Tag: IVF
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Egg Freezing at 36: What I Wish I’d Known Before Starting
Introduction: Why I chose to freeze my eggs at 36 When I told my family I planned to freeze my eggs, the conversation quickly moved from medical odds to practical life questions. I was 36, single, and increasingly aware of how timing can shape fertility. Egg freezing offered a potential bridge between career, travel, and…
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What I Wish I’d Known Before Freezing My Eggs at 36: A Real-World Guide
How I landed on egg freezing at 36 Women are increasingly choosing fertility preservation as a strategic option for future family planning. When I decided to freeze my eggs at 36, I wanted to safeguard my chances of pregnancy down the line while continuing life as usual. I knew the basics: it’s a medical procedure,…
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AI-Guided Sperm Recovery Enables First Successful Pregnancy for Azoospermia
Groundbreaking AI-Driven Approach Addresses Azoospermia In a milestone for reproductive medicine, researchers at the Columbia University Fertility Center announced the first known pregnancy achieved using an AI-guided method to recover sperm in men with azoospermia. Azoospermia, where ejaculate contains little or no sperm, has long posed a barrier to natural conception and standard assisted reproductive…
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TMEM217-SLC9C1-sAC Axis: New Sperm Motility Target
New findings illuminate a pivotal switch in sperm motility Infertility affects about one in six couples, and male factors account for roughly half of these cases. A new study from the University of Osaka has identified a crucial protein complex that acts as a switch controlling sperm movement, offering promising possibilities for diagnosis and treatment.…
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Not Just Women: Men Also Face a Biological Clock
Rethinking the Biological Clock in Fertility For decades, public discourse on fertility has centered on women, often framing age as the sole determinant of reproductive success. The saying that a woman’s biological clock speeds up in her late 30s or 40s has shaped medical advice, personal decisions, and social expectations. But a growing body of…
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Biological Clock and Fertility: Men and Women Aging Together
Rethinking the Fertility Clock for Couples The long-held belief that only women carry a rapid decline in fertility with age has dominated public understanding for decades. A 2025 study challenges that narrative by highlighting a clear, biological clock for men as well. While women’s egg quality and quantity have historically drawn most attention, this new…
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Not Just Women: How Men Also Have a Biological Clock—and What It Means for Family Planning
Introduction: Rethinking the Biological Clock For decades, the phrase “biological clock” has often been used to describe women’s fertility aging. Popular narratives suggested that egg quantity and quality decline rapidly after the late 30s and early 40s, increasing miscarriage risk and raising concerns about conditions such as Down syndrome. A 2025 study challenges traditional beliefs,…
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Pollin Fertility Joins Ontario Fertility Program Following Landmark Provincial Investment
Pollin Fertility Joins Ontario Fertility Program to Expand Access to Care Ontario’s health landscape is witnessing a meaningful shift for families and individuals facing infertility as Pollin Fertility announces its participation in the Ontario Fertility Program (OFP). The announcement comes on the heels of a historic funding commitment unveiled by the Honourable Minister Sylvia Jones,…
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Why Some Embryos Stall in Development: Centromere Clues from a New Study
Centromeres: The gatekeepers of early cell division Early embryo development hinges on a flawless handoff of parental DNA, a process that begins even before the first cell division. At the heart of this handoff are centromeres, special chromosome regions that act like handles during chromosome segregation. A key feature that marks these regions across generations…
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Centromere Balance Explains Why Some Embryos Stall During Development
Centromeres as Gatekeepers in Early Development When a sperm fertilizes an egg, the resulting zygote must reorganize parental DNA into a unified genome before the first cell division. A key, but often overlooked, player in this process is the centromere, the chromosome region that helps pull sister chromatids apart during division. For years, scientists assumed…