Invitro Fertlisation or IVF is nowadays becoming a popular way to give
birth to babies in artificial condition. It offers couples without
children a big hope to have babies. It is the advanced technique of
combining egg and sperm in their laboratoric conditions. It is one of
the costly procedure. The fertilized embryo is implanted on to the
uterus. Thousands of babies have been born through IVF since 1978,
the year in which this procedure invented.
Infertility
Conditions for IVF?
Blocked
or damaged Fallopian tubes
Minor
seminal problems, low sperm counts
Inability
of sperm to survive in cervical mucus
-
Unexplained
problems in conception
Advantages?
Multiple
birth: Since more than one embryo is transferred to the uterus, the
chance of producing more than one baby is great.
Fertility
drugs may produce certain side-effects: like headache, nausea,
ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome etc.
Increased
risk of ectopic pregnancy, is a condition where embryo implants in
abdominal cavity or fallopian tube (outside uterine cavity).
chance
of getting baby with birth defects yet very.
PROCEDURE:
Production
of mature and fertile eggs from ovaries by stimulating ovaries using
fertility drugs
Hormone
injection for multiple egg production (ovulation induction)
Retrieval
of eggs and sperm collection
Fertilization
and embryo transfer
Success
Rate ?
Success
rates for IVF depend on various factors such as condition, age,
location of procedure. IVF in younger ages may have improved success
rate as the egg produced in the younger ages may be more healthy.
Success
rate can be improved by:
Repeated
IVF failure can reduce your success rate significantly.
Contact us to take your first step- We're with you all the way!
