TEST TUBE BABY PROCESS: DR RAMA SOFAT HOSPITAL

TEST TUBE BABY PROCESS: DR RAMA SOFAT HOSPITAL

Test tube baby is a term that refers to a child that is conceived outside the women’s body by a scientific process known as In-Vitro fertilization or IVF treatment. This entire process is done in a laboratory. In this process the eggs are taken from the mother’s ovary and fertilised by the sperms from the father as described by Dr Rama Sofat.

The fertilised egg is cultured for 2–6 days and allowed to divided 2-4 times inside a test tube.These eggs are then returned back to the mother’s uterus where it can be developed normally, this is done with the intention to establish a successful pregnancy. 

Now let us understand the steps involved in test tube baby process. The steps for test tube baby break in four phases. People planning for IVF treatment should know the test tube baby procedure: 

Step 1 - Egg stimulation: Patient is given fertility medications to stimulate the production of egg:

-To increase the success rate of the treatment multiple eggs are needed. Usually it  not advisable to rely on single egg for which the doctor gives fertility drug to increase the production of eggs.

- Depending upon the patient's response medications are advised. There are various  protocols for egg stimulation.

- Egg stimulation is guided by Transvaginal ultrasound to examine ovaries, blood      samples and to determine the level of hormones.

Step 2 - Egg Retrieval: Imaging ultra sound is used to retain ovarian follicles with the help of hollow needle. Retrieval of egg is followed with minor surgery:


-Complete procedure takes about half an hour. The follicular fluids are carefully seen  by embryologist to trace the proof of available eggs. 

-After the entire procedure eggs are preserved in incubator till insemination.

Step 3 - Culture of Fertilization and Embryo: For insemination male sperm sample is collected:

-Eggs are mixed with the sperms and stored in laboratory

-If there are chances of low probability of fertilization, ICSI can be considered.

Step 4 - Transfer of egg and quality of Embryo: Embryo transfer is the quickest method done in overall treatment 

-Embryo is assessed on the basis of age and quality.

-Doctor is asked to keep the full history of the patient starting from age to previous  treatment, but the end decision is taken by patient itself

-Under normal situation, doctor suggests transferring single embryo with blastocyst    and rest of them are preserved. Transfer of one high quality embryo decreases the risk of triplets or twins.

-During transferring, doctor inserts Cather and pushes pre-determined embryos in the female uterus.

-This method is done under guidance of ultra sound. Patient is advised to take rest for 5- 6 hours after it. 
After this method, pregnancy test is conducted to know the exact situation as      described by Dr Rama Sofat.

                                 Multiple Births

When more than one embryo is transferred into the womb, there is a higher chance of having twins, triplets, or more babies.

Pregnancies with more than one fetus can result in:

• preterm birth or low birth weight
• double the mother's risk of developing diabetes
• significant increase in the mother's blood pressure