IN VITRO FERTILIZATION – OWN EGGS
it is the method of medically assisted reproduction where the egg is fertilized with the sperm in the laboratory outside the human body.
When? a couple ends up choosing IVF as a treatment:
when there is no success, after a year or six months of unprotected intercourse, then we start by investigating the cause
when no reversible cause is found through the investigations or there is not a positive outcome after any issue is fixed
the medication given during IVF for women may be injectable or oral ones and are easy to use.
the woman can be fully self-sufficient without changing her daily routine and the couple’s life is not practically affected
our midwives will be in constant communication with the couple for clear instructions on the administration of medication during IVF.
medical monitoring, ultrasounds and hormonal tests at the beginning of the cycle and 3-4 times during stimulation until egg collection
10-14 days
- planning and monitoring of ovarian stimulation:
vaginal ultrasound on the 2nd day of period
planning and initiation of the stimulation protocol
daily administration of stimulation drugs and performing vaginal ultrasounds till egg collection so to check the number and size of follicles
- egg collection:
with light sedation and painless
stay at the clinic for half an hour for observation and then return to daily activity if the clinical situation allows it
- partner:
he gives a sperm sample to be used for insemination
· fertilization:
- planning and monitoring of ovarian stimulation:
depending on each case, the embryologist will choose between Classical IVF or Microfertilisation (ICSI)
standard IVF:nature chooses the sperm it wants for the fertilisation of the eggs
appropriate if:
the sperm is normal and there is a good egg quality
the embryologist leaves the oocytes overnight with the sperm
the next day he checks which ones have been fertilised
microfertilisation (ICSI):
a sperm is injected directly into the egg
appropriate:
in cases of male infertility, such as oligoasthenozoospermia (few motile spermatozoa), high sperm DNA fragmentation, morphological abnormalities, etc.
in cases where the oocytes have been found to have a transparent zone that is thicker and harder than normal preventing sperm penetration
in case of previous unsuccessful attempts with standard IVF method and low fertilisation rates have been observed
embryo transfer
the last stage takes place 3 or 5 days after egg collection (e.g. transfer of blastocysts)
the embryos are placed in the uterine cavity with a thin flexible catheter
it is carried out without sedation and any special preparation
IVF on a Natural Cycle
an egg produced naturally following woman’s cycle
without the use of ovarian stimulation medication
standard in vitro fertilisation (IVF)
with ovarian stimulation medication so to develop multiple mature follicles at the same time
egg and sperm quality
embryo quality
condition of the endometrial cavity
we take the necessary time for our psychological reset and the recovery of the ovaries if stimulation medication was used.
IVF, apart from a therapeutic process, is mainly a diagnostic method
depending on the stage of the process at which there was a problem, the strategy for the next attempt may need to be modified appropriately or further diagnostic tests and interventional approaches may be required