The IVF process step by step
An Indian fertility specialist walks through an IVF cycle: ovarian stimulation, monitoring scans and blood tests, egg collection, fertilisation in the laboratory, embryo culture and embryo transfer.
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An Indian fertility specialist walks through an IVF cycle: ovarian stimulation, monitoring scans and blood tests, egg collection, fertilisation in the laboratory, embryo culture and embryo transfer.
Indian fertility specialists explain how IUI, IVF and ICSI differ, what a basic fertility assessment involves for both partners, and the circumstances in which each treatment may be considered.
How long to keep trying before asking for fertility help, and the situations in which an earlier assessment is sensible rather than waiting.
An Indian fertility specialist walks through an IVF cycle: ovarian stimulation, monitoring scans and blood tests, egg collection, fertilisation in the laboratory, embryo culture and embryo transfer.
Indian fertility specialists explain how IUI, IVF and ICSI differ, what a basic fertility assessment involves for both partners, and the circumstances in which each treatment may be considered.
How long to keep trying before asking for fertility help, and the situations in which an earlier assessment is sensible rather than waiting.
Why a semen analysis (sperm test) belongs in the first round of fertility testing, what the report measures, and why results can vary between samples.
What egg freezing involves in India, who may consider it for medical or personal reasons, and how frozen eggs are stored and later used.
What happens on egg collection day: ultrasound-guided retrieval of fluid from the follicles, the role of sedation or anaesthesia, how long recovery usually takes and the symptoms that need urgent review.
Why polycystic ovary syndrome affects ovulation for some people, why many people with PCOS conceive, and how ovulation problems are usually approached.
How endometriosis can affect fertility and the situations in which surgery, IUI or IVF may be discussed.
What it means when no sperm are seen in a semen sample, how obstructive and non-obstructive causes differ, and which tests usually follow.
Which investigations are usually offered after repeated miscarriage, covering chromosomes, the uterine cavity, thyroid and antiphospholipid testing, and why results are often normal.
A broad introduction to assisted conception, explaining what IVF, often called test tube baby treatment in India, involves and who it may help.
A short explanation of what in vitro fertilisation is, why it may be recommended and how a cycle is organised.
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