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Precautions of IVF injection and side effects

IVF injections can cause side effects like abdominal bloating, pelvic pain, nausea, headache, redness, swelling, and pain at the injection site. In rare cases, ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) may occur due to excessive hormone stimulation.

Mosaic Embryo: The High/Low Level Mosaic Embryo Evaluation

Mosaic embryos, containing a mix of normal and abnormal cells, are identified through chromosome analysis during PGT-A.

Chances and Risks of IVF Twins: Can you have twins with ivf?

There is a 1/250 chance of successfully conceiving twins through IVF, with higher risks such as illnesses and delivery issues.

A Multi-Dissolved Oxygen Array Chip Integrated with Concentric Stair-Like Microstructures for Rapid Estimation of Embryo Respiratory Activity

2023 Taiwan Society for Reproductive Medicine Annual Conference Prize Paper Presentation (Basic Science)

Embryo Incubator: Humidity and Pregnancy Rate

humid culture incubator versus the dry culture incubator

Blocked Fallopian Tubes: Symptoms, HSG, and Getting Pregnant

Getting Pregnant with Blocked Fallopian Tubes

Does implantation diarrhea indicate pregnancy? What happens with diarrhea after embryo transfer?

Many IVF patients often inquire about diarrhea after embryo transfer and wonder what it signifies. Diarrhea can occur during the implantation process and is a topic of concern for many patients.In this article, we are attempting to shed light on the prevalence of diarrhea in women following embryo transfer, the relationship between diarrhea, implantation, and pregnancy, and related concerns.

PCOS: How to get pregnant?

Can women who have been diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) get pregnant? This question often lingers in the minds of those affected by this condition. It is true that PCOS can make conceiving more challenging to get pregnant. However, with advancements in technology, there are still opportunities to achieve pregnancy through medications and assisted reproductive techniques such as in vitro fertilization (IVF).

Carrier Screening Test for preconception couples to reduce reproductive genetic risk in IVF

screening of asymptomatic individuals without a family history of the disease to identify potential carriers of certain genetic variations

IVF embryo implantation symptoms like tingling, needles, and abdominal pain—are these normal?

Is it normal to frequently experience mild abdominal cramps or twinges after embryo implantation in IVF without any bleeding?

Basal Body Temperature and Ovulation for Family Planning

By measuring basal body temperature, you can determine whether you are ovulating.

Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Monogenic disorders (PGT-M): A brief introduction and case sharing

Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Monogenic disorders (PGT-M), formerly known as PGD, is a genetic diagnostic test performed on embryos generated during IVF.

Wilson's Disease Case Sharing: Carrier Screening and PGT-M

Carrier Screening and PGT-M prevents the transmission of genetic disorders to the next generation

The novel microfluidic device can assist infertility patients in separating motile sperm

The microfluidic device can collect motile sperm with low DNA fragmentation

Menstrual Cycle: How to calculate the menstrual cycle?

Understanding the stages of the menstrual cycle and how to calculate it is essential for tracking fertility, planning contraception, or identifying potential menstrual irregularities. By being aware of these stages, individuals can better understand their bodies and reproductive health.

How much does an IVF procedure cost?

IVF costs in the United States can vary significantly depending on various factors. On average, IVF treatment ranges from $12,000 to $20,000. This price typically includes consultations, fertility medications, ultrasound scans, egg retrieval, embryo transfer, and post-procedure monitoring. However, additional treatments such as genetic testing or egg/sperm freezing may incur extra charges.

IVF Success Rates by Age: Pregnancy Success Depends on Embryo Quantity

What age is IVF most successful? The journey of IVF can bring hope to couples struggling with infertility. Many may wonder if the success rate of IVF surpasses those of natural conception, and if the chances of success are high during the first attempt. IVF success rates are generally higher than natural conception, especially for females under age 35.

The success rate of IVF

Discover how to increase IVF success rate at Lee Women's Hospital with expert techniques, state-of-the-art labs, and advanced technologies. Learn about symptoms and factors influencing success in IVF treatments.

AI Embryo Selection vs PGT-A: How to select the best embryo for transfer?

During the IVF treatment, in order to improve the success rate of implantation, the doctors will recommend embryo screening before implantation to avoid implantation failure. Common ones include PGS preimplantation chromosome detection (PGT-A), PGD preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGT-M), etc. Embryo screening methods also include AI embryo selection to assist in selecting embryos with good chromosomal status. Differences in AI embryo selection and PGS will be discussed below.

Understanding the symptoms of embryo implantation during IVF. Does bleeding during embryo implantation indicate failure?

Many patients undergoing IVF anxiously await the day of embryo implantation, hoping for a successful outcome. However, they often have a limited understanding of implantation symptoms, which can result in various concerns and anxieties regarding the success or failure of the procedure.

What is Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidy (PGT-A)?

PGT-A formerly known as PGS is a chromosomal aneuploidy screening performed before embryo implantation in IVF treatment.

Embryo Grading & AI Embryo Selection: Embryo Grading Scale

Why do embryos need to be graded? Embryo grading serves as one of the indicators for predicting the success rate of implantation and pregnancy.

AMH fertility test: Understand your fertility potential through AMH testing for ovarian reserve

2 assessment methods for determining the ovarian reserve

Spindle View Technique: Impact of Spindle Deviation Angle on Fertilization and Embryo Quality in Women Over 38 Years Old

An analysis of the impact of spindle deviation angles on fertilization and embryo quality in 335 women over 38 years old.

Is bleeding or discharge a sign of ovulation? Calculating ovulation and predicting ovulation to accurately determine the timing.

What is ovulation? Ovulation is the period when the ovary ovulates. If the ovum is fertilized, it will move to the uterus to implant and become an embryo. If the ovum isn’t fertilized, the endometrium will peel off and become period blood.

How Does Egg Spindle Localization Technology Precisely Locate the Spindle?

Learn about the mechanism, features, and equipment requirements of Spindle View and how it accurately locates the spindle.

Spindle View: GPS Localization of Egg Spindles

Understanding the importance of spindles, explore the crucial role of Spindle View in IVF, and learn about successful cases of Spindle View

Presence of vacuoles in blastocysts is negatively associated with euploidy and live birth rates

The formation of vacuoles in blastocysts is associated with lower rates of euploidy and live birth. Blastocysts without vacuoles should thus be prioritized for embryo transfer in in vitro fertilization cycles.

Biphasic oxygen tension promotes the formation of transferable blastocysts in patients without euploid embryos in previous monophasic oxygen cycles

Biphasic O2 culture can be used as an alternative strategy to increase the euploid QBs

What is an ovarian cyst?

8 Ways to keep your ovum healthy

The amount of ovum a female body can generate is limited. When all the ovum is released, females will starting going into menopause. Ovum aging is inevitable, and it will result in difficulties in pregnancy, increased miscarriage rate, and higher chance of chromosomal abnormalities.

What are the symptoms of POF? Will POF affect chances of getting pregnant?

Females will start going into menopause at around 50 years old. In some cases, as hormone concentrations decrease, ovarian function begins to decline, known as premature ovarian failure (POF).

What are the symptoms of ovulation bleeding?

Ovulation bleeding refers to slight bleeding during ovulation, which is around the second week of the menstruation period. It is caused by low progesterone levels leading to the discharge of endometrium. When the level of progesterone becomes stable, the bleeding will stop.

The examination and cure for tubal infertility

Infertility caused by oviduct

Endometrial Polyps: Polyp Removal and Get Pregnant with Polyps

Many people want to have children but are hampered by uterine polyps. Individuals are frequently unaware of their asymptomatic nature until they experience prolonged infertility or recurrent miscarriages.

9 Ways to keep vaginitis away

Vaginitis is a common gynecological disease, it could happen at any age. Severe vaginitis could possibly lead to infertility.

What is AMH?

AMH is the abbreviation for Anti-mullerian Hormone. AMH is generated by growing follicles in the ovary, which can show the ovarian reserve. Ovary function is an important factor affecting the success rate of pregnancy and IVF, and the AMH level is the indicator for fertility.

What is PCOS? The symptoms and cures for PCOS

When females’ estrogen level is too high, or the AMH value is higher than 5, they might have PCOS (Polycystic ovary syndrome).
Patients with PCOS often suffer from irregular menstruation period, higher androgen level, abnormal ovary structure, etc.
This is a very common gynecologic disease and obstacle for women wanting to get pregnant.

Is it hard for women with retroverted uterus to get pregnant?

Retroversion is when the angle of the fundus of the uterus is leaning closer to the spine. Around 20% of women will have this situation.

Why do you need to freeze embryos?

Embryo freezing is to freeze embryos in liquid nitrogen at -196°C and unfreeze for implantation when the patient is ready.

5 Supplements to Improve Egg Quality for Fertility

Following 5 supplements are recommended to improve egg quality for fertility and increase the chances of natural pregnancy.

What is the difference between artificial insemination and IVF? How to choose between them?

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Congratulations! Our doctors won the “Best Paper Award, Taiwanese Society for Reproductive Medicine”!!

Congratulation for Dr. Pin-Yao and Dr. Chun-I

《 Netizens Questions 》About artificial reproduction.

Answer some of your doubts about artificial reproduction.

《 Netizens Questions 》Questions During Pregnancy

Answering Questions During Pregnancy

Crinone gel discharge, progesterone gel discharge, or watery discharge after IVF

FAQ about vagina discharge after IVF embryo transfer

Incompatible sperm and egg! IVF treatment makes your dream come true

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Lee Women’s Hospital have its own sperm bank and fertility bank?

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What should I do if I miss an injection or medications during my IVF treatment?

Injections or drug dosage and timing have an impact on your IVF outcome

A woman wants to have children after ligation, can she receive IVF treatment?

Ask Dr. Maw-Sheng Lee

My husband's sperm morphology is bad! How is the success rate for artificial conception?

Ask Dr. Maw-Sheng Lee

《 Netizens Questions 》I really want to get pregnant! But I have a history of gynecological problems.

What to do if I have a history of chocolate cysts, uterine fibroids, adenomyosis, endometriosis?

I want to do an IVF treatment, what time is proper for checkup? Before menstruation? Or after menstruation?

Ask Dr. Maw-Sheng Lee

What will affect pregnancy? Do you really get pregnant?

Dr. Maw-Sheng Lee & Dr. Zhong- Yi Chen

Is it necessary to seek medical treatment if a couple having sexual behaviors for many times but without pregnancy?

Ask Dr. Maw-Sheng Lee

What exactly is azoospermia?

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TESA & MESA

Ask Dr. Maw-Sheng Lee

Is bilateral hydrosalpinx suitable for reconstruction?

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The problem of infertility in the second pregnancy. Dr. Chun-I Lee will answer the question for you

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A clinical study of pre-implantation genetic diagnosisvia gene chip for advance age infertile women

Lee Women’s Hospital medical team

The effect of leukemia inhibiting factor and genetic polymorphism of anti-Mullerian hormone on superovulation in IVF treatment in Women

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Chung Shan Medical University

A clinical study of pre-implantation genetic diagnosisvia gene chip for advance age infertile women by Lee Women’s medical team

2016/12/20

《 The knowledge for getting pregnant 》Eight tips for improving egg quality

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Incompatible Between Sperm and Egg Cause Infertility Treated by IVF

Infertility caused by "incompatibility between sperm and egg" is known as immunologic infertility

New trends in assisted reproductive technology

IVF Center Leader Hong Ming-Zhou

Experience report of 2010 American Society of Reproductive Medicine

Dr. Tsung-Hsien Lee of Infertility

Looking for surrogacy

Reproductive Research Dr. HUANG,JUN-JIA

Discussion on surrogate mother

Author: Cai Hui-Ya

Current status of treatment of infertility with appreciation of high-tech technology

Vice president Dr. Zhong- Yi Chen

FISH (FluorescenceInSituHybridization) and selective implantation of embryos

Researcher of Genetic Diagnosis Lab, CAO HUI-MEI

Application of Reproductive Technology in Infertility

Speaker: President Dr. Maw-Sheng Lee

Prevalence of infertility in Taiwan

Speaker: Director of Taiwan Family Planning Institute

Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)

Dr. XU, CHAO-QIN

The trend and myth of dragon child

Excerpted from 73th Taichung City Medical Association Newsletter

Important concepts for the in vitro fertilization treatment (IVF)

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In Vitro Fertilization Q&A

Team leader of Infertility Laboratory, Hong Ming-Zhou

Infertility Clinic Trilogy

Dr. XU, CHAO-QIN

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis of thalassemia

Head of Molecular Biology Laboratory , WU HUI-MEI

Baby Health Care Knowhow

Team leader of Baby Room of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Cytoplasm Transfer

Author: IVF researcher, Lee Women’s Hospital, ZHENG YAN-JUN

Electircal Oocyte Activation

Researcher of Genetic Diagnosis Lab, CAO HUI-MEI

Healthy diet during pregnancy

Author: Lecturer, Chung Shan Medical University, WENG YU QING

Psychosocial responses among couples undergoing first time and repeat cycles of IVF-ET treatment

Dr. GUO BI-ZHAO

Clinical application of pre-implantation embryo diagnosis

Head of Molecular Biology Laboratory , WU HUI-MEI

Blastocyst transfer

Reproductive Research Dr. HUANG,JUN-JIA

Clinical results of single-cell polymerase chain reaction-based pre-implantation diagnosis of thalassemia genes in IVF embryos.

2011 Annual Meeting of Taiwanese Society for Reproductive Medicine, Poster

Clinical results of fluorescence in situ hybridization diagnosis of chromosome translocation in pre-implantation embryos

2011 Annual Meeting of Taiwanese Society for Reproductive Medicine, Poster

Comparison of live births after frozen versus fresh blastocyst transfer

Annual Meeting of Taiwanese Society for Reproductive Medicine,Abstract

Correlation between fertilization rate and embryo quality of donor cryopreserved sperm with conventional IVF

Annual Meeting of Taiwanese Society for Reproductive Medicine,Abstract

Compensatory role of EGF on embryonic development in LIF-deficient murine pre-implantation embryos

Annual Meeting of Taiwanese Society for Reproductive Medicine,Conference Paper Award

The association of hormone receptor and telomere length of human cumulus cells with oocyte and embryo development

2011 Annual Meeting of Taiwanese Society for Reproductive Medicine

Nitric oxide affect early embryo development through S-nitrosylation of cytoplasmic protein

The 50th Annual Congress and international Symposium of Taiwan Association of Obstetrics and Gynecology. (2011 Annual Meeting)

The comparison of fertilization rate and embryo quality of donor cryopreserved sperm with ICSI and convention IVF

2011 Taiwan Association of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Abstract

Investigation of the correlation between cumulus cell hormone receptor gene expression and embryonic development in older and young women

2010 Annual Congress and international Symposium of Taiwan Association of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Inhibition of meiosis in mouse oocytes by CphX siRNA

2010 Annual Congress and international Symposium of Taiwan Association of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Abstract

Investigation of LIF and EGF signal transduction in preimplantation stage murine embryo development

Annual Meeting of Taiwanese Society for Reproductive Medicine,Abstract

Evaluation expressed hormone receptor genes in cumulus cells associated with embryos development

Annual Meeting of Taiwanese Society for Reproductive Medicine,Abstract

New Trends in the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) in Rome 2010

Reproductive Research Dr. HUANG,JUN-JIA

Dr. Junjia Huang. New Trends in the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) in Rome 2010

Reproductive Research Dr. HUANG,JUN-JIA

Magnetic-activated cell sorting for sperm preparation reduces spermatozoa with apoptotic markers and improves the acrosome reaction in couples with unexplained infertility

2010 Annual Congress and international Symposium of Taiwan Association of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Abstract

Correlation between free radical content in follicular fluid and culture medium and embryo quality

2010 Annual Meeting of Taiwanese Society for Reproductive Medicine, Oral Report

Infertility Evaluation & Transvaginal Sonography

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Concerns about Chlamydia Infection

Dr. Maw-Sheng Lee & Dr. Zhong- Yi Chen