IVF patients believe that the worst outcome of an IVF cycle is that it can fail and they end up with nothing at all . While it's true that a failure is heartbreaking , the reality is that what's much worse than a failed IVF cycle with a negative beta HCG is an IVF cyc...
Most patients are too polite to ask me this question to my face, but this is the elephant in the room - Why should they choose Malpani IVF Clinic when they have so many other options ? This is a valid question because every IVF clinic claims it is the best - and the...
Many patients write to me asking for a free second opinion after they have failed an IVF cycle.It's very clear the quality of medical care they have received has been extremely poor - but sadly, they are blissfully unaware of this bitter truth. The documentation is pat...
IVF patients have many unrealistic expectations. In their hunger for a baby, they often become desperate and start assuming that IVF is a panacea for infertility.They naively assume that if the IVF clinics has made top quality generating embryos in the lab then this em...
When I see some of the scams that IVF clinics use to extract money from patients by preying on their ignorance and vulnerability, it breaks my heart.Some doctors will transfer dead embryos into the uterus, and when the cycle fails ( as it's bound to because dead embryo...
Infertile couples are frequently under-informed on basic biological realities, as a result of which they inadvertently reduce their own fertility, and therefore become infertile! The usage of K-Y jelly during sexual intercourse is a common example of this. Infertile...
What can we do to make sure our IVF cycle will succeed ?This is a question many IVF patients ask. After all, if we are making embryos in the IVF lab, then shouldn't the embryo always become a baby when we put it back into the uterus? I wish this were true - it would...
The biggest risk IVF patients face today is that they may get trapped into taking treatment in a bad IVF clinic. These clinics will not only cheat you by providing poor quality treatment, thus failing to give you a baby , they will also empty your bank account ! And t...
I am relieved that the Indian government has finally realised the importance of regulating IVF clinics by passing the ART Bill. While some IVF facilities are outstanding, a number of poor IVF clinics have popped up in recent years, and an IVF specialist seems to be on...
Despite the fact that a semen analysis is a simple , routine and affordable test, it is frequently performed incorrectly.This is especially true when the test is performed in a local lab by an untrained technician who does not know how to correctly perform the sperm te...