There is no difference in the IVF outcome, if a woman restricts herself to bed; or if she carries on normal activities after embryo transfer. Will moving after an embryo transfer cause my embryos to get dislodged from the uterus ? Do...
Quality and quantity of eggs are important factors for the success of any IVF procedure. The quality of eggs is affcted by age and other factors. We all know that an older woman's eggs don't perform as well in the IVF lab as a young woman's do . This is frustrating f...
In medicine, it is traditional for the doctor to do tests in order to come to the right diagnosis . He needs to identify what your problems are, so that he can then suggest the right treatment. This seems very logical and makes a lot of sense. After all, if the doctor c...
Gynecologists are trained to do a basic infertility workup and to treat simple infertility problems. While most gynecologists will do a good job with handling simple infertility problems, the truth is that sometimes your gynecologist can actually prove to be an impedime...
In an ideal world, your gynecologist and infertility specialist would work together to help you have a baby. Sometimes, however, they don't see eye to eye. How can you handle this sticky situation ? Ideally, the relationship between your gynecologist and in...
Infertile couples find that there is sometimes too little reliable information - or often, there's too much. This can lead to analysis paralysis ! When you are infertile, it can sometimes be very hard to make decisions as to what your next course of action...
Body: Infertility is often diagnosed late, owing to various assumptions made by women. We live in a society where women are comparatively unaware of infertility issues, until they have to undergo treatments like in vitro fert...
This is our story towards success. We are a couple from Bangalore, married in 2011 and reside abroad. We wanted to start our family immediately after marriage. But after a year of no luck, we decided to consult an infertility specialist. On ou...
When doing an IVF cycle for my patients, I often ask them to point out their follicles during the ultrasound scans; or to tell me which of their embryos is of the best quality when we show them these in the IVF lab. Many patients are quite take...
Poly cystic Ovarian Disorder is a common cause of infertility. It is a disorder of the ovaries which leads to irregular menstrual cycles. These patients need regular cyclical treatment every month to help get their regular menstrual cycle. Most of these patients are...