hold the surgical instruments. Some claim that this may allow greater precision, but highly skilled surgeons can often accomplish the same thing. There is no evidence that pregnancy rate after endometriosis surgery is any better.

In future episodes, I will discuss the use of medications and assisted reproduction techniques like IUI and IVF. Be sure not to miss those episodes.

5 reasons you might need to move your IVF embryos to a different center

Why might you need to move your IVF embryos? How do you do it? Is it safe? These questions and more are answered by IVF expert Dr Randy Morris MD-The BOARD CERTIFIED fertility expert Chapters 0:00 Introduction 0:25 Moving embryos to protect them from government interference 0:52 Escaping states with Personhood laws 1:28 Escaping state IVF bans 1:55 Moving embryos to programs with additional / new services 2:18 Moving your residence to a new city or state 2:28 IVF program closing down 2:48 Requirements before embryos are transported 3:25 Moving embryos yourself 4:00 Using a courier or messenger service 4:05 Commercial shipping services 4:32 Is moving embryos safe? 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) Qualifications: Dr Morris is a practicing IVF and infertility expert who sees patients at IVF1 located in the Naperville Fertility Center in the USA. He is a fully licensed physician and board certified in Reproductive Endocrinology and Obstetrics and Gynecology Increase your "Infertelligence" ™ Subscribe to Infertility TV now!!! A new episode of Infertility TV is broadcast weekly every Thursday afternoon or visit our website at IVF1.com IVF1 is an infertility diagnosis and treatment center located near Chicago, IL in the USA IVF1 is a member of the international Pinnacle Fertility Network Visit pinnaclefertility.com to find a world class center near you ***************************************** Do you want to become a patient at IVF1? ***************************************** Register online here: https://patient.ivf1.com/PatientPorta... Or call: 630-357-6540 #personhood #IVF #embryos

Should you take probiotics for fertility or IVF success?

Lots of people are trying to sell you probiotics? Do probiotics increase natural fertility? Do probiotics increase IVF success? Dr Randy Morris MD-The BOARD CERTIFIED fertility and IVF expert has your answers on this episode of InfertilityTV Chapters 0:00 Introduction 0:25 What are probiotics? 0:52 What is the microbiome? What is bacterial vaginosis? 1:32 Do probiotics help with bacterial vaginosis? 1:47 Is bacterial vaginosis a cause for infertility or IVF failure? 2:34 Do probiotics improve natural fertility? 3:03 Could probiotics increase IVF success rates? 3:22 The vaginal microbiome can improve on its own! 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) Qualifications: Dr Morris is a practicing IVF and infertility expert who sees patients at IVF1 located in the Naperville Fertility Center in the USA. He is a fully licensed physician and board certified in Reproductive Endocrinology and Obstetrics and Gynecology Increase your "Infertelligence" ™ Subscribe to Infertility TV now!!! A new episode of Infertility TV is broadcast weekly every Thursday afternoon or visit our website at IVF1.com IVF1 is an infertility diagnosis and treatment center located near Chicago, IL in the USA IVF1 is a member of the international Pinnacle Fertility Network Visit pinnaclefertility.com to find a world class center near you ***************************************** Do you want to become a patient at IVF1? ***************************************** Register online here: https://patient.ivf1.com/PatientPorta... Or call: 630-357-6540 #probiotics #probioticsfertility #probioticsIVF

Does your blood type predict IVF success, infertility or miscarriage?

Do people with certain blood types have lower IVF success rates or more miscarriages? What if your blood type is different than your partner's? Dr Randy Morris MD-The BOARD CERTIFIED fertility expert has the answers to these questions Chapters 0:00 Introduction 0:25 All about red blood cell groups 0:44 ABO Blood types & disease 1:14 ABO blood type and infertility 1:42 ABO blood type & IVF success 2:00 Rh blood group 2:39 Rh incompatibility 3:00 Rh incompatibility & pregnancy 3:29 Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn & Rhogam 3:40 Rh incompatibility, infertility & miscarriage 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) Qualifications: Dr Morris is a practicing IVF and infertility expert who sees patients at IVF1 located in the Naperville Fertility Center in the USA. He is a fully licensed physician and board certified in Reproductive Endocrinology and Obstetrics and Gynecology Increase your "Infertelligence" ™ Subscribe to Infertility TV now!!! A new episode of Infertility TV is broadcast weekly every Thursday afternoon or visit our website at IVF1.com IVF1 is an infertility diagnosis and treatment center located near Chicago, IL in the USA IVF1 is a member of the international Pinnacle Fertility Network Visit pinnaclefertility.com to find a world class center near you ***************************************** Do you want to become a patient at IVF1? ***************************************** Register online here: https://patient.ivf1.com/PatientPorta... Or call: 630-357-6540 #infertility #ivfsuccess #bloodtype

How early can you do a pregnancy test? Much sooner than you think

Two week wait? Forget about it. The vast majority of people can see a positive pregnancy test much sooner than that. Chapters 0:00 Introduction 0:37 Where does hCG come from? 1:20 How long does it take for an embryo to implant? 2:10 What factors determine how soon a pregnancy can be detected? 3:22 Some medications can cause a "false positive" pregnancy test 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) Qualifications: Dr Morris is a practicing IVF and infertility expert who sees patients at IVF1 located in the Naperville Fertility Center in the USA. He is a fully licensed physician and board certified in Reproductive Endocrinology and Obstetrics and Gynecology Increase your "Infertelligence" ™ Subscribe to Infertility TV now!!! A new episode of Infertility TV is broadcast weekly every Thursday afternoon or visit our website at IVF1.com IVF1 is an infertility diagnosis and treatment center located near Chicago, IL in the USA IVF1 is a member of the international Pinnacle Fertility Network Visit pinnaclefertility.com to find a world class center near you ***************************************** Do you want to become a patient at IVF1? ***************************************** Register online here: https://patient.ivf1.com/PatientPorta... Or call: 630-357-6540 #pregnancytest #earlypregnancysymptoms

Late ovulation? Vitamin D might be the cure!

A new study shows a link between low vitamin D levels and late ovulation and long menstrual cycles. Dr Randy Morris MD-The BOARD CERTIFIED fertility expert discusses how this could be important for your fertility Chapters 0:00 Vitamin D and reproductive health 0:39 What is Vitamin D? Where does it come from? 1:49 Menstrual cycle length and different phases 2:50 Time to Conceive Study 3:28 Low vitamin D levels = Delayed ovulation 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) Qualifications: Dr Morris is a practicing IVF and infertility expert who sees patients at IVF1 located in the Naperville Fertility Center in the USA. He is a fully licensed physician and board certified in Reproductive Endocrinology and Obstetrics and Gynecology Increase your "Infertelligence" ™ Subscribe to Infertility TV now!!! A new episode of Infertility TV is broadcast weekly every Thursday afternoon or visit our website at IVF1.com IVF1 is an infertility diagnosis and treatment center located near Chicago, IL in the USA IVF1 is a member of the international Pinnacle Fertility Network Visit pinnaclefertility.com to find a world class center near you ***************************************** Do you want to become a patient at IVF1? ***************************************** Register online here: https://patient.ivf1.com/PatientPorta... Or call: 630-357-6540 #VitaminD #LateOvulation #VitaminDLateOvulation

Trying to prevent miscarriage? Stop this when trying to conceive

A new study has found that if your partner uses weed (marijuana) BEFORE conception, the risk for miscarriage increases. In some cases, quite a bit. Dr Randy Morris MD-The BOARD CERTIFIED fertility expert explains on InfertilityTV Chapters 0:00 Marijuana use has increased in the USA 0:40 Is there concern about male marijuana use? 1:13 Risk of miscarriage with male marijuana use - PRESTO study 1:41 Marijuana use while attempting pregnancy is common 2:10 Low marijuana use did not increase miscarriage risk 2:24 More frequent marijuana used did increase the risk for miscarriage 3:00 How dose male marijuana use increase miscarriage risk? 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) Qualifications: Dr Morris is a practicing IVF and infertility expert who sees patients at IVF1 located in the Naperville Fertility Center in the USA. He is a fully licensed physician and board certified in Reproductive Endocrinology and Obstetrics and Gynecology Increase your "Infertelligence" ™ Subscribe to Infertility TV now!!! A new episode of Infertility TV is broadcast weekly every Thursday afternoon or visit our website at IVF1.com IVF1 is an infertility diagnosis and treatment center located near Chicago, IL in the USA IVF1 is a member of the international Pinnacle Fertility Network Visit pinnaclefertility.com to find a world class center near you ***************************************** Do you want to become a patient at IVF1? ***************************************** Register online here: https://patient.ivf1.com/PatientPorta... Or call: 630-357-6540