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AMH Explained — What Your Result Means, and What It Does Not (2026)
AMH Explained — What Your Result Means, and What It Does Not (2026)IVFPulse 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 IVFThe two main protocols produce equivalent live birth rates. Where they differ is OHSS risk, cycle length, and how many eggs you collect on the way.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 FertilityAneuploidy rises from about 27% under 30 to 62% over 40. Against a variable moving that fast, the evidence for supplements is thinner than the marketing suggests.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 used in roughly seven in ten cycles with no male factor. The evidence says that in those cycles it does not help, and may slightly reduce the chance of a 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 FertilityAlmost everyone is told TSH must be under 2.5 before treatment. That figure was superseded in 2017, and the trials on treating antibodies came back negative.Fertility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