8 08, 2016

Getting Pregnant Unassisted: 10 Frequently-Asked Questions on how to maximize your chances of conceiving naturally?

Getting pregnant is something that can become a major issue, particularly for such couples who have been trying and failing with repeated attempts. The chances deteriorate with age and pregnancy can actually become a challenge. The fact is that though conceiving naturally is deemed to be an easy job for many, there are some who

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4 08, 2016

My clinic refuses to provide photos of my embryos. What should I do?

The role of an IVF clinic is not confined to assisting the patients in overcoming their struggle against infertility but also extends to providing them with ample documentation of the treatment protocol. The documentation includes the photos of the embryos produced during the procedure. Together, these photos and documents serve the purpose of proving the

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1 08, 2016

Embryo Culture: Are my embryos in safe hands?

Pregnancy starts with the fertilization of an egg with a sperm to form an embryo, which implants itself to the uterine lining. Therefore, it would not be wrong to say that the embryo is the building block of pregnancy, whether natural or assisted. In context of the commonly used artificial reproductive technique IVF, embryo culture

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29 07, 2016

Understanding Ectopic pregnancy & the way forward

Ectopic pregnancy takes place when the fertilized egg fails to implants itself on the lining of the uterus; instead, it houses itself in the fallopian tube and in the rarest cases, other sites like the ovaries, cervix, horn of the uterus or an abdominal organ. Ectopic pregnancy has an incidence of one in a hundred

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14 03, 2016

Blocked fallopian tubes: Can I still get pregnant?

Understanding what’s causing your infertility is the first step towards developing a positive outlook and seeking the right treatment from a trusted fertility specialist. One of the major causes of infertility in women is tubal factor infertility, more commonly known as blocked fallopian tubes, which affects nearly 20% of women facing infertility. Fallopian tubes are

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