IVF is considered the most effective form of assisted reproductive technology. The procedure is conducted using the patient’s eggs and her partner’s sperm. In some cases, the IVF procedure may involve using sperm or embryos from a donor. IVF is also used when a couple needs to use a surrogate – a woman who has an embryo implanted in her uterus and carries the baby to term.
IVF (also commonly known as test tube baby treatment) involves stimulation of ovaries with fertility drugs to produce a number of eggs, which are collected by a minor surgical procedure and are fertilized with a prepared sperm sample in a dish in vitro. The resulting embryos (one or two) are replaced into the patient’s womb, and any remaining good quality embryos can be frozen for future use.
Though originally IVF was developed to treat women with damaged fallopian tubes, it is now used to treat other fertility problems as well, providing high success rates in most cases. At our center we provide a comfortable ambience for treatment and take utmost care of our patients, delivering best value IVF treatment cost.
Some common indications of IVF include:
IUI is a simple fertility treatment used in couples where the male partner has fertile sperm and the female partner has healthy tubes. It is a non-invasive treatment with good chances of success in such cases.
IUI is usually performed in conjunction with the woman taking fertility drugs to stimulate egg production. During an IUI, washed and prepared sperm is put inside the woman’s womb around the time the ovaries release an egg, thereby increasing the chances of conception
ICSI involves injection of a single sperm directly into a mature egg, to facilitate fertilization. It is primarily used for treatment of male infertility (such as cases with low sperm count, poor sperm motility, high percentage of abnormally shaped sperm or cases where sperm has been retrieved surgically). ICSI may also be needed in cases with previous poor fertilization with IVF, or where donor gametes are being used.
This treatment requires only one sperm, which is injected directly into the egg. The fertilized egg develops into an embryo. This embryo is observed for normal development and is then transferred into the uterus or womb.
The sperm used is usually from the biological father. However, with consent of the couple, when the need arises donor sperm or frozen sperm, may be used. This decision is taken after testing various parameters in the prospective parents. After correct analysis of each case and evaluating the possibility of pregnancy, our experts decide the further treatment.
With our expertise in all aspects of assisted pregnancy solutions from initial examination, experienced embryologists and in house laboratories you can expect a holistic, affordable and personalized care experience for ICSI treatment and a high overall success rate.
Cryopreservation is a technique used to freeze and then thaw eggs, embryos or sperm for use in in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles. Thawed sperm may also be used in IUI (intrauterine insemination) treatment cycles. With the availability of frozen embryos, a woman doesn’t need to undergo stimulation by fertility drugs in order to have an embryo transfer during an infertility treatment cycle.
Embryo Cryopreservation
During the standard course of infertility treatment, hormones are used to stimulate the development of multiple eggs. After these eggs are retrieved and fertilized in the laboratory, there may be more embryos created than can reasonably be transferred to the woman’s uterus. When these “extra” embryos are of sufficient quality, they may be cryopreserved (frozen) so they may be transferred at some future date. Embryo cryopreservation, provides the opportunity to have an additional embryo transfer without the inconvenience and expense of an additional IVF cycle.
Extended periods of storage in liquid nitrogen have no apparent effect on their viability. Embryos thawed after several years of cryostorage fare as well as those frozen for only one or two months. Since 1983, the cryopreservation procedure has resulted in the birth of thousands of babies worldwide.
Oocyte Cryopreservation
Major advances have been made in the past several years in our ability to freeze human oocytes (eggs) and we now routinely freeze eggs as an elective option for women who seek to delay childbearing or who are looking to preserve their fertility as a result of a medical diagnosis such as cancer.
Vitrification is a newer and more advanced cryopreservation technique where eggs undergo rapid freezing, not allowing time for ice crystals to form. Vitrification of eggs involves newer cryoprotectants that have high concentrations of “anti-freeze” like products. In order to do successfully, the technique involves a fair amount of experience and expertise. The oocyte is first placed in a bath with a lower concentration “antifreeze-like” cryoprotectant, along with sucrose (sugar) to help draw some of the water out of the egg. Then, the egg is moved into a high concentration of cryoprotectant for less than one minute and immediately placed in a liquid nitrogen bath (minus 320 degrees Fahrenheit) which instantaneously freezes the egg. When the woman is ready to attempt pregnancy, the egg is rapidly warmed and the cryoprotectant is washed away.
With vitrification, it is now possible to cryopreserve the human egg as successfully as it has been to cryopreserve embryos.
Pre Genetic Screening (also known as Aneuploidy Screening) is a treatment add-on. It involves checking the chromosomes of embryos created by in vitro fertilisation (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) for abnormalities. PGS doesn’t check for specific genetic diagnoses.
During PGS, a single cell or a small number of cells is removed from the embryo. The DNA of these cells is then tested to see whether they have any chromosomal abnormalities. Only embryos without chromosomal abnormalities are placed back in the womb.
Who might be recommended to have PGS?
Older women are more likely to have eggs with the wrong number of chromosomes, so traditionally it’s been offered to women over 37. Abnormal chromosomes are thought to be the main reason why older women have difficulties conceiving and are more likely to have a miscarriage or a baby with Down’s Syndrome.
Your doctor may also recommend PGS if you have a family history of chromosome problems, if your sperm is at risk of carrying abnormal chromosomes, or if you’ve had several miscarriages or failed IVF attempts without explanation.
IVF is considered the most effective form of assisted reproductive technology. The procedure is conducted using the patient’s eggs and her partner’s sperm. In some cases, the IVF procedure may involve using sperm or embryos from a donor. IVF is also used when a couple needs to use a surrogate – a woman who has an embryo implanted in her uterus and carries the baby to term.
IVF (also commonly known as test tube baby treatment) involves stimulation of ovaries with fertility drugs to produce a number of eggs, which are collected by a minor surgical procedure and are fertilized with a prepared sperm sample in a dish in vitro. The resulting embryos (one or two) are replaced into the patient’s womb, and any remaining good quality embryos can be frozen for future use.
Though originally IVF was developed to treat women with damaged fallopian tubes, it is now used to treat other fertility problems as well, providing high success rates in most cases. At our center we provide a comfortable ambience for treatment and take utmost care of our patients, delivering best value IVF treatment cost.
Some common indications of IVF include:
IUI is a simple fertility treatment used in couples where the male partner has fertile sperm and the female partner has healthy tubes. It is a non-invasive treatment with good chances of success in such cases.
IUI is usually performed in conjunction with the woman taking fertility drugs to stimulate egg production. During an IUI, washed and prepared sperm is put inside the woman’s womb around the time the ovaries release an egg, thereby increasing the chances of conception
ICSI involves injection of a single sperm directly into a mature egg, to facilitate fertilization. It is primarily used for treatment of male infertility (such as cases with low sperm count, poor sperm motility, high percentage of abnormally shaped sperm or cases where sperm has been retrieved surgically). ICSI may also be needed in cases with previous poor fertilization with IVF, or where donor gametes are being used.
This treatment requires only one sperm, which is injected directly into the egg. The fertilized egg develops into an embryo. This embryo is observed for normal development and is then transferred into the uterus or womb.
The sperm used is usually from the biological father. However, with consent of the couple, when the need arises donor sperm or frozen sperm, may be used. This decision is taken after testing various parameters in the prospective parents. After correct analysis of each case and evaluating the possibility of pregnancy, our experts decide the further treatment.
With our expertise in all aspects of assisted pregnancy solutions from initial examination, experienced embryologists and in house laboratories you can expect a holistic, affordable and personalized care experience for ICSI treatment and a high overall success rate.
Cryopreservation is a technique used to freeze and then thaw eggs, embryos or sperm for use in in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles. Thawed sperm may also be used in IUI (intrauterine insemination) treatment cycles. With the availability of frozen embryos, a woman doesn’t need to undergo stimulation by fertility drugs in order to have an embryo transfer during an infertility treatment cycle.
Embryo Cryopreservation
During the standard course of infertility treatment, hormones are used to stimulate the development of multiple eggs. After these eggs are retrieved and fertilized in the laboratory, there may be more embryos created than can reasonably be transferred to the woman’s uterus. When these “extra” embryos are of sufficient quality, they may be cryopreserved (frozen) so they may be transferred at some future date. Embryo cryopreservation, provides the opportunity to have an additional embryo transfer without the inconvenience and expense of an additional IVF cycle.
Extended periods of storage in liquid nitrogen have no apparent effect on their viability. Embryos thawed after several years of cryostorage fare as well as those frozen for only one or two months. Since 1983, the cryopreservation procedure has resulted in the birth of thousands of babies worldwide.
Oocyte Cryopreservation
Major advances have been made in the past several years in our ability to freeze human oocytes (eggs) and we now routinely freeze eggs as an elective option for women who seek to delay childbearing or who are looking to preserve their fertility as a result of a medical diagnosis such as cancer.
Vitrification is a newer and more advanced cryopreservation technique where eggs undergo rapid freezing, not allowing time for ice crystals to form. Vitrification of eggs involves newer cryoprotectants that have high concentrations of “anti-freeze” like products. In order to do successfully, the technique involves a fair amount of experience and expertise. The oocyte is first placed in a bath with a lower concentration “antifreeze-like” cryoprotectant, along with sucrose (sugar) to help draw some of the water out of the egg. Then, the egg is moved into a high concentration of cryoprotectant for less than one minute and immediately placed in a liquid nitrogen bath (minus 320 degrees Fahrenheit) which instantaneously freezes the egg. When the woman is ready to attempt pregnancy, the egg is rapidly warmed and the cryoprotectant is washed away.
With vitrification, it is now possible to cryopreserve the human egg as successfully as it has been to cryopreserve embryos.
Pre Genetic Screening (also known as Aneuploidy Screening) is a treatment add-on. It involves checking the chromosomes of embryos created by in vitro fertilisation (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) for abnormalities. PGS doesn’t check for specific genetic diagnoses.
During PGS, a single cell or a small number of cells is removed from the embryo. The DNA of these cells is then tested to see whether they have any chromosomal abnormalities. Only embryos without chromosomal abnormalities are placed back in the womb.
Who might be recommended to have PGS?
Older women are more likely to have eggs with the wrong number of chromosomes, so traditionally it’s been offered to women over 37. Abnormal chromosomes are thought to be the main reason why older women have difficulties conceiving and are more likely to have a miscarriage or a baby with Down’s Syndrome.
Your doctor may also recommend PGS if you have a family history of chromosome problems, if your sperm is at risk of carrying abnormal chromosomes, or if you’ve had several miscarriages or failed IVF attempts without explanation.
Bedi IVF and Infertility Centre is one of the oldest hospitals in Tricity Chandigarh. We have one of the most advanced IVF Lab in Tricity, India with world class equipment and technology to increase your chances to get your bundle of Joy.
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