Why and When do you need to go for IVF ?

In Vitro Fertilization(IVF) - IVF is a process of fertilising an egg by sperm outside the body (in Laboratory i.e., in vitro). IVF is considered as one of the major treatment for infertility and is the most renowned technique of ART (Assisted Reproductive Technology). The procedure involves stimulation of women’s ovulatory process, thereby removing the eggs from the ovaries and letting it to fertilise in fluid medium in a laboratory.

IVF is assisted reproductive technology and is very helpful for a woman to become pregnant. This is termed as one of the best solution for infertility due to Age of women, Blockage or damage in fallopian tubes, Male infertility factors like decrease in sperm count, Unexplained infertility etc.

Stimulation:

Fertility drugs are administered in the women to boost her egg production. In normal case a woman might produce only one egg in a month, however consumption of fertility drugs stimulates hormones and enables ovaries to produce several eggs. At this stage women need to undergo several transvaginal ultrasounds to examine ovaries and blood tests to check the hormone levels.

Retrieval of eggs:

A minor surgery known as follicular aspiration is carried out to collect the eggs from woman’s body. With the help of ultrasound images, the doctor inserts a thin needle through the vagina into the ovary and follicles consisting eggs. This needle is attached with a suction device, which pulls out the eggs and fluid of each follicle one at a time. Similarly it is done for the other ovary also.

Artificial Insemination & Fertilization:

In this, the man’s sperm is placed with the best quality eggs and stored in a closed controlled chamber. The mixing of egg with sperm is termed as insemination. The sperm fertilizes with the egg after few hours of insemination. If the doctor feels that chances of fertilization is less, then the laboratory staff directly injects the sperm into egg. This is known as Intra cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). Most of the fertility programs regularly do ICSI on few eggs even if everything is normal.

Embryo Formation:

Embryo is formed on the division of fertilised egg. Laboratory staff regularly checks on the proper growth of the embryo. In about 5 days, a normal embryo consists of several cells actively dividing. Couples who have a high risk of passing on a genetic disorder to the child, then they may undergo pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD). This is usually carried out after 3-4 days of fertilization.

Embryo Implantation:

Embryos are placed in the womb of woman after 3 to 5 days of egg retrieval & fertilization process. This is carried out in fertility center while the woman is awake. The doctor inserts a catheter consisting embryos into the woman’s vagina, across the cervix, into the women’s womb. Pregnancy occurs when the implant sticks to the lining of uterus, and grows. More than one embryo might be placed into the womb at same time, which may result into twins, triplets or more. The exact numbers of embryos transferred is a complex issue and it is dependent on various factors, especially woman’s age.

IVF in Chennai - GBR Clinic Fertility Centre has very high success rate of 70 percent, which is higher than the industry benchmark in IVF treatment.

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