The IVF Specialist's Blog for IVF patients
Helping IVF patients understand IVF treatment !
Sunday, April 18, 2021
The important of embryo photos in an IVF cycle
Many
of our patients have done an IVF cycle in another clinic before coming to us,
and they are surprised when we tell them that we give photos of embryos routinely
to all our patients , because their earlier IVF clinic did not bother to share
any information at all – and they did not even know that their embryos could be
photographed !
We
do this for many reasons.
This
is one of the global best practices for all world-class IVF clinics, and we
want our patients to be confident that they have received the best possible
medical care . Giving them photos of top quality embryos is tangible evidence
that we have done this – after all, the only thing an IVF clinic can do is make
embryos, and top quality IVF clinics make top quality embryos !
This
documentation gives them peace of mind that they haven't left any stone
unturned in their quest for a baby . Patients are mature enough to understand
that while the outcome of an IVF cycle is uncertain , the process is definitely
in the doctor’s hands. By sharing embryo photos , they know that we have
carried out the process properly .
Equally
importantly , patients will carry these files and show them to other doctors , and
these doctors will be able to verify ( after seeing the embryo photos ) that we
have provided our patients with top quality medical care . This can be
extremely reassuring for the patient.
By being
open and transparent , we increase the confidence our patients have in the
quality of care we provide them. This is invaluable for us , because it's our
patients who are most important source of referrals . We don’t offer any cuts or
kickbacks to doctors to refer patients to us , which is why we focus on
delighting our patients, so they will refer their friends and relatives to us .
Finally
these photos give patients a head-start in starting their Baby Album !
Friday, April 16, 2021
How to do a Self-Insemination using the Malpani Baby Kit. A Guide for Infertile Couples

Bad reporting by IVF clinics when doing a semen analysis - how labs cheat patients
This is a great example of the bad reporting which many IVF clinics resort to , in order to increase their work load.
This semen analysis report looks very official because it has been computer printed , and the man is told he has 0% normal forms. This is labelled teratozoospermia, and the doctor has now diagnosed him as having male factor infertility, and advised IVF/ICSI treatment.
This is very profitable for the IVF clinic, but there is a very high probability that the lab has fudged the figures, because the technician has not bothered to stain the sperm to study their morphology properly. If he had, then the lab would have given an image of the slide of stained sperm, so this could have been verified independently. Staining sperm and studying their morphology take a lot of time and expertise, and most technicians do not have this capability. The fact that this is missing suggests that the technician has been sloppy, and has given a report which is wrong and misleading. Sadly, there is no concept of Quality Control in Indian labs, and they can get away with mis-reporting, because patients are ignorant and clueless, and there is no regulation.
Please don't allow IVF clinics to cheat you !
The commonest reason for IVF failure
The commonest
reason for IVF Failure is poor quality embryos , and the commonest reason for
poor quality embryos is a poor quality IVF lab.
They
do not want to provide tangible documentary evidence of their incompetence –
and what makes my blood boil is that they can get away with this arrogance and
incompetence because patients aren’t assertive enough to demand their legal rights
, and ask for their own medical records ! They have a legal right to these, and
it’s illegal on the doctor’s part to hide these, but IVF doctors can merrily continue
getting away with cheating patients on a regular basis , because patients are
so poorly informed, and they trust their doctors blindly. This can be an
expensive error !
When
the IVF cycle fails, instead of accepting responsibility for this , the IVF
doctor adds insult to injury by blaming the failure on the patient’s poor egg
quality , or a thin uterine lining – “facts’ they cook up after the fact, to
save their own skin !
The poor
patient doesn't know any better , and is forced to accept whatever explanation
the IVF clinic gives for the failed implantation. This is why they get taken
for a ride .
Even
worse, this kind of malpractice harms the reputation of all IVF clinics , because
once a patient has burnt their fingers at one IVF clinic , they are very
reluctant to trust any other IVF doctor , or take treatment from any other IVF clinic
, no matter how good it is .
They
have had one bad experience already , and they aren't sophisticated enough to
be able to differentiate between a good IVF Clinic and a bad IVF clinic !
This
is why you need to do your homework in advance, before starting your IVF cycle
!
Thursday, April 15, 2021
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Saturday, April 10, 2021
Friday, April 09, 2021
Wednesday, April 07, 2021
How to make sense of your semen analysis report
This new style of medical reporting is much more patient friendly, and helps patients to understand their test reports.
It will help you interpret your semen analysis report for yourself !
This will save them needless anxiety, and conserve the doctor's time, because he does not need to explain the basics.
https://www.drmalpani.com/pdf/new_semen_analysis_report-foxit.pdf
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