If you’ve been diagnosed with PCOS, you may have a lot of questions. One of the most common questions we hear about PCOS is how it affects the chances of getting pregnant. The short answer is that many people with PCOS conceive and carry a pregnancy with the help of preconception care and/or fertility treatment. […]
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Options for Embryo Transfer after PGT-A Frequently, we get questions about aneuploid and mosaic embryos at TRIO, particularly about our policies regarding transfer. We asked Karen Spitzer, our PGT Programs Manager, to explain these terms and outline some of the issues involved in the decisions around embryo transfer. PGT-A, or Preimplantation Genetic Testing for aneuploidy,
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By: Dr. Sony Sierra, MD, FRCSC, REI, Deputy Medical Director and Partner The majority of losses that happen early in pregnancy are due to random genetic error or “aneuploidy”. This can happen when an egg that has an abnormal number of chromosomes is fertilized (meiotic error), or if there is a multiplication or division error
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Fresh Embryo Transfer vs Frozen Embryo Transfer When embryos are frozen and then thawed for transfer, this is referred to as a frozen cycle. A frozen embryo transfer occurs in a non-stimulated cycle, and we can use a more natural estrogen and progesterone combination to prepare for the implantation. A fresh treatment cycle is a
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By: Dr. Sony Sierra, MD, FRCSC, REI, Deputy Medical Director and Partner Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome is a fairly common condition that affects about five to seven percent of people with ovaries. Essentially, PCOS involves both a structural and a hormonal change in the function of the ovary. Ovaries in those with PCOS are bigger in
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