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...
The Fertility Cliff Reconsidered: What the Data Really Shows for Women 40 and Over
The Egg Factor
11 minutes
2 months ago
The Fertility Cliff Reconsidered: What the Data Really Shows for Women 40 and Over
We’ve all heard it: after 40, your chances of conceiving with your own eggs plummet. But is the data behind the so-called "fertility cliff" as clear-cut as it seems? In this episode of The Egg Factor, CHR's Dr. Norbert Gleicher unpacks research, clinical experience, and patient outcomes to challenge the mainstream narrative. He explores how fertility statistics have been widely misinterpreted, why donor eggs are often recommended too quickly, and what ovarian potential really looks like in wo...
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...
