Impressions from My Work
For more than two decades, I directed the Hormone and Fertility Center at LMU Munich. During this time, I was able to train and mentor numerous medical and embryological colleagues. Through my active involvement in national and international clinical-scientific societies and commissions, I now have access to a strong and complex network that I can also utilize for your benefit.
On this page, you will find impressions and excerpts from my work in the field of fertility medicine. My goal is to provide couples and individuals with fertility concerns with medically sound support, personalized counseling, and years of experience.
Fertility Congress
In this video, I spoke in great detail about natural fertility as well as diagnostic and therapeutic options for unfulfilled desire to have children.
Podcast for the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs
In the following interview for the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, I discussed in detail the problem of increased implantation failure in fertility treatment, as well as possible diagnostic and therapeutic options.
Cycle Monitoring 2.0: Getting Pregnant Faster Through “Fertility Awareness”
The chance of pregnancy fluctuates significantly within a menstrual cycle:
Regarding ovulation, the fertile window is typically a maximum of 4-5 days before and up to 1 day after – in total about 5-6 fertile days. Even within this window, the chance is not equally high on every day.
This knowledge can be used strategically when planning a pregnancy.
Under the term “Cycle Monitoring” or “Fertility Awareness”, various methods are used – some simple, some more complex – to reliably estimate the timing of ovulation.
Methods of Cycle Monitoring (Overview)
- Calendar Method: rough orientation based on cycle length and typical ovulation times.
- Basal Temperature: daily measurement after waking; the temperature rise indicates already occurred ovulation.
- Cervical Mucus/Cervix Observation: qualitative assessment of mucus changes (stretchy, clear) as an indication of impending ovulation.
- LH Ovulation Tests (Urine): detection of LH surge 24-36 hours before ovulation.
German Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics (DGGG) – Interview for Students
As a long-standing board member of the German Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics (DGGG), I share my enthusiasm for the focus area of Gynecological Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine in this interview.My personal words demonstrate the dedication and passion with which I have been committed to this specialty for decades. I am particularly concerned with supporting patients and couples with unfulfilled desire for children – both medically sound and with compassion.This commitment is not only an expression of my professional passion, but also my conviction that modern Reproductive Medicine should be closely connected with medical responsibility and empathy – both in caring for those seeking advice and in training young colleagues.Differences in Estrogen Therapy: Oral vs. Transdermal
As a long-standing board member of the German Menopause Society (DMG), I have been committed to optimal hormone therapy for affected patients for many years.
In this interview, I explain the fundamental differences in administering bioidentical hormones – whether in the form of oral tablet intake or via transdermal application using gel or patch.
The goal is to present the respective advantages and disadvantages in an understandable and practical way.
For individual questions about hormonal complaints or specifically about menopausal hormone therapy, I am happy to assist you through a comprehensive and independent online consultation.
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Fertility Protection Before Cancer Treatment
The treatment of cancer as well as certain chronic autoimmune and rheumatological diseases can significantly impair the number and function of female and male germ cells (eggs and sperm). After chemotherapy or radiation therapy, partial or even complete infertility is therefore not uncommon.
Through modern methods such as hormonal stimulation with egg retrieval and cryopreservation, freezing of sperm, or – in special cases – cryopreservation of ovarian or testicular tissue, the negative effects of chemo- and radiation therapies can now be significantly reduced or even avoided. Early consultation and planning is crucial.
With my university LMU Fertility Center, I have counseled and supported numerous patients before, during, and after cancer treatment in recent years.
As part of an individual and comprehensive online consultation, I am happy to offer you my many years of experience to answer all questions about fertility preservation in cancer – regarding procedures, chances, and possible side effects – independently and understandably.
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M4 Award for BIOspire – with Participation of the LMU Hormone & Fertility Center
Among the five winners of this year’s M4 Award – a pre-founding competition funded by the Bavarian State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy – is the project BIOspire from the Bundeswehr University Munich. Scientists from the LMU Women’s Hospital are also involved in this forward-looking project, including Dr. Dimitra Makri, Dr. Viktoria von Schönfeldt, and myself, Prof. C. J. Thaler.
The prize is endowed with €500,000 per winning team and is aimed at academic research projects with high spin-off potential in the field of biomedicine. The funding is intended for the further development and validation of project ideas to prepare the path toward a spin-off.
Specifically, our team at the LMU Fertility Center plans to use BIOspire to identify the optimally fertilizable sperm in order to use them in assisted reproductive technologies.
For questions about this research project or other topics in reproductive medicine, I look forward to hearing from you. Under the menu item
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