In vitro fertilisation (IVF)
Delve into all the details of the main technique in fertility treatment and its main applications. We bring you the latest advances from the hand of our experienced professionals. The processes, tests and investigations involved in the meticulous work of the IVF laboratory.
NEGATIVE IVF: Everything you need to know after a failed IVF
Infertility is considered a disease that affects 17% of Spanish couples of reproductive age according to the Spanish Society of Fertility (SEF). For the affected couples, in vitro fertilization (IVF) either with own or donated […]
Discretionary use of intralipids in patients undergoing Assisted Reproduction Techniques
There has been a lot of discussion about therapies aimed at improving pregnancy rates; especially in patients that have gone through several cycles of treatment without positive results. This is one of the most frustrating […]
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis without biopsy non-invasive: niPGT-A
What is PGD without biopsy (niPGT-A)? The goal of in vitro fertilization is to have a healthy child. For this purpose, in the last decades different methods have been developed to perform a genetic diagnosis […]
Fertility Treatment Medication
There are many drugs that are used when a couple undergoes a fertility treatment (IVF, insemination, egg donation, etc.). Some are very simple to use and have virtually no side effects and others are more […]
Antiphospholipid Syndrome: What is it? How does it affect pregnancy?
Antibodies are proteins produced by the immune system of our organism to combat possible infections of viral or bacterial origin. In some diseases, the immune system produces antibodies that, erroneously, attack the tissues of our […]
Accumulation of oocytes in patients with a low response
The number of oocytes retrieved is a key prognostic factor in In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) treatments. Chances are greater the greater the number of retrieved oocytes is, until the moment when 6 to 8 oocytes […]
Anti-Müllerian Hormone (AMH): Know the age of your ovary
What is Anti-Müllerian hormone? It is a protein that plays a key role in sexual differentiation during the foetal stage. In males, it is produced by a specific type of testicular cell (Sertoli cells). In […]
Blastocyst embryo: What it is, advantages, types and classification according to its quality
What is a blastocyst A blastocyst is a 5/6 day embryo with a complex cell structure consisting of approximately 200 cells. The blastocyst stage is the stage of development prior to the implantation of the […]
Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome
Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome is a complication of ovarian stimulation needed for in vitro fertilization. This complication can become very severe but is also very rare, being reduced lately to less than 1% since effective strategies […]
Normal and abnormal embryo division
For as long as we can remember, we assume that we belong to certain standards. These standards are set based on the average population, just as children in pediatric check-ups are assessed by a percentile of height and weight. As […]