ovarian reserve
Ovarian reserve tests: What they are and how to interpret them
Ovarian reserve refers to the number of eggs still remaining in a woman's ovary at a given time. Currently, there are several methods to measure a woman's ovarian reserve, but the most commonly used are antral follicle count (AFR) and anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) determination. Read more
Anti-Müllerian Hormone: Is a single ovarian reserve test enough?
A new study reveals that Anti-Müllerian Hormone (AMH) varies by 44% from one cycle to another, which can cause misdiagnoses of ovarian reserve. Discover why repeating the test just before treatment improves the prognosis of the eggs obtained. Read more
Endometrioma surgery: techniques that protect ovarian reserve
A new international study reveals which surgical treatments for ovarian endometriomas minimize damage to the ovarian reserve. Drainage with sealants and cystectomy with suturing emerge as the best options to protect future fertility. Read more
Egg quality in females - how to achieve high-quality oocytes
The quality of the oocytes is decisive in order to obtain good quality embryos that can implant and give rise to an evolutionary pregnancy. The woman's age, in addition to affecting the ovarian reserve, also worsens the oocyte quality, causing the eggs to accumulate various mutations in their DNA. Read more
Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH): its use in the study of fertility
The analysis of anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) allows the assessment of female fertility, as it provides information on ovarian reserve and egg quality. Read more
Is Mini IVF Right for Me? Benefits & Disadvantages
Gentle ovarian stimulation, or mini-IVF or gentle IVF, consists of using less hormonal doses and allows the quality of the embryos obtained to be improved. Read more
Can a Woman's Egg Count Be Measured with a Blood Test?
By analyzing AMH we can have an approximation of how the ovarian reserve is in a women, that way we can know premature ovarian failure (POF) in female infertility. Read more
What is an antral follicle count (AFC) and why is it performed?
Antral follicle counting is the counting of antral follicles by transvaginal ultrasound and is used to assess a woman's ovarian reserve. Read more
Fertility treatments for couples: how to achieve pregnancy?
Each couple is different and, therefore, assisted reproduction treatments are not universal or the same for all patients. In each fertility treatment, a personalized diagnosis and follow-up is performed to increase the chances of success and achieve the ultimate goal: pregnancy. Read more
What is the probability of success of intrauterine insemination?
The chances of success of artificial insemination depend on several factors, such as using the partner's sperm or donor sperm, for example. Also, artificial insemination has a cumulative pregnancy rate, so success could be achieved after two, three, or four attempts. Read more
IVF or ICSI: What is the difference? Which is better?
The conventional IVF technique and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) have certain differences, although both are in vitro fertilization (IVF) techniques. Each of these techniques is characterized by the way in which it promotes fertilization of the egg by the sperm. Read more
Menstruation: symptoms and characteristics of the monthly period
Menstruation is a cyclic process that occurs monthly in women of reproductive age. The vaginal bleeding is due to the shedding of the endometrial lining in the absence of embryo implantation. Read more
