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How to Improve Your Chances of IVF Success

…both men and women—a study from 2016 found that moderate exercise improves sperm number and quality. Staying active will also help to relieve some of your feelings of stress surrounding…

Making Infertility Treatment More Affordable

…pelvic ultrasounds; egg retrieval including anesthesia; embryology laboratory work including intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI); embryo transfer; and blood pregnancy testing following embryo transfer. At the Fertility Centers of New England,…

Improving Fertility Through What You Eat

…that can fight inflammation are: Vitamin C: This has a positive effect on the percentage of “normal” sperm and can increase sperm motility. Vitamin E: This has been linked to…

Donor Egg IVF

…donation? Egg donation involves the use of a donated egg or oocyte (usually from a younger woman) that is inseminated with sperm and the resulting embryo is transferred to the…

ICSI and the Risk of Birth Defects

…study published in the New England Journal of Medicine (2012:doi,10.1056) reporting that Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) causes a higher degree of birth defects than standard insemination in IVF. The study’s…