Poor Ovarian Response Unit
The number and quality of oocytes decreases with age, which is why there are more difficulties for natural conception, and sometimes conventional assisted reproduction techniques fail. The Low Ovarian Reserve unit at Instituto Bernabeu designs innovative diagnostic and treatment techniques shared in this section.
How to know if I am fertile: Ovarian Reserve and Reproductive Health
The average age a woman in Spain falls pregnant has progressively increased over the years, from an average of 25.06 years old for the birth of the first child in 1980 to 31.56 years old […]
I’m not responding to ovarian stimulation in an in vitro fertilisation (IVF) cycle, what can I do?
Patients with a low response to ovarian stimulation (LR) in IVF treatments are currently one of the greatest challenges for assisted reproduction professionals. The prevalence is difficult to estimate and ranges from 6-35% depending on […]
Ovarian Reserve: How many eggs do I have left to become a mother?
Reproduction in mammals, and therefore in humans, requires oocytes and sperm, each contributing with the parent’s genetic load. Sperm are made in the testes, but not before puberty. This means that, if we analysed the […]
i-Port: bidding farewell to injections during ovarian stimulation
At Instituto Bernabeu, we are bidding farewell to ovarian stimulation injections during courses of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment. The clinic is launching an innovative device called i-Port Advance™ for self-administration of drugs using a system that is already used […]
Ovarian rejuvenation through fragmentation and transplantation of ovarian cortex
Ovarian reserve is determined at birth and continually decreases both in quantity and in quality until it completely runs out during the menopause in women aged around 45 to 50. However, around 1% of women, […]
Use of platelet rich plasma (PRP) in low ovarian reserve
Low ovarian reserve means a lower probability of spontaneous conceiving, as well as a decrease in the number of eggs obtained in ovarian stimulation treatments. At Instituto Bernabeu, the low ovarian reserve unit works to […]
From ovarian rejuvenation to follicle activation, strategies for patients with low ovarian reserve
As a result of a number of different factors – essentially social and economic ones – including medical progress (availability and widespread use of contraception), there is a growing demographic trend in the Western world […]
Primary ovarian failure and its diagnosis using mass sequencing techniques
Primary ovarian failure (POF) or early menopause is the loss of ovarian function before the age of 40. As a result of this cessation of ovary function, the woman stops having menstruation and her hormonal […]
From ovarian rejuvenation to follicle activation, strategies for patients with low ovarian reserve
As a result of a number of different factors – essentially social and economic ones – including medical progress (availability and widespread use of contraception), there is a growing demographic trend in the Western world towards […]
Doubts, questions and answers about egg vitrification
What is the egg vitrification about? Vitrification technique is a relatively new freezing technique based on avoiding the ice crystals formation inside the cells when temperatures below 0 are reached (freezing), therefore, protecting them from […]