IVF / ICSI in INDIA

Starting IVF treatment can be an exciting but nerve-wracking experience. Usually, IVF treatment is pursued once other treatments have failed, following months of trying to get pregnant unsuccessfully. IVF treatment is the very first treatment tried when an egg donor is being used, there are severe cases of male infertility or a woman’s fallopian tubes are blocked. Still, this often comes after years of trying to get pregnant, followed by a slew of fertility testing.

IVF treatment is often successful, though, it may take more than one try. Studies show that the potential for success with IVF treatment is the same for up to four cycles. Generally, the live birth rate for each IVF cycle is 30 to 35% for women under age 35, 25% for women between the ages of 35 and 37, 15 to 20% for women between the ages of 38 and 40 and 6 to 10% for women after age 40.

Our IVF Center has state-of-the-art facilities for In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI), Laser Assisted Hatching (LAH), Semen banking, Embryo Cryopreservation and Cumulus Aided Transfer (CAT- a technique pioneered by Dr. Firuza Parikh for the first time in the world) and a fully functional Andrology Laboratory for diagnostic and therapeutic tests. Facilities for Genetic tests utilize an automated Karyotyping Workstation for chromosome analysis and Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and advanced equipment for molecular genetic tests like the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). Prenatal, Postnatal and Preimplantation Genetic Diagnostic tests (PGD) are carried out in our laboratory. Our IVF center set up the first PGD lab in India in 1999 for testing certain genetic disorders using the FISH technique.

Couples with female infertility or male infertility are counseled for both medical and surgical causes of infertility. We offer treatment for ovulatory disorders and other endocrine problems which cause infertility. Endoscopic procedures & surgical management of infertility are also carried out. We have a large series of more than 2000 cases of endoscopy including operative laparoscopy and hysteroscopy.

In IVF treatment, eggs from a woman’s ovary are surgically removed and placed in a Petri dish, where they are united with sperm from a male. IVF treatment consists of several stages, including ovulation induction, IUI, egg harvesting, insemination
and fertilization, and embryo transfer. Some couples also opt to undergo preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) to screen for chromosomal abnormalities.

Almost 300,000 babies were conceived via assisted reproductive therapy, with IVF being the most common ART treatment performed. Learn more about IVF pregnancy success rates and statistics. Contact a fertility specialist in your area.