‘ Hey doc, a lot of my friends have been posting photos of their kids, that makes me really want to have my own one. But I’m already 42 years old, is it still possible for me to get pregnant naturally? I’ve seen news about advanced maternal age women getting babies, is it possible for me to get pregnant by staying healthy?’ Ms. P from Penghu has been married for more than 10 years. The couple has been focusing on career when they were still young, but when everything was
What is ILIB? Intravascular laser irradiation of blood (ILIB) is also a low-power therapeutic tool that is applied in many clinical events to facilitate circulation. Mechanism involves well-understood intracellular processes with Cytochrome c, a photoacceptor, which can be stimulated by ILIB, promotes adenosine triphosphate (ATP)production to enhance the efficacy of the respiratory chain in the mitochondria. Evidenced-based medicine: Increase circulation & Anti-free radical! Geneal indicatio
New choice for advancec maternal age (AMA) The 40-year-old Miss A has never given birth. When she first came to LWH, her AMH was only 0.4 Before this couple visited LWH, Miss. A had already done IUI twice. Her husband's sperm was not in good condition with low amount and low motility, which greatly increased the chance of failure. Commonly, it is recommended to have at least 15 million or more active sperm to succeed in IUI. Her husband's sperm condition and her advanced age are the reasons for
LWH has conducted researches on nearly 4,000 women last year and found that the proportion of women with Vitamin D concentrations below than 20 ng/ml was as high as 35%, and only 18% of them met the standard. This result is worse than most of the developed countries. Our hospital and international research papers have pointed out that women with higher Vitamin D concentration have about 5% higher blastocyst number, blastocyst rate and pregnancy rate. Conversely, Vitamin D deficiency could lead t
Polycystic Ovaries Syndrome (PCOS) is a common gynecology disorder. Patients with PCOS will suffer from weight-gaining, excessive body hair, irregular menstruation and infertility. Today, we would like to share Ms. L's rough journey with you. Background information of Ms. L: Was diagnosed PCOS in young age Been preparing for pregnancy since 20 years old Had ectopic pregnancy before, one side of her oviduct has been removed IVF Journey with PCOS: Ms. L was diagnosed PCOS when she was little. Even
My husband and I had been trying to get pregnant after getting married, but we never succeed. Until I was 35, a friend of mine happens to be a nurse in Lee Women's Hospital, and he suggested me to see Dr. Chen for infertility. I remember my AMH was only 0.08, meaning I have very little amount of ovum. It was very tough throughout egg retrieval, sometimes not even one ovum could be extracted. I've done 6 times of egg retrieval, and only one embryo could be implanted. But just before the implantat
Taipei Fertility Center / Case Sharing from Taiwan I’m a patient who had one of my ovaries removed. I was diagnosed with the cancer when I was in college. After finishing my whole cancer treatment, my husband and I had started our family-forming plan for 2 years, and got nothing sadly. Then I met Dr.Hu when I was 38. At that time, my AMH value was only 0.3ng/ml because of my age and the lesion caused by chemotherapy before. During the IVF treatment, I was suggested with 2 options – c
China Medical University Hospital (“CMUH”) signed an MOU with Butuan City, Philippines, promoting a new cooperation policy on medical and public health with Southeastern Asian countries despite the pandemic. The outreach to the public health care system in the Philippines bears enormous significance. While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage, CMUH, resonating with the Southern Policy stipulated by the Ministry of Health and Welfare (“MOHW”), initiated its cooperation
Taipei Fertility Center / Case Sharing from China I am from Chongqing , China. I have a similar experience with many women who have experienced infertility treatment. We went back and forth to the hospital for examinations and receiving treatment from traditional Chinese and Western medicine. If I hadn't met Dr. Tzeng, I think I might still undergo treatment. When I first started the artificial reproductive technology treatment, I was concern about the egg retrieval operation and the cost, so be