Since the vaccination came in for COVID 19 various questions have been raised regarding its use infertility treatment. The use of the vaccine during pregnancy has been limited hence no large studies have been done. However evidence is pointing to more benefits than risk in these situations. All women and men in reproductive age group should get vaccine irrespective of whether they are planning a baby or not What is the effect of COVID vaccine on fertility? There is no effect of the vaccine on fertility. It has not got any impact on reproduction or the hormones affecting reproduction Can the CO ..read more

How do you know that your sperm count is normal? Any count above 15 million /ml or 39 million per ejaculate is normal If semen is 2.5 ml and sperm count per million is 20 million then per ejaculate there are 50 million sperms. Hence the volume also is of significance There is no upper limit to normal. Does a normal sperm count assure a pregnancy? Now if you have a count above 15 million it means that the number of sperms are normal but fertility is also dependent on whether those sperms are motile and normal in shape. So you have to look at the complete semenanalysis before a conclusion can be ..read more

It can start as early as adolescence or before. It usually is a lifetime disease and does not go away. However, it can be controlled and symptoms can get better with life style changes and treatment from a good fertility expert who has experience in reproductive endocrinology. How to get pregnant with PCOS? The first step is to confirm if she is ovulating. If she is ovulating then she can try for one year ensuring intercourse around time of ovulation. At the same time she must introduce life style changes. If after one year she does not conceive she will need treatment. In case she is not ovul ..read more

Many factors come into play while making a decision on what kind of treatment to give – keeping in mind couples time commitment, medical need and financial factors. At The fertility Clinic – IVF Solutions we ensure the patient a minimum emotional, physical and financial burden without compromising on the pregnancy rate. However we leave the final decisions to the patient. Inorder to take an informed decision the patient has to have IVF had started with natural cycle where a single egg was removed and embryo formed. Further advancements took place to better the result and controlled ovarian hyp ..read more

For a long time egg freezing was given an experimental status as the success rates for egg freezing and subsequent pregnancy were not well defined. In 2012 the experimental label was removed from this procedure and it was introduced into practiced clinical medicine. There are some facts one needs to know about egg freezing before you go in for it 1. Egg freezing yields good results if the egg reserve is good. Egg reserve is defined as the quantity of eggs in a woman’s body. With age this reserve decreases until menopause when all the eggs finish 2. Not all follicles aspirated will have eggs. S ..read more

Azoospermia means that there are no sperms. This can be due to 2 reasons. 1. Obstructive azoospermia – There is normal sperm production but no sperms in the ejacualate as the duct is blocked 2. Non Obstructive azoospermia – The sperm production in testis is absent or minimal . Hence there is no sperm in ejaculate Obstructive azoospermia: It is a blockage which could be anywhere in the vas. Azoospermia could be because of surgical closure called vasectomy. The vas could be absent by birth as in cystic fibrosis or obstruction may occur because of infection. It is to be understood that in all the ..read more

The progress of science in the field of infertility has increased in leaps and bounds. Women reaching early menopause or those with less egg reserve can now have children through donor eggs. However it is important that a donor is taken only when indicated and for that it is important to know what are the indications. Some doctors suggest a donor when one IVF cycle fails without realizing that it may not be the fault of the egg! So when do you need an egg donor Egg donation is required in older women where the egg reserve has decreased and quality of eggs are poor giving poor fertilization and ..read more

Male Infertility is increasing in incidence and the male partner is becoming more responsible for causing infertility. Over last 3 decades sperm counts have fallen significantly and this is due to lifestyle changes, obesity, smoking, poor diet, pollutants and stress. How can you improve the results of your treatment? Lifestyle changes: 1. Diet: A diet rich in antioxidants like carotene, CoQ, lycopene, Vit E & C, It has been found that antioxidants prevent DNA damage in sperms. Diet which is specific to sperm health should be given Vitamin C: Lemon, Orange. Vitamin E: found in nuts, oils ..read more

Why you need to go to a fertility Clinic when there is difficulty in getting pregnant for over a year if woman is under 35 years of age or 6 months if above 35 or semen test is abnormal. The fertility clinic would be able to treat you as a couple in contrast to you going to the gynecologist and your husband to a urologist. You would require the services of a specialised doctor How would you identify a correct infertility clinic. 1. Start with your doctors experience. How long has he/she been in the fied and if they have done sufficient cases to give a good experience. Look through the reviews ..read more

Surrogacy is a boon to those couples who are unable to bear their own genetic child. In couples where the uterus is absent because of genetic causes or because it required removal surrogacy is the only option to have your own genetic child. Women who have severe health conditions like uncontrolled hypertension or diabetes kidney disease or heart disease where pregnancy is a health hazard, it can be carried out in a surrogate. Recent bill in cabinet bans surrogacy. However this would take away hope from many infertile couples who have the above conditions. The rights of surrogate are important ..read more