Assisted Reproductive Technique Tips

One of the major milestones in a woman s life is the entry into motherhood. For most women, when this does not happen in the natural logical sequence of things, there is anxiety and lot of pressure from family and friends. However, with advancements now, there are options like intrauterine insemination and in vitro fertilisation (IUI and IVF) available, which can help increase the chance of conception and pregnancy.

IVF is where the egg is retrieved from the woman s womb, fertilised ext...more

Egg donation - a blessing in disguise!

What egg donation?

Egg donation is a type of test-tube baby procedure where an egg is taken from a fertile young lady preferably under 30yrs and sperm is taken from intending husband and both are united outside the body in the laboratory and the resulting embryo (baby) is transferred into the uterus of the intending woman.

Egg donor- is a woman who donates eggs!
Recipient- he woman who receives eggs in form of embryos (bhrun) ...more

IVF have the success of 40-50% across the globe, varies from case to case as per underlying etiology. It is the best treatment available giving maximum pregnancy rates amongst all options, but it may fail due to the following reasons:

Poor quality of oocyte (female egg) - Age is the best indicator of oocyte quality. More the age of the female partner, poorer is oocyte quality. It also depends upon associated pelvic pathology, endometriosis, smoking.
Abnormal semen report - Increased...more

INVO (intravaginal culture of oocytes), also called IVC (Intravaginal culture) is an abetted procedure of reproduction where early embryo development and oocyte fertilization are carried out inside a gas penetrable, air-free plastic tool or device that is placed into the maternal vaginal chamber for incubation. It is a device that helps the future mothers to participate in the evolution and growth of their own embryos present inside their body. The device is composed of an inner cavity with a pr...more

An orgasm is the release of tension that can happen during sex or masturbation. It s often intense and feels really good. Having an orgasm is sometimes called coming/cumming or climaxing.
Before and during an orgasm, you might notice changes to your body like:

Your face and chest become warm and red
Your heart beats faster
Muscle spasms in your genitals
A pleasurable feeling in your genitals or even across your whole body
During an orgasm, the penis squirts a small a...more

On world's IVF and world embryologists day, let's thank to poineers in IVF who took efforts to make it a reality and lets thanks to all those patients who believed in miracle and make it happen by constant trust and persistence understanding limitations and blessings both

We thank all embryologists who tirelessly work in embryology labs creating dreams (embryos) of couples like brahma. They work behind screens but are lifeline of any IVF centre

Let's hope new innovations to co...more

Exercise is the best medicine. It gives miraculous effects if you do it regularly.

Diseases which are caused by some sort of genetic mutations in the mitochondria, can be quite deadly. This is the reason why Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy, also known as Three-Person IVF is being seen as a much more desired option for those women, who carry mitochondrial mutations.

Almost all the genes in a cell remain trapped in the nucleus but a small fraction of them remain present in the mitochondria as well. During the fertilisation of eggs, the genes in the egg s nucleus get c...more

Are you gaining excessive amount of weight during your pregnancy, well you are not alone. Most of the pregnant women tend to be overweight or obese. You are viewed as overweight, if your pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) is approximately between twenty-five and twenty-nine. Your BMI is the relationship between your height and weight. You are considered obese, if your BMI is thirty or more.

However, here are some ways with which you can control the weight gain during pregnancy:
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Suffering from the problem of infertility can be a heartbreaking as well as a very frustrating process but still with different kinds of IVF treatments available today, a lot of women can realize their dreams of having their own family. In Vitro Fertilization is a laboratory procedure where the sperm and egg are fertilized outside the body. It has been more than 35 years since the first baby was born through this process of IVF and now it has become the go-to method for treatment regarding repro...more