IVF Fertility Blog

It is not alien knowledge for any of us that sleep is a crucial function for the overall well-being of our mental, physical, and emotional health. Too much and too little sleep can have significant negative impacts on the overall health of your body.  Sleep helps in the restoration and strengthening of the body from the day’s activities. Thus, not getting adequate sleep can be detrimental not only for your mental and physical health but for your fertility health as well.  Just like the sun and moon cycle that follows a 24-hour routine, research shows that your body functions, too, follow a similar 24-hour pattern through the sleep and wake cycle. The body produces and regulates the secretion of crucial hormones during sleep. Though in most cases, maintaining a healthy sleep cycle can be done easily, some people face difficulties in sleeping due to other underlying reasons, which need to be corrected first to get good sleep. Disturbances in your sleep cycle can impact several e...

Embryo transfer   is the process of putting the embryos that are growing in the lab back into the uterus. The period during which the embryos remain in the lab as we have seen in the previous chapter is one where important procedures are undertaken and crucial decisions are made. While growing the embryo is the responsibility of the embryologist, depositing them in the uterus is the job of the clinician. Embryo transfer can be done during any one of the four stages of embryo development ·  Day 2 (cleavage stage) ·  Day 3 (cleavage stage)                                                          ·  Day 5 (Blastocyst stage) ·  Day 6 (Blastocyst stage) Embryo transfer to be done at which sta...

The following is a general overview of what a step-by-step IVF timeline looks like. These times can vary slightly according to your particular infertility diagnosis, your body’s hormone levels and its response to the various treatment steps. Step 1 – Your Menstrual Cycle  While IVF does involve manipulation of the ovaries and the use of fertility injections to stimulate egg maturation and release, we still work with your body’s natural menstrual cycle and hormone production. Thus, your IVF cycle will begin on the second or third day of the menstrual period closest to from when you scheduled your IVF treatment. Step 2 – Ovarian Stimulation  Now that your ovaries and hormones are in sync, you’re ready to begin the ovarian stimulation process. For this, your clinician will use a single hormone or a combination of hormones in order to get multiple follicles awake, maturing and ready for use. On an average, the ovarian stimulation process lasts for about 8 to 12 days. Dur...