S. Boutellea, K. Lenahanb, R. Krisherc, K. L. Baumana, C.S.Asaa*, S. Silberb a Research Department, Saint Louis Zoo, St. Louis, MO 63110 United States; b St. Luke’s Hospital, Chesterfield, MO 63017; c University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801 USA, *Corresponding author. Tel.: 314-646-4523; fax: 314-646-5534. Theriogenology, October 2010 Download PDF version of this article Careful […]
Sherman SilberInfertility Center of St. Louis, St. Luke’s Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri Fertility and Sterility, June 30, 2011Download PDF version of this article The Y chromosome contains 60 multicopy genes composed of nine different gene families concentrated in regions of multiple repeat sequences called amplicons arranged in mirror images called palindromes. This pattern is susceptible […]
By Chad GarrisonThe Riverfront TimesOctober 4, 2007 Dr. Sherman Silber says he can extend a woman’s fertility by decades. All he needs is an ovary and some ice. On Monday, August 27, Ashley Perkins got the news she feared most: The lump that surfaced on her neck this summer tested positive for lymphoma. The 23-year-old […]
“Woman Gives Twin Ovary for Transplant”By CHERYL WITTENAUER, AP ST. LOUIS (April 23) – Melanie Morgan and Stephanie Yarber are 24-year-old identical twins and best friends. They look alike, pull their hair back in ponytails the same way, and finish each other’s sentences. The one thing they don’t share is the ability to have children. […]
Cross-cultural Fertilization: Dr. Sherman Silber Takes His Reproductive Technology to China By Jeannette Cooperman St. Louis Magazine, August 2012 When I was 20, and I learned that my body was storing about 400,000 eggs for the future, I imagined my ovaries as velvet pouches bulging with tiny pearls. Once a month, the drawstring would open […]
By Cindy Haines, M.D., Special to the Beacon St. Louis Beacon November 14, 2008 More women are waiting to start their families, delaying pregnancy until their mid- to late-30s, 40s and beyond. While pregnancy in a woman’s later years can carry some complications, “the biggest risk of delaying pregnancy is not being able to get […]
by Dr. Lux Fatimathas BioNews.org.ukJuly 4, 2010 European researchers have linked strong ovarian stimulation in women aged over 35 to increased chromosomal abnormalities. Genetic screening shows that the production of good quality oocytes in older women is disrupted during fertility treatment involving conventional ovarian stimulation. This process uses hormones to promote the release of a greater number of […]
Impact of Y Chromosome Deletions on ICSI Outcome Study finds deletions in 13 per cent of azoospermia cases IVF news, v8, n4, 1997 A study of 125 azoospermic men treated by ICSI for infertility has confirmed that a moderate proportion of them (13 per cent) have deletions on the Y chromosome. The study was undertaken […]
November, 1998 By Toni Gerber Hope Want to be pregnant, but aren’t? Read on for comprehensive, cutting-edge info on what your options are, where to go for help—and how to tell which treatment is best for you. Maybe you’ve just gotten married and have vague plans to start your family in a couple of years. […]
Featured Article Fertility RoadMay/June 2011 It’s a very familiar, sad story: a woman waits until she finds Mr. Right before embarking on trying for a family. More often than not, by the time she finds him she’s pushing 40 and rapidly losing eggs. The couple goes to see a fertility expert only to be told […]
Sherman Silbera, Nori Kagawab, Masashige Kuwayamab, and Roger Gosden, Ph.D., D.Sc.c a Infertility Center of St. Louis, St. Luke’s Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri; b Kato Ladies Clinic, Tokyo, Japan; and c Center for Reproductive Medicine and Infertility, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York Fertility and Sterility, February 19, 2010 Objective: To […]
By Jacqueline MrozThe New York Times, July 16, 2012 Two days after Debra Demidon underwent in vitro fertilization, she gained more than 30 pounds in fluid and suddenly was struggling to breathe. Doctors diagnosed severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS), a complication seen in some women who undergo fertility treatment. It landed Ms. Demidon in the […]
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