Every patient does an IVF cycle with the hope that it's going to be their first and their last. They know that it is the one treatment that maximizes their chances of getting pregnant, and because it is expensive and can be quite stressful, they hope that they are goi......

Missing a period can be very difficult for infertile women ! Every time you miss a period, you hope ( against hope) that maybe you are finally pregnant! However, you are worried about getting your hopes up too high, because you are scared that they will come dashing dow......

This is a fairly common question IVF doctors are asked, and every woman knows that the older she gets, the lesser her chances of getting pregnant with IVF. This is why many believe that it’s better to do IVF when you are young, rather than wait until you become too ol......

IUI ( intrauterine insemination) is a much simpler treatment option than IVF, and much less expensive as well. It’s a good choice for younger couples with unexplained infertility because it increases the chances of the eggs and sperm meeting. However, one problem is t......

All IVF patients want a baby, and they know that in order to get a baby, they need to find the right IVF clinic, which is why they invest a lot of time and energy in finding the best clinic. They need someone who is affordable, available, and accessible , but the pro......

Saiprasad Gundeti, Chief Embryologist, Malpani Infertility Clinic. One of the most important steps in the reproductive process is embryo implantation. Successful implantation requires a competent blastocyst, receptive endometrium, and effective communication between th......

The commonest IVF patients ask their doctor is – What are my chances of getting pregnant with IVF? What is my success rate likely to be? This is a poor-quality question, which is why the answer is also likely to be of poor quality. For one thing, you need to unders......

When an IVF cycle fails, doctors start ordering lots of additional tests, in a futile search for answers as to why the IVF cycle failed. Part of the problem is that patients have very unrealistic expectations of IVF success rates because doctors inflate these. They ov......

There used to be a time when we would transfer only fresh embryos routinely in all IVF cycles. After egg collection, the fresh embryos would be transferred back into the uterus in that cycle itself – either on Day 3 or Day 5. Today, however, the standard practice is t......

There are many self-insemination kits now available on the market, and this is great because couples who have a problem conceiving now have an effective treatment option that they can utilize in the privacy of their bedroom, without having to go to a doctor, which mak......