In vitro fertilization (IVF) ‘also known as Test tube baby’ is one of the medical procedures which help people to deal with the infertility problems. Test tube baby is a term that refers to a child that is conceived outside the women’s body by a scientific process known as In-Vitro fertilization or IVF treatment. This entire process is done in a laboratory. In this process the eggs are taken from the mother’s ovary and fertilized by the sperms from the father.
The fertilised egg is cultured for 2–6 days and allowed to divided 2-4 times inside a test tube (hence the name test tube baby) These eggs are then returned back to the mother’s uterus where it can be developed normally, this is done with the intention to establish a successful pregnancy.
Test tube baby procedure has greatly helped women having infertility problems that are untreatable to give birth to healthy babies.
Conceiving a baby through a test takes quite some time. First, the doctor checks for the ovarian reserve and does all other checks. A USG is done to check the condition of the ovaries and the other reproductive organs. After discussing all the legal and emotional issues, the process starts. This is a 5 step procedure.
Stimulation
As IVF requires multiple eggs therefore fertility drugs are given to the woman in the first step. The patient will be under the doctor’s observation with regular blood tests and USGS.
Egg Retrieval
This is a surgical procedure where a needle will be inserted through a woman’s vagina to the ovaries and an egg containing the follicle shall be removed by suction. This procedure is called follicular aspiration.
Culture of the embryo
This glass dish shall be kept under a doctor’s supervision in a laboratory and will be monitored constantly to check whether the egg is dividing or developing. In this stage, the embryos also undergo genetic testing.
Transfer
Three to five days after fertilization, the embryo has become big enough, it is implanted into a woman’s uterus with the help of a catheter. The later process of pregnancy takes place in the embryo and it takes 6-10 days.
Assisted Reproduction Techniques
Shortened as ART, these techniques use artificial means to achieve pregnancy in a lab. The major methods are Intrauterine Insemination (IUI), In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF), and Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI).
Natural Cycle IVF
Natural cycle IVF involves collecting and fertilising the one egg that you release during your normal monthly cycle. The treatment is same as conventional IVF, but no fertility drugs are used in this treatment.
Assisted Hatching
In this fertility treatment, an embryologist uses micromanipulation under a microscope to create a small hole in the outer eggshell layer. It is done to hatch or implant embryos that are unable to escape healthily (intact) from the eggs’ outer covering.
Male Fertility treatment- ICS
Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) is a specialized form for the fertility treatment in males. ICSI is done in order to enhance the fertilization process in IVF by injecting single sperm into mature egg, that is, this procedure only needs single sperm which is directly injected into a mature egg and the fertilized egg is further transferred into the womb.
Recurrent IVF Failure
Today, IVF and ICSI are successful treatment options available for infertile couples. But inspite of a number of transfers with apparently good embryos some cycles don’t end in a successful implantation. We offer various tests aimed to identify the cause of repeated implantation failure and we have a specialization in treating the Recurrent IVF failure with highest success rate.
Blastocyst Transfer
A blastocyst transfer is done after an IVF or ICSI is performed. A blastocyst is a human embryo that is five, six or seven days old. This embryo is transferred into the womb as it has better chances of leading to pregnancy.
Surgical Sperm Retrieval
In cases where the sperm is absent in ejaculation, Surgical Sperm Retrieval is used to obtain sperm using MESA (Micro-Surgical Epididymal Sperm Aspiration), PESA (Percutaneous Epididymal Sperm Aspiration), TESA (Testicular Sperm Aspiration), and TESE (Testicular Sperm Extraction).
Fertility Preservation
Fertility preservation is the process of saving or protecting eggs or embryos and sperm, so that a person can use them to have biological children in the future. We specialise in providing fertility care for patients who have cancer or where their fertility is at risk. For the ladies who want to establish their career and want to have delayed marriage they can preserve their eggs so that they can use them in future to have children.
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