IVF TREATMENT PROCESS

 IVF TREATMENT :

 In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) treatment has helped thousands of couples worldwide overcome a wide variety of infertility diagnoses enabling them to realize their dreams of becoming parents.www.pfrcivf.com. IVF helps infertile couples become pregnant by joining the egg and sperm together in an embryology laboratory where embryos are created that can later be transferred back into the woman's uterus.

Step One   : Initial IVF Consultation & Preparing the Ovaries for Stimulation

Step Two   : Ovarian Stimulation and Monitoring

Step Three: The Trigger Shot and Egg Retrieval

Step Four  : Inside the Lab: Embryo Development

Step Five  : Embryo Transfer

Step Six    : The Pregnancy Test

What Causes of Infertility Can IVF Treat?

When it comes to infertility, IVF may be an option if you or your partner have been diagnosed with:

• Endometriosis
• Low sperm counts
• Problems with the uterus or fallopian tubes
• Problems with ovulation
• Antibody problems that harm sperm or eggs
• The inability of sperm to penetrate or survive in the cervical mucus
• An unexplained fertility problem

How long will IVF treatment last?

One cycle of IVF takes between four weeks and six weeks to complete. You and your partner can expect to spend about half a day at your clinic for the egg retrieval and fertilisation procedures. You'll go back between two days and three days later for the embryos to be transferred to your uterus, or between five days and six days with blastocyst transfer.

What's the success rate of IVF?

The success rates depends on your particular fertility problem and your age. The younger you are, and the healthier your eggs are, the higher your chances of success.

Based on figures from 2010, the percentage of cycles for women using their own fresh eggs which result in a live birth are:

• 32 per cent if you are under 35
• 28 per cent if you are between 35 and 37
• 21 per cent if you are between 38 and 39
• 14 per cent if you are between 40 and 42
• five per cent if you are between 43 and 44
• two per cent if you are 45 or over

If you have been pregnant or have had a baby before, you have an increased chance of success.

You can improve your chances of success by:

• Reaching a healthy weight for your height before you have treatment. IVF is more likely to be successful if your body mass index (BMI) is between 19 and 30.
• Keeping your alcohol consumption to no more than one unit of alcohol per day, as drinking more than this reduces the effectiveness of IVF.
• Stopping smoking (this includes your partner!) Smoking reduces success rates.
• Keeping your caffeine consumption very low. Even low rates of consumption of 2 to 50mg have been linked to lower success rates.

Your chance of success falls as the number of unsuccessful IVF cycles increases. So, if you haven't become pregnant after your third attempt at IVF, you may need to accept that it isn't going to work for you. This may be hard to come to terms with www.pfrcivf.com

 but there are organisations that can support you through it. Ask your GP or fertility clinic for details.