IVF (In vitro fertilization)…… A new ray of hope by Dr. Amit Sofat and Dr. Ruchika Sofat

Do you know about IVF…which is new ray of hope for the couples who wants to become parents but are not able to conceive. Here are the questions and its answers which comes most into your mind before you think about IVF by one of the most experienced doctors Dr. Amit Sofat and Dr. Ruchika Sofat of one of the best and leading infertility treatment hospitals in India i.e., Dr RamaSofat Hospital of Ludhiana.

When a couple has been unsuccessfully trying to have a have a baby, nothing seems more frustrating or more important, IVF may be the answer for such couples to help them build a family.

The concept of IVF or test tube baby has gained importance and has become one of the mainstay of treatment available to infertile couple in India or the last decade.

What is IVF In-virto fertilization?

IVF also known as invertofertilization is a fertility treatment in which sperms and eggs are combined in a laboratory . The eggs are collected at the point of the maturation and are fertilized in the Lab with the husbands sperms. A few days later, the embryos are transferred to the uterus to initiate the pregnancy.

What does the process involve or how does an IVF cycle proceed?

Near the start of your menstrual cycle many different injections/medicines are taken which will assist or enhance the body’s reproductive process. When your eggs also known as follicles have reached an appropriate stage of development, they will be retrived using an ultrasound guided aspiration needle. These eggs are then fertilized with your husbands/partners sperms in IVF laboratory. A few days later, an appropriate number of fertilized eggs (embryos) will be transferred to the uterus to initiate pregnancy.

How much time does an IVF cycle take?

It takes about two weeks the eggs to be ready for retrieval, then you and your partner will have to spent about half a day in the clinic having your eggs retrieved and fertilized. You will again be called after two to five days to transfer your embryos back into your uterus. A pregnancy test will be conducted about two weeks later to determine if an embryo has implanted and is developing.