Poor Ovarian Response Unit
The number and quality of oocytes decreases with age, which is why there are more difficulties for natural conception, and sometimes conventional assisted reproduction techniques fail. The Low Ovarian Reserve unit at Instituto Bernabeu designs innovative diagnostic and treatment techniques shared in this section.
Importance of clinical trials for the discovery of new drugs and therapies in Reproductive Medicine
For a new drug to be marketed and used in humans, research must be preceded by laboratory studies and animal experimentation. If under these conditions the study drug meets the established requirements, it can begin […]
Can the DHEA hormone really help increase ovarian response during fertility treatment?
Women with reduced ovarian reserves (low antral follicle count and/ or low Anti Mullerian hormone levels) have a higher risk of poor response to hormone stimulation and low pregnancy rates during IVF treatment. What is […]
Safety and comfort in the Assisted Reproduction Technique
Those of us who are lucky enough to work in Assisted Reproduction have experienced great advances during our professional careers that will undoubtedly constitute historical milestones in medical science forever. Since the birth of the […]
Several courses of unsuccessful fertility treatment. When has the time come to give up?
Whilst the success rates of assisted reproduction treatment are increasingly higher, in a small number of cases, couples who have undergone several courses of in vitro fertilisation without having achieved a viable pregnancy decide to give up […]
Growth hormone (GH) treatment for low ovarian
What is the Low Ovarian Response? Controlled ovarian stimulation is a key part in the in vitro fecundation treatment, as the eggs number retrieved is directly related to the possibility of achieving pregnancy. Despite the […]
Pharmacogenetics for the treatment of low ovarian response
The application of pharmacogenetics to ovarian stimulation will specially benefit women with low ovarian response. What is pharmacogenetics? There are many variables that can modify the effects of the drugs on each person and, among […]
Premature Ovarian Failure, Can I be a mother? Causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention
A woman’s ovarian reserve is limited in time and decreasing until it is definitively exhausted when menopause takes place around the age of 45-50. However, in 1% of women a premature depletion of the eggs […]
Double stimulation: is it possible to recover more oocytes in patients with low ovarian reserve?
The double ovarian stimulation or DuoStim is an ovarian stimulation protocol in which two stimulations and two oocyte collections are performed during a single menstrual cycle (approximately 28 days). It consists of first stimulation in […]
Progress in treatment for patients with poor ovarian response
Personalising courses of treatment is undoubtedly currently the most important area of change in the field of medicine. A specific strategy should be designed depending on each patient’s individual characteristics. Identified the genes involved in ovarian […]
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 […]