TFC: Embryo Biomarkers Key to Predicting IVF Success
Dr. Kaylen Silverberg, has been asked to serve as the principal investigator on a worldwide embryo biomarker study that could lead to a more precise method of selecting viable embryos for transfer in IVF cycles. The findings will hopefully benefit couples that struggle with infertility and recurrent miscarriage, as well as women of advanced maternal age.
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IVF and Ovarian Cancer
As I was reading the headlines in the news I came across this statement: “Women given drugs during fertility treatment to stimulate their ovaries to produce extra eggs have an increased risk of developing borderline ovarian tumors”, Dutch researchers said. What ?!?! I continued to read the study which further stated that women who had IVF treatment had double the likelihood of being diagnosed with ovarian cancer compared to those who didn’t.
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Join Our New Discussion Group On Facebook
Join our new discussion group on Facebook! We want your thoughts on progesterone supplementation – the shots, gels, suppositories, and the new progesterone ring now being tested…we want to know what you think!!
When visiting our Facebook page, be sure to “LIKE” us to have instant access on the go to the latest fertility news,
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Progesterone Research
Dr Kaylen Silverberg, et al Publish New Research Study on Progesterone Supplementation in Fertility Patients undergoing IVF
Dr. Kaylen Silverberg was asked by Teva Pharmaceuticals to present the results of their nationwide multicenter trial evaluating the efficacy of a new progesterone vaginal ring in patients undergoing IVF at the recent annual meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, May. Dr. Silverberg was one of the principal investigators of this trial.
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IVF Progesterone Research
Dr. Silverberg Published in the Journal of Gynecologic Oncology
Dr Kaylen Silverberg, of Texas Fertility Center in Austin, TX and his co-authors just published a paper about a patient who conceived following radical cervical cancer treatment. Using IVF stimulation and freezing her embryos, Texas Fertility Center was able to protect the patient’s fertility while she underwent extensive cancer treatment. Following radical surgery to remove her cervix,
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New Fetal Blood Test Available
A new fetal blood test is available to determine a baby’s sex as early as seven weeks into pregnancy…
for the full article in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/10/health/10birth.html
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Research
Thanks to Texas Fertility Center, Austin Just Got A Little “Cooler”
You may have recently seen our announcement of the first baby born from a frozen donor egg in Texas. We are so happy and proud to have been able to bring this new technology to Texas and we look forward to using it to help many more of our patients in the near future. Unless you follow this field closely,
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Annual Southwest Fertility Forum Conference
Dr. Natalie Burger was the program director for The Southwest Fertility Forum in Houston this past weekend. This annual conference, which was started by Dr. Thomas Vaughn over 25 years ago, brings together OB/GYNs, REs, nurses, and embryologists from all over the United States to discuss the latest advancements in reproductive medicine.
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Research Texas Fertility Center
Dr. Kaylen Silverberg presents at the Pacific Coast Reproductive Society Meeting
Dr. Kaylen Silverberg was a guest speaker at the Pacific Coast Reproductive Society Meeting in Palm Springs last week. His talk was entitled Optimizing Endometrial Receptivity and he shared his experience and expertise on the evaluation of the uterine cavity prior to treatment to increase pregnancy rates with IVF. Dr. Rinku Mehta was able to attend as well.
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