Introduction Genetic abnormalities are the term that haunts couples who are concerned about their future baby. Diagnosis of such abnormalities and eliminating the risk or reducing the risk of spreading a genetic disease can be possible via PGD (preimplantation genetic diagnosis). It is a technique used for the identification of genetic defects in the embryos which were produced in the…
What to Expect in IUI Treatment? Infertility is one of the most concerning problems of our times. Luckily, modern science has some good solutions for this problem. Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) procedure is among the topmost successful treatments of infertility. This is especially helpful for people with problems related to sperm, either sperm generation, sperm count, sperm motility, or any other…
Many people think test tube baby treatment and IVF treatment are different treatments for couples who are trying to get pregnant. When Fertility Treatments had started in 1975, to help common man and woman understand easily, they explained that unlike natural pregnancy where the egg and sperm fertilize inside the body (in-vivo), unlike that, in IVF the eggs and sperms…
COVID-19 is not just a crisis for viral issues, but it has brought forward enormous other emergency and elective health issues. In cases of cardiac or surgical emergencies that need immediate attention, doctors are extra careful before they take each step. On other hands, people who are looking for elective procedures, may it be IVF or cosmetic, both the doctors…
The Surrogacy Bill, 2019 was introduced by the MHFW, Dr. Harsh Vardhan in Lok Sabha on July 15, 2019. We do not need to define what surrogacy is, for the readers of this article. This topic is far ahead of time and definition. Let’s start understanding some important aspects noted in the bill The Bill now allows only altruistic surrogacy.…
The important point of decision making between transferring embryos when they have cleaved into 8-10 cells rather than later stage when they have become a blastocyst, continues to rage. Research Let’s look at research and statistics in the past. Embryos between day 2-4 that fail to develop into blastocysts are usually accepted as “incapable” of achieving pregnancy to term, considering…
In India though the trend is changing, patients still go to doctors believing they are Gods. The assumption is that patients themselves are not aware about their body and Doctors have some super power with which they are able to reverse a particular condition, or lessen the pain. What’s more sad is, these patients are very educated and successful in…
The costs for the program in Mumbai is much cheaper than say another metro city like Delhi or Chennai with better facilities, though marginally higher than rest of tire 2 cities of India. A typical IVF cycle can cost about Rs. 150,000 to Rs. 200,000 in small to medium sized IVF labs. If you are looking for reputed, and good…
Every patient seeks for best specialist and best IVF centre to treat them. Who does not like to get the best treatment, with the best specialist, and best outcomes? But how do we define the best IVF clinic? What are the criteria, when put together brings out the best of the clinics from a whole lot of Infertility Centre In…
Understanding IVF IVF is an abbreviation for In-Vitro Fertilisation. In-vitro means outside the body, whereas in-vivo means within the body. IVF is actually a technical yet generic name for any and all procedures are done to conceive. Understanding Infertility When a couple is unable to conceive for a minimum period of one year, without using any contraceptives, they medically…
