IVF: Let’s know the basics

In vitro fertilization or commonly known as IVF is no more a hidden term. Today many people are familiar with this term; with the Government taking initiatives or Bollywood movies being built on the subject making people aware of IVF procedure. IVF offers hope for those couples that are unable to achieve pregnancy on their own. IVF has evolved in all these years and with mushrooming of fertility clinics IVF is widely accepted today and continues to grow with major technological advances. 

IVF is a procedure in which a physician will remove one or more eggs from the ovaries that are then fertilized by your partner’s sperm inside the embryology

laboratory. IVF is the most successful treatment you can do using your own eggs and sperm or donor eggs or donor sperm. 

When do you need IVF Treatment?

Once diagnostic testing is complete, your physician will review your treatment options. Many patients are surprised to learn that IVF is not their only treatment option. However, IVF would be the first line of treatment for patients with the following conditions:

• Tubal disease or blocked fallopian tubes: If a patient has a tubal ligation, IVF treatment would be the best treatment option since it bypasses the Fallopian tubes to achieve pregnancy. That is why IVF is usually the first treatment option for this type of female infertility.

• Male factor infertility: If the semen analysis shows there are not enough healthy sperm to be successful with more basic treatment, such as intrauterine insemination (IUI), then IVF treatment can help patients overcome male factor infertility. With IVF treatment, an advanced method of fertilization known as intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) can be performed in the lab. With ICSI, only one healthy sperm is needed for each egg.

• Endometriosis: For women who have this condition, their endometrial tissue (the tissue lining the inside of the uterus) grows outside of the uterus. The endometrial tissue can attach to other organs in the abdominal cavity, such as the ovaries and the Fallopian tubes. The uterus will respond to this tissue the same way it responds to menstrual cycle hormones; it will swell and thicken and ultimately, shed.

• Recurrent miscarriage: Recurrent miscarriage, also called recurrent pregnancy loss, is defined as two or more consecutive clinical pregnancy losses before 20 weeks gestation. It is important to consider clinical pregnancies rather than biochemical pregnancies,as biochemical pregnancies are usually not included in a diagnosis of recurrent pregnancy loss.

Patients with other diagnoses may start with basic, ‘low-tech’ treatments like hormone therapies or IUI and then transition to IVF, if needed. However, with most of the more basic treatment options, data shows that after three to four treatment cycles,success rates begin to decline sharply. By moving to IVF treatment, a couple increases their chances of success dramatically. 

Undoubtedly this IVF treatment has made your way easy but right guidance and choosing the right fertility clinic is very essential because this can be your first step towards giving birth to a child. If you have any questions in your mind regarding IVF Treatment then please do let us know. Mother’s Lap IVF Centre is a decade old centre with experienced and qualified doctors available at help in one go. You can call us on +919205268976 and you can also visit our Facebook page and website: https://www.motherslapivf.com/ for more information. We are here to help you becoming parents.