Dr. Louis R. Manara

A couple seeking to have a child after the male has had a vasectomy has two options available to them.  The traditional approach has…

A recent study in press suggests that for patients 40 and above, successful live birth using donor sperm occurs most readily through the use of…

Summary

Clinicians are often faced with the dilemma of whether to go forward with in-vitro fertilization (IVF) when the patient’s response to medications…

Summary

Clinicians are often faced with the dilemma of whether to go forward with in-vitro fertilization (IVF) when the patient’s response to medications…

Improving embryo quality is one of the keys to improving IVF live birth rates.  A recent study suggests that slight mechanical movement of embryos…

Most people are well aware of the adverse affects of smoking on general health but it is also well documented that using tobacco decreases…

IVF represents the most successful treatment available for infertile couples.  While not every infertile couple needs to have IVF in order to achieve success,…

Since the first successful frozen human embryo transfer in 1983, it has been an accepted truth that fresh embryo transfer offers an advantage in terms…

Repeat pregnancy loss causes a great deal of emotional pain for couples.  The feelings of loss and the grieving process are heavy burdens for couples…

Repeated IVF failure is a perplexing problem which is extremely disheartening to both patient and physician. Once a decision to proceed to IVF has been…