Category: IVF Knowledge

Egg Donation Age: How old do you have to be to donate eggs

If you’re thinking about helping women who can’t produce healthy eggs to become pregnant, you may wonder ‘how old do I have to be to donate eggs?’ Is there an egg donation age? While every egg donor facility will differ in its requirements, there is an egg donation limit both …

Is Sea Moss Beneficial for Infertility? What is it & What Are the Benefits

With the prevalence of infertility being a common diagnosis in both men and women, it’s no surprise that the industry backing infertility treatments and cure-alls are booming. From in vitro fertilization and insemination, to pharmaceuticals, dietary implementations, and supplementation, the apparent remedies, treatments, and cures for infertility in both men …

Your Guide to Taking an IVF Pregnancy Test

When you are trying to get pregnant using IVF, it is likely that you have used every method possible to get a positive result – and each month, you were still disappointed. So, at this stage, you are even more anxious to find out if in-vitro actually worked to get …

Everything You Need to Know about IVF Medications

IVF is a savior for women and families all over the world and it has helped many people make their dreams come true. Nonetheless, IVF alone doesn’t always show results. So, your doctor may prescribe you some medications to increase the chances of you getting a bun in the oven. This …

IVF Gender Selection: The Complete Guide

Did you know that IVF gender selection is a possibility right now? In fact, this practice is quite popular among celebrities. This has led to contradictory opinions, some people being surprised that this is even a possibility, while others have expressed concerned viewpoints due to the ethical reasons. In short, …

The Complete Guide to IVF Twins: Odds,Risks and Signs

When you choose a type of fertility treatment, there is the likelihood of multiple conceptions. You might wonder whether IVF maximizes the odds of having twins or not. And the truth is that this form of treatment does play a part in this respect. Research points out that the growing popularity …

Should You Have Sex During IVF? How to Have Sex Right After IVF Transfer?

For obvious reasons, couples rarely want to discuss sex during IVF. Yet, online, it’s completely common for women (and men) to post messages asking about it. Fertility clinics provide tons of guidance on this subject as well. In this guide, we’ll talk about whether or not sex during IVF is …

Should You Exercise During IVF? Helpful FAQ

Many people ask about exercise during IVF (in vitro fertilization). Women who use IVF as a fertility treatment tend to be extra cautious – and for good reason. Everyone, including fertility doctors, women, and their partners, wants to be sure the treatments are effective and comfortable. Is exercise during IVF …

IVF Weight Gain: Understanding the Causes, Symptoms and Weight Loss

Does IVF itself cause weight gain, and if so, does everyone experience it? One of the most commonly lamented side effects of in vitro fertilization and its associated medications is weight gain. Some amount of IVF weight gain is common; many women experience it. On the other hand, some women …

Donor Egg IVF: Procedure, Cost, Application and Faqs

For couples dealing with infertility, an absence of available eggs or eggs that are not healthy enough to lead to conception can be the main cause of their inability to conceive. Donor egg in vitro fertilization (IVF) is a wonderful option for these women. IVF with Donor Eggs The dramatic …

What Is Mini IVF? Process, Pros, Cons and Success Rates

Mini IVF means Minimal Stimulation In Vitro Fertilization. Mini IVF involves the same process of fertilization outside of the womb, and transfer of an embryo or blastocyst back into the uterus. However, there’s less medication involved and less “stimulation” of the ovaries. In a nutshell, that’s how the treatment is …

Why Does IVF Fail? Causes of IVF Failure and Complications

Failed IVF cycles are devastating for many couples and women. Why does IVF fail, and why is IVF failure so devastating? As the below article points out, IVF can fail due to a number of reasons, including failed implantation, lack of viable eggs or sperm, no fertilization, and complications with …

Is IVF Painful? In Vitro Fertilization Procedures and Facts

If you’re never undergone an IVF treatment before, it’s okay to ask. Is IVF painful and what are the steps involved that might make it painful? When the movies and televisions shows portray IVF, they usually involve a woman bracing for pain as her husband sticks a needle in her …

Is Gestational Surrogacy Right For You? Using Surrogacy with IVF

What is Gestational Surrogacy? When a woman becomes pregnant for someone else, using their sperm and eggs, she is considered a gestational surrogate. The process is technically called gestational surrogacy. Almost all gestational surrogacy occurs as part of an infertility treatment process. In gestational surrogacy, the surrogate carries the baby …

Embryo Transfer Process, Risks, Considerations and FAQ

What is an embryo transfer? During in vitro fertilization, fertility specialists combine eggs and sperm together outside of the woman’s body after egg retrieval. Once fertilization takes place, the embryos mature and divide for a brief period of time (usually 2 to 3 days). After that point in time, fertility …

Understand egg retrieval process, preparation, and recovery

Generally speaking, the egg retrieval step in the in vitro fertilization (IVF) process sets the stage for everything that comes after it. Successful retrieval of viable eggs should never be taken for granted. The egg retrieval process is special and complex, and must be done correctly in order for IVF …

PGD vs PGS testing with IVF: benefits, risks, procedures and costs

When couples and women turn to in vitro fertilization (IVF) to treat infertility, they do so with the hope of conceiving a healthy, happy baby. After going through all of the treatment and expense of IVF, many couples want to minimize the risk of miscarriages, and passing genetic disorders to …

Use ICSI with IVF Treatment – Benefits, Process and Risks

What is ICSI? ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection) is a simple process on the surface. Embryologists performing ICSI use a small, glass tool called a pipette to inject a single sperm into a single egg. Fertility doctors recommend and use IVF with ICSI when the risk of IVF failure is high …

16 Top Encouraging and Supportive IVF Blogs and Forums

Most women and men who begin an IVF journey hope it’ll end one way: with a baby. For some, the journey takes many years. For others, one round of IVF does it. Through the journey, regardless of how long it is, many people begin to write about it, and that’s …

IVF Pregnancy: 9 Very Important Things To Expect

The early stages of an IVF pregnancy are exciting, full of anticipation, and sometimes nerve-wrecking. Couples who become pregnant through IVF often wonder how to talk to their family and friends about it. Pregnancy gives couples a lot to look forward to – a new baby in the family and …

IVF Procedures: How Does IVF Work?

First of all, let’s watch a 3D animation video of how IVF works.This IVF Video is excellent for describing each and every process of In Vitro Fertilization. Naturally, if you’re considering IVF, you’ve probably had several questions go through your mind. If you wonder about IVF procedures then continue reading. …

IVF: A Complete Guide to Understanding In Vitro Fertilization

In Vitro Fertilization(IVF) is the main type of assisted reproductive technology(ART). Since the first successful pregnancy in 1976, it has resulted in tens of thousands of live births. As  In the most basic terms, IVF involves fertilizing an egg outside of the body – where it can be monitored and …