Getting Ready For The IVF Procedure
In the year 1978, the birth of Louise Brown earmarked the first successful pregnancy realized through in vitro fertilization (IVF). Now, IVF is one of the most successful, and equally the most effective fertility treatment opportunities available for sub-fertile couples. In vitro fertilization helps these couples overcome many difficulties while trying to conceive a baby. The IVF method breaks down the course of reproduction into several stages that can easily facilitate conception. Both the partners need to undergo extensive medical screening to ascertain which issues are stopping them from harboring pregnancy and how they can prepare for their IVF treatment. …
Does a woman’s age influence her IVF Success?
There are a diverse number of factors that contribute towards the in vitro fertilization (IVF) success, but some are very critical like the overall health and condition of the woman’s body. There are multiple precautions and steps that a female patient should take to improve her health if to that end it means to enhance her fertility. All said age is one resolute factor that cannot be reversed. The chances for women to achieve pregnancy usually comes around to be more and more difficult with each passing year. This fact is very much valid when a woman undergoes IVF cycle …
4 Things Your Embryologist Recommends About Your IVF Procedure
As couples go through their marital journey, some may undergo diagnosis of infertility and they need to attempt pregnancy using In-vitro fertilization (IVF). The process usually starts with meeting their physician and beginning the first step of the process that includes preparation, stimulation, and monitoring along with their doctors and nurses. The actual functioning of the IVF laboratory framework can be unfathomable. The specialist who mixes the sperm and egg which helps the developing embryos to grow in a regulated environment is called an embryologist. Most clinics limit one’s access to their laboratory or embryologists. Seldom a patient would receive …
IVF – A medicinal boon for couples seeking to reproduce
Reproductive medicine is constantly evolving to improve its success rates. Since the first IVF in 1978, where the egg was fertilized with the sperm in-vitro and the embryo was transferred to the uterus, millions of parents have welcomed babies using the technology. Here are some technical advances that increase chances of conception. Pre Implantation Genetic Screening (PGS): Traditionally, doctors selected embryos according to their appearances. However, even top-rated embryos can have chromosomal abnormalities resulting in implantation failures. PGS screens embryos that are developmentally and chromosomally competent, so only genetically normal embryos are transferred thus increasing the chances of implantation and …
Laparoscopic Procedures For Reproductive Surgery
Today there is a significant rise in the percentage of women suffering from some degree of infertility or having other gynaecological problems. In certain cases, couples may find that they can conceive naturally after surgery to restore normal reproductive function. Some of the conditions requiring surgical intervention include, but are not limited to a fibroid uterus, endometriosis, tubal blocks, ovarian cysts, polycystic ovaries, pelvic adhesions and chronic abdomen pain. Traditionally, if women suffering from such conditions are planning for a surgery, it would be an open surgery which comes with side effects including increasing pain, a minimum scar of 10 …
Techniques to improve IVF success
Pre-implantation genetic screening (PGS) is a genetic test that screens all chromosomes of embryos produced through IVF, prior to transfer. Especially among those with increased maternal age, embryos with incorrect number of chromosomes (aneuploid embryos) do not result in a successful pregnancy or cause genetic abnormalities. An embryo with the correct number of chromosomes (euploid embryo) is transferred to the woman’s uterus to implant. If successful, this will result in healthy pregnancy. Who should go for PGS? PGS helps couples with: ● Multiple IVF failures ● Recurrent miscarriages ● Congenital diseases like thalassemia, color blindness, spinal dystrophy, etc. Benefits of …
Is In-Vitro Fertilization for You?
In-vitro fertilization is one of the significant advancements in the field of infertility treatment whereby a woman’s egg is extracted and fertilized in the laboratory. The egg – of course- is introduced to the man’s sperm while it is artificially fertilized in the lab. Now, discovering fertility issues can turn out to be a devastating experience for a couple. From the earliest history of mankind, conception is viewed as a natural gift. The fact that there are reportedly more than 6 million couples across the world deprived of this gift doesn’t really impose a sense of the growing “commonality” of …
Yoga and Meditation to Enhance IVF Success Rate
As discussed by many persons at many places, though the success rate of IVF treatments is increasing, it is still at a low position when compared to the success rate of treatments for many other diseases. Besides, one may have to undergo many courses to achieve the result. …
Alarming increase in Infertility rates among IT Professionals
A medical survey conducted in various cities in India revealed a shocking truth that rate of infertility is increasing in urban India. This is more among the IT professionals. …
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