A premium library for every step.

When to seek fertility help in India

How long to try before seeking care, who to see first, and the signs that mean asking sooner is sensible.

How assisted reproduction is regulated in India

What the ART (Regulation) Act, 2021 and the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 mean in practice for people having treatment.

Paying for fertility treatment in India

How treatment is usually paid for, what to ask about insurance cover, and how to get a clear written quote.

How pregnancy happens

From ovulation through fertilisation to implantation — the biology behind conception, explained in plain language.

Understanding your fertile window

When conception is actually possible in a cycle, how long sperm survive, and practical ways to time intercourse without turning it into a chore.

Ovulation explained

The hormonal sequence that produces an egg each month, how to tell whether you are ovulating, and the common reasons ovulation may not happen.

Implantation explained

What implantation involves, what the evidence says about influencing it, and why bed rest and 'implantation diets' do not change the outcome.

Understanding fertility hormones

FSH, LH, oestradiol, progesterone, AMH, thyroid hormones, prolactin and testosterone — what each one does and why it is measured.

Egg quality explained

What clinicians mean by egg quality, how age affects it, and an honest look at what can and cannot be changed.

Sperm quality explained

Count, concentration, motility, morphology and DNA integrity — what each measure means and how much it matters.

Fertility at different ages

How reproductive potential changes with age for women and men, without scare stories or a 'fertility cliff'.

Fertility myths and facts in India

Common beliefs about conception in India examined against evidence — respectfully, and without dismissing anyone's culture.

Primary versus secondary infertility

The difference between never having conceived and struggling after a previous pregnancy — and why the assessment is not identical.

Unexplained infertility

What it means when standard tests are normal, how the diagnosis is reached, and what the reasonable options are.

Preparing for your first fertility consultation in India

What to take, what will be asked, what usually happens on the day, and how to leave with a clear plan and a written quote.

Fertility evaluation for couples

The standard investigation pathway in India for both partners, in the order tests are usually done and why.

AMH testing: what your result means

What anti-Müllerian hormone measures, how it guides IVF planning, and the important things it cannot tell you.

Antral follicle count (AFC)

How an ultrasound count of small follicles is used alongside AMH to plan treatment, and what affects its accuracy.

FSH, LH and oestradiol testing

Why these three are measured together in the early cycle, and how the pattern is interpreted.

Progesterone testing and confirming ovulation

How a mid-luteal progesterone test works, why it must be timed to your own cycle, and what a low result means.

Thyroid testing and fertility

How thyroid problems affect ovulation, pregnancy and treatment, and why thyroid medicine must never be adjusted on your own.

Prolactin and fertility

Why prolactin is measured, what raises it, and how a high level is investigated and treated.

Pelvic and transvaginal ultrasound in fertility care

What the scan looks at, what it feels like, and what findings such as fibroids, polyps or polycystic ovaries mean.

HSG and tubal patency testing

How hysterosalpingography and its alternatives check whether the fallopian tubes are open, what it feels like, and how to prepare.

Saline infusion sonography (SIS)

An ultrasound-based way to assess the uterine cavity and, with contrast, tubal patency — without X-rays.

Hysteroscopy in fertility care

Looking directly inside the uterus — when it is indicated, what it can treat, and what recovery involves.

Laparoscopy in fertility investigation

When keyhole surgery adds information that scans cannot, what it can treat, and how to weigh it against going straight to IVF.

Semen analysis in India

How to prepare, how the test is performed and reported, and why one abnormal result is rarely the whole story.

Understanding an abnormal semen analysis

What each abnormal pattern suggests, which further tests may follow, and what treatment options usually look like.

Sperm DNA fragmentation testing

What the test measures, when it may be useful, and why it is not part of a routine workup.

Genetic testing in infertility

Karyotype, Y-chromosome microdeletion and CFTR testing — who is offered them in India and what the results mean.

Carrier screening before pregnancy or ART

What carrier screening looks for, who benefits most in the Indian context, and how results affect choices.

PCOS and fertility in India

How polycystic ovary syndrome is diagnosed, why it affects ovulation, and the treatment pathway from lifestyle to ovulation induction and IVF.

PCOS and ovulation induction

How ovulation induction works in PCOS, what monitoring involves, and the risks that make supervision essential.

Letrozole for ovulation induction

How letrozole works, who it is used for, what monitoring is needed, and what side effects to expect.

Clomiphene for ovulation induction

What clomiphene citrate does, how it differs from letrozole, and the monitoring and risks involved.

Gonadotropin ovulation induction

When injectable gonadotropins are used instead of tablets, why intensive monitoring is required, and the risks involved.

Anovulation: when ovulation does not happen

Why ovulation stops, how it is confirmed, and how the cause determines the treatment.

Irregular ovulation and irregular cycles

What counts as irregular, when it matters for conception, and what assessment involves.

Amenorrhoea and fertility

Absent periods — primary and secondary — what causes them, and why assessment should not be delayed.