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Question: I have heard you can prevent OHSS with a Lupron trigger. Please tell me how this works and if you agree? Answer: Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS) is a complication of ovarian stimulation with hormones as part of assisted reproduction treatment. OHSS...
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Question: With such a big variety of diagnoses out there, how is a clinic’s success rate measured? Are the “difficult” and “unexplained” cases measured right along the “easier” ones? Answer: Since 2009, the South African...
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Question: What makes fertility treatment procedures so expensive? Answer: The cost of standard in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) comprises of a range of factors, namely: medication, laboratory, procedure room and professional fees. Medication: controlled ovarian...
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Question: I know the recommended waiting period before seeing a specialist is 1 year if I am under 35. Yet a year feels so wasted if I do then get to a specialist only to learn I have needed ART all along. Have you ever wished patients would have gotten to you sooner...
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Question: Can being pregnant and giving birth change your AMH and FSH results or are they always as bad as your most recent test? My last test was performed roughly 12 months ago (I have since given birth) and my AMH was 0.7 and FSH 14. I recently gave birth to a...
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