Though Semen Analysis is inexpensive, it is the most important test for assessing male fertility and requires highly skilled technicians. We recommend you use a reliable Andrology laboratory rather than the neighborhood lab. htt......

                                                        Recurrent pregnancy loss ( RPL , or recurrent miscarriages)  is one of the most frustrating problems in reproductive medicine medicine today because we still do not understand it well. Patients with repeated misca......

How to induce your period?  Since IVF treatment starts from Day 1, it's important for you to be able to predict when your next period is going to start so that you can schedule your travel plans; book your tickets and hotels, and inform your boss. This is especially im......

View a sample SEMEN ANALYSIS REPORT here A normal sperm analysis report is reassuring, and usually does not need to be repeated. If the semen analysis is normal, most doctors will not even need to examine the man, since this is then super uous. However, remember that......

One of the commonest questions patients ask me is - " Doctor, what are the dos and don'ts after the embryo transfer? " They are very worried about the risk of failure and are petrified that they may end up doing something which will cause their embryos to "fall out" o......

                                                One of the most amusing books I have read on infertility is : A Few Good Eggs : Two Chicks Dish on Overcoming the Insanity of Infertility by Julie Vargo and Maureen Regan. The book is targetted towards infer......

Ovarian cysts are commonly found in young women, and are often detected on routine ultrasound scans. Since they are also found in infertile women, they cause considerable anxiety. Diagnosis of ovarian cysts is done through a ultrasound scan. Because ovarian cysts are c......

Tuberculosis (TB) is still rampant in India; and TB of the genital tract used to be the commonest cause of tubal infertility in the past. Today, TB has become much less common, because of improved socioeconomic conditions. However, it is often misdiagnosed in infertil......

What is Asherman's Syndrome? Asherman's Syndrome, or intrauterine adhesions ( scars or synechiae) occurs when adhesions (bands of fibrous scar tissue) form inside the uterus. The extent of the adhesions defines whether the case is mild, moderate or severe. A Grades sys......

An HSG is done in a X-Ray clinic after the menstrual flow has stopped and the lining of the uterus is thin. A radio-opaque dye is injected into the uterine cavity and the passage of the dye into the uterine cavity and then into the tubes and from there into the abdomen......