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Make These Diet Changes to Improve Your Fertility
While infertility can’t always be avoided, there are ways you and your partner can boost your chances of getting pregnant. Eating a healthy diet is one of them. Take a moment to learn what a fertility diet includes and excludes.
May 2nd, 2024
Trying To Get Pregnant After 40 Years Old
For women trying to get pregnant after 40, CHR believes in an urgent and individualized treatment approach. Time is a very important factor with DOR, and the sooner treatment can be started, the higher a woman's pregnancy chances.
Apr 11th, 2024
The Connection Between Obesity and Infertility
Infertility in women and men is widely recognized as a multifactorial condition in which, in many individuals, multiple factors may contribute to the diagnosis.
Apr 10th, 2024
Am I a Candidate for Egg Donation?
Egg donation is a beneficial treatment that can assist women who can’t conceive with their eggs. Find out what goes into the egg donation process here.
Apr 2nd, 2024
The March/April Voice
Every issue of the VOICE slowly drifts towards more professional subjects, peaking with the literature review, which, primarily addresses physicians and scientists.
Mar 6th, 2024
Evaluating Your Fertility: When Should You Seek Out a Second Opinion?
If you’re struggling with infertility, you might be wondering if your diagnosis is correct or if you have the right treatment plan. Take a moment to find out what a second opinion can do for you.
Mar 1st, 2024
IVF in Alabama - What To Do Next?
CHR offers the safe transfer of existing frozen embryos into our facility, ensuring continuity of care for patients affected by the suspension of IVF services in Alabama.
Feb 22nd, 2024
How Do FSH Levels Affect Fertility Treatment Success Rates?
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) is a key player in both your reproductive health and fertility. Keep reading to find out what your levels of this hormone indicate.
Feb 2nd, 2024
Should I Get an AMH Test?
Testing your anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) levels can provide a lot of information about your ovarian reserve. Find out if you’d be a good candidate for an AMH test here.
Jan 12th, 2024
November/December Voice 2023
We welcome all of you to the November issue of The VOICE which, going forward will offer several changes in content, format, and presentation.
Dec 12th, 2023
Lesser-Known Causes of Infertility
If you and your partner have been struggling with infertility, you may be wondering what could possibly be causing it. We discuss the causes of infertility here, including some you might not be familiar with.
Dec 8th, 2023
What You Can Learn from Semen Analysis
One of the first steps you take in getting to the bottom of male infertility is undergoing a semen analysis. Let’s look at what this fertility testing can tell you.
Nov 7th, 2023
The October Voice
We want to thank the unusually large number of readers who commented on our September issue in writing to us. Of course, we welcome any kind of response, however short it may be.
Oct 10th, 2023
4 Medications for Ovarian Stimulation
If you’re struggling with infertility due to issues with ovulation, you’re not alone. Many women face this incredibly widespread problem. Thankfully, certain medications can help.
Oct 10th, 2023
The September Voice 2023
After our annual summer break during July and August, we welcome you reenergized and ready to rock’n’roll with our September issue into the new academic year 2023/2024.
Sep 9th, 2023
LGBTQ+ Family Planning: 5 Options for Having a Baby
LGBTQ+ family planning may require a special approach. Thankfully, there are enough options available that there’s sure to be one right for you and your family. Here are five options we offer for LGBTQ+ individuals to expand their family.
Sep 1st, 2023
Tubal Perfusion Pressure (TPP) and Endometriosis: Are They Linked?
The function of your fallopian tubes plays a huge role in being able to achieve pregnancy. Here, we discuss more about how tubal perfusion pressure and endometriosis are linked to infertility.
Aug 2nd, 2023
Tips for Optimizing Your Fertility Health for Women Over 40
As you age, your chance of getting pregnant decreases. However, this doesn’t mean it’s impossible. If you’re over 40 and want to have a child, we offer some tips on how to optimize your fertility here.
Jul 3rd, 2023
The CHR June Voice
We are pleased to publish our June Voice, The CHR VOICE. This is the last issue for the 2022/2023 academic year before we take a publication break during July and August (unless really something very important is happening).
Jun 20th, 2023
Helping Your Partner Through the Process of IVF
IVF can be a very difficult journey, and it may be tricky to know how to support your partner through it all. We offer some ways you can be there for each other every step of the way.
Jun 7th, 2023
When Is It Time to Seek a Second Opinion for Fertility Treatment?
Research suggests that getting medical second opinions is vital for proper diagnoses. So, if you’ve been thinking about seeking out another opinion on your fertility treatments, here’s how to know it’s the right time.
May 10th, 2023
The May Voice
As always, we are delighted to welcome all of our readers to a new issue of The CHR VOICE. Our May issue is again made up of a compendium of articles that will hopefully satisfy the broad spectrum of our readership, made up of current and past CHR patients
May 3rd, 2023
What You Should Know Before Starting IVF
In vitro fertilization (IVF) can be an overwhelming process. Here’s what you should know before you get started.
Apr 14th, 2023
The April Voice
We very enthusiastically welcome you to the April issue of The CHR VOICE because, over the last month, we had the opportunity to put together our most expansive issue so far (44 pages).
Apr 3rd, 2023
March VOICE
We welcome all of our readers to the March issue of The CHR VOICE, which, as usual, in the new and expanded format offers a broad potpourri of articles for patients and laypeople as well as professional physicians and scientists working in reproductive med
Mar 1st, 2023
The Voice February 2023
We are very pleased to offer the February 2023 issue of THE CHR VOICE and want to take the opportunity of this introduction to direct the attention of our readers...
Feb 3rd, 2023
The Voice January 2023
With this January issue, we are very pleased for the year 2023 to welcome back to TheVOICE; the monthly newsletter of the CHR,-you, our reader.
Jan 9th, 2023
The Voice December 2022
With the year 2002 is almost behind us, it is easy to conclude that it on many different levels was an unusually tumultuous year.
Dec 2nd, 2022
The Voice November 2022
The CHR is delighted to offer the VOICE's November issue to our readers, as always attempting to present material for our very diverse readership.
Nov 1st, 2022
The Voice October 2022
When a woman with underlying medical problems is trying to conceive.
Oct 5th, 2022
The Voice September 2022
The CHR is known as a “fertility center of last resort,” primarily serving patients who have previously failed treatments elsewhere.
Sep 1st, 2022
The Voice June 2022
We are pleased to present here the June issue of the CHR VOICE, after which we traditionally start a two-month summer hiatus for this newsletter, returning to our regular monthly publication schedule with the start of the new 2022-2023...
Jun 15th, 2022
The Voice May 2022
April was a hectic month at the CHR because the deadline period for abstract submission to the Annual Meeting of the ASRM is always hectic.
May 25th, 2022
The Voice April 2022
March was an unusually busy month at the CHR and not only
clinically. CHR’s investigators saw several important papers
published, with one in NATURE Medicine, in detail presented
in the March issue of the VOICE, receiving unusual media attention
Apr 28th, 2022
CHR reports excellent rates from “chromosomal abnormal” embryos
Fertility center reports excellent pregnancy and live birth rates from transfers of embryos by preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A) reported to be “chromosomal abnormal” and, therefore, at other IVF centers refused transfer
Apr 19th, 2022
The Voice March 2022
With Spring per schedule knocking on the door, the mood in the world feels anything but spring-like. The deadly and cruel Russian war machine is already for weeks invading the independent country of Ukraine.
Mar 21st, 2022
The Voice February 2022
In the shortest and traditionally coldest month of the year, we welcome you to the February issue of our monthly newsletter. Hopefully, history will show that we reached a point in the Covid-19 pandemic with more hope than at any time slot before.
Feb 23rd, 2022
The Voice December 2021
With the year 2021 coming to its end, most of us will agree that this was not a very good year to remember. We can only hope that 2022 will allow the world to return to more traditional living and working conditions, schooling, social interactions as well
Dec 28th, 2021
The Voice November 2021
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, we here at the CHR for the second year in a row are missing out on the hectic last-minute preparations for our annual conference in New York City on reproductive biology and endocrinology, the CHR until 2019 co-hos
Nov 24th, 2021
The Voice October 2021
We welcome our readers to the October issue of the VOICE, we hope again packed with interesting and relevant information for patients, colleagues, and any other party interested in reproductive sciences and clinical infertility. October is ...
Oct 15th, 2021
The Voice September 2021
We are pleased to welcome you to the first issue of the VOICE for the academic year 2021/2022. A new publishing team has taken over, and differences in style and content distribution will, therefore, become quickly apparent. Hopefully also very apparent...
Oct 6th, 2021
Unexplained Infertility Diagnosis: Causes, Diagnosis & Treatment
Unexplained infertility (UI) is one of the most frequent infertility diagnoses given to women, encompassing up to approximately 30% of all cases. At CHR, we are not convinced that such a diagnosis actually exists; we believe that this is a misleading faux
Apr 11th, 2024
Treatment for Low AMH: DHEA Supplementation & Tailored IVF Protocols
AMH levels are a strong indicator of ovarian reserve. Even women with low (or undetectable) AMH may still have a good chance of pregnancy at CHR.
Apr 11th, 2024
Endometriosis & Infertility
Even though endometriosis affects fertility, most patients can still conceive with IVF. CHR was the first to note the immune system's role in endometriosis - now a widely accepted idea.
Apr 11th, 2024
"Poor Response" to IVF Stimulation? Look for the Root Cause
At CHR, we feel that this easy “diagnosis” simply describes what’s happening, and doesn’t necessarily lead to addressing the root cause, and, is not very helpful in really helping women have a successful pregnancy.
Apr 10th, 2024
Ozempic Babies? Learn more about weight loss, fertility and pregnancy.
Recently, the use of Ozempic in IVF treatment has emerged as a promising strategy to enhance the success of assisted reproductive techniques. In this article, we'll explore how incorporating Ozempic into IVF protocols can be a valuable tool for maximizing
Apr 10th, 2024
Telehealth: The Advantages of Telemedicine
Struggles to get to the clinic? Trying to reduce your exposure to COVID-19, as well as other contagious illnesses, and still need to see your doctor? Telehealth is safe and easy — receive quality care from anywhere.
Feb 20th, 2024
How do cortisol levels affect fertility and infertility?
Cortisol is one of several hormones produced by the adrenal glands, sitting on top of both kidneys. Learn more about the importance of cortisol levels during IVF.
Feb 14th, 2023
Will IVF children be as healthy as spontaneously conceived offspring?
The literature suggests that so far over 8 million humans on this earth were conceived through In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), and the numbers are, of course, growing.
Feb 14th, 2023
Cardiovascular diseases are the #1 cause of deaths in pregnancy
For American Heart Month, we felt it was time to address the fact that cardiovascular diseases are the most frequent cause of maternal death in pregnancy.
Feb 13th, 2023
The latest news in Science: May 2021
In this section we attempt to draw attention to science papers we perceive as potentially important for the basic understanding of reproductive biology and, therefore, may have translational relevance to ...
Aug 24th, 2021
Ethical concern with contemporary IVF practice
Millions of people who until only a few decades ago had no chance of genetic parenthood, now have children of their own.
May 17th, 2021
A positive COVID-19 update, as things are quickly getting better
New York City and a big part of the country are quickly coming back to almost normal, as case numbers, hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19 are quickly dropping.
May 17th, 2021
What is new regarding COVID-19?
Most of the COVID-19 news these days is positive: new infections in the U.S. and countries, like Israel, have been declining rapidly and, with its deaths from the disease.
Apr 27th, 2021
Ethical concerns with IVF practive: II
The appropriate role of profit incentives on medical practice has been, and will remain for some time to come, the central theme in every discussion of national health care, - whatever the system.
Apr 15th, 2021
Did you know? April 2021
Alarming news about declining sperm counts have recently made headlines in medical literature as well as lay media.
Apr 15th, 2021
Breaking News in Science: April 2021
New experimental models for human blastocyst-stage embryos (“blastoids”)
Apr 15th, 2021
Brief Case Studies in Clinical Infertility
Is there a place for DHEA and CoQ10 in women undergoing “planned” egg-freezing?
Mar 16th, 2021
Mild Ovarian Stimulation
Two prominent voices in the fertility field known as longstanding supporters of mild ovarian stimulation were at it once again (Nargund and Fauser, Reprod Biomed Online 2020;41:569-571) when publishing an editorial with ...
Mar 16th, 2021
Breaking News in Science
In a published letter (_Santoro et al Reprod Sciences 2021; https:/doi.org/10.1007/s43032-021-00491-_9), a small group of prominent physicians, scientists, and ethicists in reproductive medicine urged ...
Mar 16th, 2021
Ethical concerns with contemporary IVF practice
It is 42 years from the birth of the first IVF offspring and the world is now already approaching 10 million IVF births. There are few, if any, new medical treatments that can point toward such enormous success.
Mar 16th, 2021
Did you know?
Access To Fertility Coverage Expanded By New York State For Same Sex Couples As Part Of 2021 Women’s Agenda And New York Child Parent Security Act (Cpsa) Went Into Effect
Mar 16th, 2021
The VOICE Digest: March 2021
In this issue, we continue to offer what we consider the most important news relating to the infertility field and/or reproductive biology in the preceding month.
Mar 16th, 2021
February Clinical Updates
Important new observations about placental physiology, protecting offspring from viral infections
Feb 15th, 2021
Inquiries regarding male infertility
For some time, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has in the literature been considered a risk factor for male infertility; but up to this point it was not very clear ...
Feb 15th, 2021
Does IVF increase ovarian cancer risks?
No question in IVF has been as thoroughly investigated as this question and the repeated answer has practically always been the same: there is no evidence that even large numbers of repeat IVF cycles increase cancer risks!
Feb 15th, 2021
February COVID-19 Updates
That the World Health Organization (WHO) needs help, has been rather obvious for some time. Whether its disastrous performance at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic was professional incompetence or ...
Feb 15th, 2021
February CHR VOICE Digest
Based on feedback from our readers, each month we will be highlighting what we consider the most important news for fertility patients and professionals working in the field.
Feb 15th, 2021
Finally, a surrogacy law in New York state
New York has been only one of three states (the other two being Louisiana and Michigan) without surrogacy law.
Feb 1st, 2021
Clinical Research Updates - January 2021
It appears that roughly every 10 years somebody notices that, especially in the developed world, too many Cesarean sections (CS) are being performed.
Feb 1st, 2021
January 2021 COVID-19 Updates
In December, *ASRM issued the first clinical recommendation from its COVID-19 Task Force which “did not recommend withholding the (anti-COVID-19) vaccine from patients who are planning to ...
Feb 1st, 2021
IVF and Society January 2021 Updates
One could argue that a class-action lawsuit regarding preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A) had to happen sooner or later.
Feb 1st, 2021
A new clinical trial at CHR for women who need growth hormone: Rx Semorelin
Human growth hormone (HGH) has over the last decade returned to popularity in IVF cycles and is increasingly utilized at many IVF centers, including at CHR.
Feb 1st, 2021
January CHR VOICE Digest
The VOICE is getting an upgrade! Based on feedback from our readers, each month we will be highlighting what we consider the most important news for fertility patients and professionals working in the field.
Feb 1st, 2021
Embryo Donation: Listing of Available Embryos
CHR's embryo donation program utilizes embryos donated anonymously by infertile patients/couples for such a purpose.
Jan 28th, 2021
Utilization of Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidy (PGT-A) in IVF
Prominent physicians and scientists criticize continued utilization of Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidy (PGT-A) in IVF and warn about a new fourth generation test
Jan 11th, 2021
PGT-A, costly and unreliable yet marketed vigorously [PR]
Dr. Gleicher joins two prominent colleagues in warning against the widespread utilization of PGT-A, in an opinion paper just published in Trends in Molecular Medicine.
Jan 11th, 2021
EcoDEP (Frozen Donor Egg Program) Donor Listing
EcoDEP, CHR's frozen donor egg program that offers a lower-cost alternative to traditional (fresh) egg donor program, has a limited number of donor eggs immediately available to recipients.
Dec 21st, 2020
COVID-19 Vaccines and Fertility: What Are The Open Questions?
Following the FDA approval this past weekend, vaccinations against the SARS-CoV-2 virus have begun in the U.S.
Dec 15th, 2020
December CHR VOICE Digest
As we head into the holiday season many of us find ourselves, as we have for some time, ready for the year to end, hoping for a more normal 2021. But what a year 2020 has been!
Dec 15th, 2020
Non-Invasive Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidy (PGT-A 4.0)
Non-Invasive Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidy (PGT-A 4.0): Hard to believe, but IVF centers really use it!
Dec 15th, 2020
Being Relegated To The Sidelines During the COVID-19 Pandemic
I arrived in New York City (NYC) to start my residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center roughly 46 years ago.
Dec 15th, 2020
The SARS-CoV-2 Virus And Our Immune Response
Here is for once a somewhat happy COVID-19 pandemic story. At already somewhat advanced age, I am still an actively practicing physician-scientist in New York City, since April regularly tested ...
Nov 17th, 2020
Gut Health and Fertility: How Diet Affects Our Fertility
One of the most frequently asked question in, likely, every fertility center is this: Doctor, should I change my diet? For the longest time there was really no good answer to this question ...
Nov 17th, 2020
November CHR VOICE Digest
As we are finalizing this issue of The VOICE, the country has established a new president-elect who will be inaugurated in January.
Nov 17th, 2020
What Does It Mean If An IVF Center Reports High Miscarriage Rates?
A question that only recently seemed to have gained popularity is, what does it mean if an IVF center reports high miscarriage rates?
Nov 17th, 2020
What You Should Know If You Are Considering Conceiving During The COVID-19 Pandemic
The SARS-CoV-2 virus, causing the current COVID-19 pandemic, is now almost 8 months among us. It has changed everything almost everywhere in the world.
Nov 17th, 2020
Some Advice If, Even At Advanced Ages, You Still Produce Large Egg Numbers
We still have not figured out why, but CHR sees increasing numbers of women who, even at advanced ages, still produce unusually good numbers of eggs.
Nov 17th, 2020
IVF Add-Ons: Scientific, Ethical, Regulatory, and Legal Considerations
Harvard University's Petrie-Flom Center is hosing a webinar on IVF add-ons on November 10, 2020 at noon EST. Dr. Gleicher is a panelist on the webinar.
Nov 10th, 2020
October CHR VOICE Digest
Since our September issue was completely dedicated to COVID-19, here is, for all practical purposes, our first regular issue of the VOICE in the 2020/2021 academic year, and what an academic year ...
Oct 16th, 2020
An additional Ovarian Rejuvenation Trial with platelet-rich plasma (PRP)
CHR recently announced and registered a third PRP trial. For those who do not recall our prior discussions of PRP (platelet-rich plasma) in these pages, here is a quick ...
Oct 16th, 2020
The Changing Practice of Assisted Reproduction
Mostly unnoticed and/or unmentioned by media, because of what has been happening in many countries to national health care systems (the U.S. included), brought on by the COVID-19 ...
Oct 16th, 2020
What to do after a failed IVF cycle?
The chance of pregnancy in an IVF cycle, of course, depend on many factors. Two often related factors, however, dominate: female age and functional ovarian reserve.
Oct 16th, 2020
Dr. Yang's Abstract Wins SRBT Basic Science Award
CHR is please do announce that Mia Yang, PhD, Junior Scientist at CHR and Postdoctoral Associate in the Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology and ...
Oct 7th, 2020
SRBT Basic Science Award for a CHR Abstract
One of CHR's abstracts accepted to this year's ASRM meeting won the prestigious SRBT Basic Science Award.
Oct 7th, 2020
Study in NYC suggests that the city, likely, has already reached an adequate level of herd immunity
Study in NYC suggests that the city, likely, has already reached an adequate level of herd immunity to prevent a significant second wave of COVID-19 in the fall
Aug 21st, 2020