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Asking the right questions about infertility will save you valuable time and effort. Finding the 'why' will lead you faster to the 'how'. A Case I recently saw an infertile patient who had over 3 thick files bulging with medic......
Most patients are quite amazed by how much time, money and energy we invest in developing resources for educating IVF patients. While I love teaching, I also do this for selfish reasons! It's not that educat......
You know that IVF maximises your chances of having a baby, and gives you your best shot at getting pregnant. This is why it's important to be well-informed about your treatment, so that you have peace of mind that you did your best! Most couples embark on IVF (In vit......
A guest post by Dr. Saiprasad Gundeti, Chief Embryologist, Malpani Infertility Clinic which discusses what makes a top quality embryologist. Embryos are graded in the IVF lab routinely, according to their appearance......
It could be faulty diagnoses and repeated treatments, or a general sense of preoccupation. Whatever the reason, if you get the feeling that your infertility doctor is incompetent, it's time to change your medical practitioner and get......
How much is too much ? How can you stop yourself from reaching a breaking point ? How do you know when you've tried enough and it's time to move on ? This was the plaintive question posed to me by a patient who had had......
Outlook Magazine, India's leading weekly newsmagazine, carried out a survey to rank India's best hospitals (1 July 2002 cover) . This survey ranked the country's best health centres in the areas of cardiology, gastroenterology, infertility, oncology, ophthalmology and......
Most of us have several questions while undergoing IVF treatment. The main concern is about running out of eggs. Read on to find out the actual answer to settle this concern. I just got this email from one of my patients." Ho......
Vitrification allows us to store eggs and embryos very efficiently ! This is a challenging technique - and this article describes why we have such high success rates when we use this in our clinic This tech......
Just like the age-old search for the alchemist's mythical stone which would turn lead to gold, man has always longed to find a potent aphrodisiac. Named after Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, beauty, and fertil......