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AMH Predicts Your Response to IVF Drugs, Not Your Fertility
AMH Predicts Your Response to IVF Drugs, Not Your FertilityIVFPulse Editorial in FertilityA study of 981 women found low AMH did not reduce the chance of conceiving naturally at any age. It remains a good predictor of one thing: response to stimulation.Fertility
What Is Assisted Hatching — And Does the Evidence Support It? (2026)
What Is Assisted Hatching — And Does the Evidence Support It? (2026)IVFPulse Editorial in Mental HealthAfter 39 randomized trials and more than 7,000 women, we still cannot say whether assisted hatching improves live birth. It may slightly raise the chance of a multiple pregnancy.Mental Health
IVF With Endometrial Polyps — Does It Need Removing First? (2026)
IVF With Endometrial Polyps — Does It Need Removing First? (2026)IVFPulse Editorial in IVFPolyps under 20 mm appear not to affect IVF outcomes, and a systematic review found no clear benefit from removing them before IVF. Surgery is still routinely offered.IVF
GnRH Antagonist vs Agonist Protocol — Which IVF Protocol, and Why (2026)
GnRH Antagonist vs Agonist Protocol — Which IVF Protocol, and Why (2026)IVFPulse Editorial in IVFFor most people the antagonist protocol is the recommended default: the chance of a baby is similar to the long agonist protocol, and the risk of ovarian hyperstimulation is…IVF
Egg Quality and Age — What You Can Change, and What You Cannot (2026)
Egg Quality and Age — What You Can Change, and What You Cannot (2026)IVFPulse Editorial in FertilityEgg quality is the chance an egg can become a chromosomally normal embryo, and age is the main thing that changes it. No blood test measures it and no supplement has been shown to…Fertility
IVF vs ICSI — What the Difference Is, and When ICSI Actually Helps (2026)
IVF vs ICSI — What the Difference Is, and When ICSI Actually Helps (2026)IVFPulse Editorial in IVFICSI is the better choice when sperm cannot fertilise an egg on their own. When sperm count and motility are normal, three randomised trials in 4,275 couples found no live-birth…IVF
TSH and Fertility — What Your Thyroid Result Actually Means (India 2026)
TSH and Fertility — What Your Thyroid Result Actually Means (India 2026)IVFPulse Editorial in FertilityIf you are trying to conceive, your TSH should be read against your laboratory's normal range for women who are not pregnant, not against the 2.5 figure many people are told.…Fertility
Semen Analysis Report — How to Read Yours, Line by Line (India 2026)
Semen Analysis Report — How to Read Yours, Line by Line (India 2026)IVFPulse Editorial in EmotionalYour report lists seven numbers and almost no explanation. Here is what each one measures, which WHO limits your laboratory used, and why a figure below the line is not a…Emotional