Treatments - Abraham's Infertility Research, Laproscopy, Gyneac and Test Tube Baby Centre Kerala India

Treatments

| Embryo Cryopreservation | 4D color Doppler | ICSI |

Embryo Cryopreservation
Following initial treatment a maximum of three embryos are transferred. Depending on the quality of the spare embryos, they may be frozen for transfer at a later date. This center has facilities for freezing using latest technology from Crygologic of Australia. ( read more )

Introduction
The success rate is about 40% with 5-10% chances of abortion and < 0.5% chance of tubal pregnancy, means you have one in 3 chance of getting a baby/pregnancy at the end of one treatment cycle.

IF YOU ARE A SMOKER OR IN THE HABIT OF CONSUMING ALCOHOL, YOU SHOULD AVOID BOTH, WELL IN ADVANCE SO THAT YOUR BODY IS DEVOID OF THE TOXIC EFFECTS.

This treatment is done in 4 stages:

i) Controlled Ovarian Stimulation:
The aim is to get about 10-12 eggs from the ovaries at the end of the stimulation, which may extend from 10-14 days. There are two protocols of ovarian stimulation. You may be on either one of these protocols.

a. Long Protocol:
Here the object is to partly suppress (also called down regulation) the ovary over a period of 15 days, following which the ovary is stimulated. Once the down regulation is complete, you will be given Injections for a few days. The number of days will vary for each patient.

b. Short Protocol:
In this protocol you have to report to the hospital from the first day of the period itself in the month of the treatment cycle. Your blood for LH will be taken and you will be asked to have down regulating injections, morning and evening continuously. After seven days of injections, you are asked to report for the scan.

ii) Oocyte Recovery (Aspiration of the follicles)
Once the follicles have adequately grown, the female partner has to undergo a procedure known as Oocyte Recovery. The eggs in the mature follicles are collected safely in the sterile tubes with the help of Trans Vaginal Scan. After 3 to 4 hours of the oocyte recovery procedure, you will be shifted to the room and can have oral fluids after 6 hrs and then the regular diet. One day of rest is adequate.

iii) Semen Collection, TESA/PESA
If the husband has a minimum count of 1-2 million live sperms with about 1% normal morphology, he will be requested to produce a semen sample into a sterile container provided from the lab. This should be done on the same morning when his wife undergoes the oocyte aspiration procedure. If the semen is insufficient or does not contain any live sperms, you will have to be prepared for PESA/TESA accordingly. This is a minor surgical procedure by which the sperms are drawn from the epididymis, known as Percutaneous Epididymal Sperm Aspiration (PESA) or a small bit of Testicular tissue is collected from the Testis (TESA).

iv) Embryo Transfer (ET)
Your gamates (sperms or eggs) are the most valuable things in the world for you . The embryos resulting from your gametes will be treated in the A.R.T Lab for about 2-3 days and at the end of the procedure, they will be transferred to the uterine cavity in the most atruamatic way. The best quality embryos are selected for transfer to the uterus.

ET is usually done 48 hrs after Oocyte Recovery at about 11-12 Am. ET may be delayed for 1-2 days in some cases. You can have normal food in the morning, but should have a half filled bladder with urine so that transfer can be done with the help of the abdominal scan. About 2-3 hrs of holding of urine will be enough. At the end of the transfer, you will be asked to lay down in the recovery room for about 3hrs and you are free to walk.

If more than 2 good quality embryos are left behind after ET, this may be frozen for future use.

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