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Shayne Plosker, MD  
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Specialties: fertility, Infertility


USF Health
FL
Weight Gain caused by depo provera
Apr 10, 2008 10:54PM in the Fertility / Infertility Expert Forum
Dear KrystaB - this is probably the wrong forum, but as an REI we are also gynecologists. I would recommend that you stop taking the depoprovera. If your first injection was three months ago, it will still potentially take another 2-5 months to leave your system. There are plenty of other choices for birth control - the oral contraceptive is one example. The ...
Clomid and fertility
Apr 10, 2008 10:47PM in the Fertility / Infertility Expert Forum
Dear mary2- Chances with clomid are not great, but as it is much cheaper and much less invasive than IVF, worth an initial try. Success with clomid and IUI for someone who is 39 is at best 5%-7% each month. Regarding IVF, at age 39 the problem is that your chances of going home with a baby from an IVF cycle are only in the 20%-22% range, and the best wa...
Recurrent miscarriages - uterine abnormality
Apr 10, 2008 10:42PM in the Fertility / Infertility Expert Forum
Dear animavibrante - It is difficult for me to answer this without seeing the studies, but my guess is that if there is nothing obvious, like a large septum or a definite fibroid in the uterine cavity, that a uterine abnormality is unlikely to be causing your miscarriages. Arcuate, bicornuate, or T-Shaped uteruses are commonly seen, and although a bit cont...
greenish yellow discharge
Apr 10, 2008 10:37PM in the Fertility / Infertility Expert Forum
Dear hopetobemom- I cannot say what the discharge is without being able to examine. Day 3 embryos probably implant 4 days or so after transfer, and day 5 or day 6 embryos within two days. So I do not think this jeopardizes implantation and is not caused by lack of or loss of pregnancy
fertility drug
Apr 10, 2008 10:34PM in the Fertility / Infertility Expert Forum
In the United States, these must be prescribe by a health care provider. The prescription can be submitted over the internet.
Has anyone not ovulated after IVF
Apr 10, 2008 10:32PM in the Fertility / Infertility Expert Forum
If you were on lupron, it may take awhile for your periods to get back on track and for ovulation to resume. Please try to be patient - it sounds like you have some very good quality embryos and it is probably best to give your hypothalamus, pituitary, ovaries, and uterus a chance to recover from the hormonal manipulation of a fresh IVF cycle. There are many ...