Important Facts About IVF and Infertility

What is IVF?

In-Vitro-Fertilization (IVF) is the most common type of treatment for infertility. In this procedure, the fertility hospital doctor obtains eggs from the ovaries using a small needle and fertilizes the eggs with sperm cells in a lab which is designed for this very purpose. The eggs which are fertilized develop into embryos and the fertility specialists re-implants the embryos back into the uterus. Columbia Asia provides state of the art technology and excellent care regarding Infertility services in Bangalore. They have the best doctors and best equipment required for IVF, IUI and ICSI treatments in Bangalore.

Facts about In-Vitro-Fertilization:

• Infertility is more common than one assumes: 1 in 6 couples are affected by infertility. Many couples have one partner suffering infertility or in some cases because the couples are not compatible due to various reasons. Most couples opt for IVF, IUI and ICSI treatments.

• Conventional IVF is a long process: The IVF treatment is a long process because the eggs have to be removed from the ovaries, the eggs are made to fertilize outside the body and then they are placed inside the womb. The woman’s body is first stimulated using medicines so that the eggs can be collected. The patients have to come back to the clinic to get tested and this will take around 4-5 weeks.

• Multiple Treatment options: There are many types of IVF treatments like Natural IVF and Mild/Mini IVF. Natural IVF treatment does not use any medication for stimulation of the ovaries whereas in the Mild IVF which involves minimal medication which will last up to 5-9 days. 

• Age affects success rates: Infertility services in Bangalore show that the age is a major factor affecting success rates of IVF treatments. Younger women(30s to 40s) have more chances of success when compared to older women (45 and above). So fertility specialists suggest that the treatments should start sooner than later.

• Frozen embryos have more stability: Frozen embryos are just as viable as the fresh ones, in fact doctors suggest that it is more likely that frozen embryos have more chances of surviving the thawing process.

• Success rates can be misleading: Columbia Asia’s IVF treatment in Bangalore, ensures that the success rates are accurate and honest. Most hospitals boost success rates by not accepting older women or women with fertility issues.