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Embryologist of the Month of October 2014 – Martha C. Aguirre, PhD, HCLD

Originally from Colombia, Dr. Aguirre earned her BS degree in Biology from the Universidad De Los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia and her MS and PhD degrees in Reproductive Physiology with emphasis in Cryobiology from the University of Minnesota.

Dr. Aguirre is certified by the American Board of Bioanalysis in Embryology, Andrology as a High Complexity Laboratory Director and as a Clinical Consultant.

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Single vs. Double Embryo Transfer

In cycles of in vitro fertilization, it is routine to stimulate the female’s ovaries so that many eggs will be obtained. Many eggs are needed in order to provide a good chance of success because most human eggs do not become viable embryos.

In many cases, we obtain more than one good embryo to consider for transfer back to the uterus of the female parent or a gestational carrier.

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ASRM Bulletin

ASRM Bulletin – April 2, 2013
Volume 15, Number 13

American Society for Reproductive Medicine’s Journal Fertility and Sterility Participates in World’s First International Live Online Cyber Journal Club™ Platform

For the first time, using the latest in video technology, ASRM participated in a live online transcontinental Journal Club for practicing physicians,

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Genetic Testing of Thawed Blastocysts at The Fertility Center of Las Vegas

Many women have frozen embryos they might elect to use in the future. The usual practice at most clinics is to freeze embryos at the blastocyst stage. Some may want pre-implantation genetic diagnosis or screening (PGD or PGS) of their embryos before future transfers. This testing might be desired for a variety of reasons, such as to rule out embryo aneuploidy and ensure the normal number of chromosomes are present,

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Frozen better than fresh? Yes, it very often is!

There are two main types of IVF cycles.  These are fresh embryo transfer and frozen-thawed embryo transfer.

Fresh embryo transfer is the most common, and is associated with national average live birth rates of about 45-50% per transfer and implantation rates in the 30-40% range in patients less than 35 years of age. 

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The Basics of Gender Selection in IVF

Most hopeful parents would be delighted to have an infant of either gender, boy or girl.  However, for various reasons, some have a strong preference for one gender over the other.  We see this arise, for example, for cultural reasons or when a family already has multiple children of one gender and just wants to achieve gender diversity.

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