What happens after egg retrieval? For many patients, this part of the IVF process feels like a mystery. In this episode, Dr. Norbert Gleicher sits down with Dr. Cari Nicholas, CHR’s Embryology Lab Supervisor, to walk through the crucial days after retrieval. From fertilization to embryo development, they explain each step inside the lab, how embryologists make decisions about monitoring and transfer timing, and why lab quality plays such an important role in IVF outcomes. This behind-the-scen...
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What happens after egg retrieval? For many patients, this part of the IVF process feels like a mystery. In this episode, Dr. Norbert Gleicher sits down with Dr. Cari Nicholas, CHR’s Embryology Lab Supervisor, to walk through the crucial days after retrieval. From fertilization to embryo development, they explain each step inside the lab, how embryologists make decisions about monitoring and transfer timing, and why lab quality plays such an important role in IVF outcomes. This behind-the-scen...
Lean PCOS & Low Androgens: The Overlooked Diagnosis Sabotaging Fertility Over 35
The Egg Factor
15 minutes
2 months ago
Lean PCOS & Low Androgens: The Overlooked Diagnosis Sabotaging Fertility Over 35
Not all PCOS is created equal. In this solo episode of The Egg Factor, CHR’s Medical Director Dr. Norbert Gleicher dives into one of the most misunderstood—and frequently missed—diagnoses in reproductive medicine: lean PCOS with low androgens, also known as D-phenotype PCOS. Often overlooked because these patients don’t fit the “typical” PCOS profile, women with D-phenotype are usually thin, have regular periods, and no obvious signs of excess androgens. But as they age—especially after 35—th...
The Egg Factor
What happens after egg retrieval? For many patients, this part of the IVF process feels like a mystery. In this episode, Dr. Norbert Gleicher sits down with Dr. Cari Nicholas, CHR’s Embryology Lab Supervisor, to walk through the crucial days after retrieval. From fertilization to embryo development, they explain each step inside the lab, how embryologists make decisions about monitoring and transfer timing, and why lab quality plays such an important role in IVF outcomes. This behind-the-scen...
