UCSD Regional Fertility Center is sponsoring Project Baby’s spa night at La Costa Resort on August 19th from 4-8 PM. Dr. Garzo will be there conducting free mini-consultations.
Also featured for the evening will be a Yoga for Fertility demonstration with Brenda Strong, Samples, giveaways and opportunity drawings.
Dr. Garzo and Dr. Meldrum will be speaking in July at the following course organized by the UCLA Office of Continuing Medical Education.
Four Seasons Biltmore
Santa Barbara, California
July 12, 2009 to July 15, 2009
IVM is a variation of in vitro fertilization (IVF), wherein the eggs are aspirated from the ovaries with minimal hormonal stimulation. The eggs are then matured for 24 to 48 hours in the laboratory, fertilized with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), and the resulting embryos are transferred to the uterus. This procedure prevents the need for stimulation of the eggs to full maturation in vivo, thus avoiding the discomfort of multiple injections, elevated hormone levels, and the risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS). The cost is somewhat less than regular IVF. Correspondingly the success rate is lower (about 30-35%) compared with regular IVF in comparable high-responding women (50-60%). Read More…
Last updated: September 21, 2009
