Many couples who have fertility problems have been able to conceive a child through the use of in vitro fertilization (IVF). Our Centers treat patients whose fertility has been impaired by conditions such as tubal problems, endometriosis, male factor infertility,unexplained infertility, and for those who have failed other prior fertility treatments. During traditional IVF, you take several medications so you will develop multiple ovarian follicles that contain mature eggs capable of fertilization. This process is monitored using blood tests and vaginal ultrasounds. Mature eggs are retrieved through a simple procedure under ultrasound guidance. The retrieved eggs are then exposed to sperm in the laboratory and one or more of the resulting embryos are transferred back into your uterus. The following ancillary services are also often performed as part of IVF treatment: ICSI, or assisted fertilization, is a procedure that has dramatically improved the treatment of severe male factor infertility. A relatively common cause of infertility in couples is a low sperm count. With ICSI, a single sperm can be injected into the egg resulting in a significantly higher likelihood of fertilization. This process is used in conjunction with IVF to address male factor and other causes of infertility. Assisted hatching … Continue reading →

Just three decades ago, in vitro fertilization (IVF) was an alien concept worthy of science fiction books. With the birth of the first baby conceived through IVF treatment- Louise Joy Brown who was born in Oldham, Greater Manchester on the 25th July 1978 it is now a household word. As many as 3 percent of live births in the United States were because of IVF treatments although it must be emphasized that the method still has its fair share of ethical and legal issues. For infertile couples who confuse the IVF method with artificial insemination, these two assisted reproduction techniques are actually different. While artificial insemination involves placing the sperm into the uterus such that natural fertilization happens, the IVF technique involves the fertilization of the egg with the sperm outside of the body particularly in a test tube in vitro means in the glass. This explains the test tube baby reference to Louise Brown and all the 200,000-strong IVF babies that came after her. Who Are Suitable for the Treatment? But not everybody is suitable for IVF treatment. Doctors have to perform several tests to determine the cause of infertility on one hand and the readiness of the couple … Continue reading →