Thursday, October 31, 2019
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Hallmark of a bad IVF clinic
IVF patients are often unsure how to select the best IVF
doctor, because they all seem very similar.
However, one thing you can be sure about is that if the
clinic is putting pressure on you to start your IVF treatment as quickly as
possible, then this is a red flag. IVF treatment is elective treatment - and
when to do it is a decision which you need to make for yourself. It should be
driven purely by personal patient preference. A good doctor will do a
consultation; offer you counselling; explain your options; and give you a cooling off period, so you have
time to make a well thought out considered decision.
After all, there are always options, including adoption !
Once you go back home, you can process the information provided; maybe get a
second opinion; and talk to other people in your family and get their inputs,
if you think these will help .
Sadly, a lot of IVF clinics today are set up with only one intention - to get the patient to start an IVF cycle as quickly as possible , before they change their mind !
Sadly, a lot of IVF clinics today are set up with only one intention - to get the patient to start an IVF cycle as quickly as possible , before they change their mind !
This is actually very harmful for patients , because then
all the clinic is bothered about is maximizing their income by doing as many IVF
cycles as possible, irrespective of whether the patient needs it or not.
What to find an IVF clinic which respects your time and intelligence ?
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Thursday, October 24, 2019
How to minimize IVF risks
Infertile couples often forget that the biggest risk of IVF is not doing IVF !
IVF patients are understandably worried about some of the
side effects and complications of IVF, such as multiple pregnancies or ovarian hyperstimulation
syndrome ( OHSS) , but the biggest risk for an infertile couple is that may end
up with no baby at all ! Not doing IVF has a huge opportunity cost, and
infertile couples need to factor this in.
One way of minimizing this risk is to do IVF, because it's the one treatment option which maximizes your chance of getting pregnant , because it has the highest success rate. By maximizing your chance of getting pregnant, you are also minimizing your risk of not having a baby. You also have peace of mind you did your best, so you have no regrets later on in life !
One way of minimizing this risk is to do IVF, because it's the one treatment option which maximizes your chance of getting pregnant , because it has the highest success rate. By maximizing your chance of getting pregnant, you are also minimizing your risk of not having a baby. You also have peace of mind you did your best, so you have no regrets later on in life !
Yes, doing IVF does involve emotional and financial risks, but at the end of the day, it's a good idea taking these risks , because the reward is well worth it !
What to find an IVF clinic which respects your time and intelligence ?
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Wednesday, October 23, 2019
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The biggest risk of doing IVF
IVF patients are anxious before starting an IVF cycle, and
it's easy to understand why. IVF is an expensive treatment, where the outcome
is uncertain, and no one is sure whether the cycle will succeed or not. Also,
they are worried about the risks of taking all the injections, because they are
scared about their side effects.
However, they worry about the wrong things ! The truth is
that IVF is a safe , tested and effective treatment, provided it's done in a
good clinic .
The biggest risk is one patients are often unaware of - choosing
the wrong doctor.
The reason most patients are blissfully clueless about
this is because they naively assume that all doctors are created the same. Also, they don't think they're competent
enough to differentiate between a good doctor and a bad doctor, and are happy
to go to the one who is nearest/cheapest/ has been recommended by their GP .
This is the biggest mistake they make, because if you end
up in the clutches of a bad doctor, not only will you end up wasting a lot of
money, you also actually end up running the risk of unnecessary complications ,
such as high-order multiple pregnancies , or ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
( OHSS) .
Please do your homework before you sign up for an IVF
cycle !
What to find an IVF clinic which respects your time and intelligence ?
WhatsApp us at https://wa.me/919867441589/
Friday, October 11, 2019
Why do perfect IVF cycles fail?
Often an IVF cycle goes perfectly , and the doctor is happy
with the medical process. He has transferred a top quality blastocyst; the
transfer was smooth; and the endometrium was 8 mm and trilaminar.
However, even though everything seems to be perfect, the IVF
cycle may still fail.
Patients then feel
cheated and upset ! After all, if the cycle was perfect and the doctor
was so happy and hopeful, then why didn't it work?
What they forget is that when we call a cycle perfect, we
only refer to the medical tangibles
which we can measure. Our technology is still not good enough to allow
us to assess all the hundreds of variables which influence implantation.
Thus, we look at the morphology of an embryo and grade it,
but we can't check its genetics. Similarly, while we can see that the
endometrium is thick and trilaminar on an ultrasound scan, this doesn't
necessarily mean that it's receptive, and we don't have the tests to be able to
assess this.
It's because our technology is limited that a perfect IVF
cycle doesn't always end in a pregnancy.
This is something we need to learn to live with, because
reproductive science is still not perfect.
What to find an IVF clinic which respects your time and intelligence ?
WhatsApp us at https://wa.me/919867441589/
Thursday, October 10, 2019
Why does the IVF technique mostly result in twin pregnancies?
This is a very common misconception.
Part of the reason is that twins are far more memorable
than singletons. This is specially true if the birth of the twins has happened
after many years of infertility , because
of IVF.
On the other hand, singleton IVF pregnancies are not very memorable
- and infertile couples will often not even share the information that they did
IVF to get pregnant.
Also, multiple pregnancies after IVF used to be much commoner
in the past , because many IVF clinics would transfer multiple embryos at one
time. They didn't have very good success rates, and in order to increase the chances of success,
they would put many embryos in the hope that at least one would stick ! The problem
was that if multiple stuck, patients would end up with multiple pregnancies.
This is an outdated practice today, because the
complication rate with a twin pregnancy is higher. While many infertile couples
are excited about the possibility of getting twins , because they think of this
as an " instant family in one cycle", and while it's true that a twin
pregnancy is better than not getting pregnant at all, the truth is that this is
not in your baby's best interests.
Global best practices recommend that you should transfer
only a single blastocyst at one time , and freeze the rest. This way , the
cumulative pregnancy rate is higher, and it's much safer for everyone !
Friday, October 04, 2019
Is IVF treatment stressful?
This depends on two important
variables - the patient , and the clinic.
All patients who go through an IVF
cycle are anxious , because they are concerned whether their cycle will work or
not. They aren't sure whether it will
work the first time, or how many cycles they'll have to do , because they know
that the success rate of IVF is not 100%. This uncertainty and anxiety
obviously makes each cycle stressful . This is especially true of the two week
waiting ( 2ww) period, because no one knows what's happening to the embryo
which has been transferred into the uterus.
However, those patients who are
well informed , and who have realistic expectations, because they have take the
time and trouble to understand what an IVF cycle involves, find it much easier
to cope with the emotional roller coaster ride, because they know that IVF is safe
and effective are
The second variable is the clinic. Some clinics are very hands on , and will provide a lot of personalized attention to each individual patient. We don't have any assistants, and take care of all our patients ourselves. However, most large clinics are assembly line operations, who don't really care about the patient's state of mind . They needlessly add to the patient's stress, because of the long waiting times they subject patients too, and because the senior doctor is never available, and the care is delegated to inexperienced juniors.
The second variable is the clinic. Some clinics are very hands on , and will provide a lot of personalized attention to each individual patient. We don't have any assistants, and take care of all our patients ourselves. However, most large clinics are assembly line operations, who don't really care about the patient's state of mind . They needlessly add to the patient's stress, because of the long waiting times they subject patients too, and because the senior doctor is never available, and the care is delegated to inexperienced juniors.
What to find an IVF clinic which respects your time and intelligence ?
WhatsApp us at https://wa.me/919867441589/
Thursday, October 03, 2019
Is IVF painful?
Not if you do it in a good clinic !
Yes, IVF can be extremely painful in some clinics - especially the ones who use intramuscular progesterone
injections to provide luteal phase support after the transfer.
These are oily injections, which need to be given deep
intramuscularly , as a result of which the patient's muscles become so sore and
hard that they can't even sit on their backside !
These clinics are extremely unkind , and don't care about the
comfort of their patients.
Clinics such as ours are much kinder, and we've never used
intramuscular progesterone injections.
We do use progesterone , and give it in the form of vaginal
suppositories . These doesn't cause any pain at all, which means there's no
reason why an IVF cycle should be painful. In fact, they are far better than the
progesterone shots, because vaginal absorption of progesterone is much better
than through the intramuscular route.
Also, we do our egg collections under general anesthesia.
This is a short procedure, and patients have no pain at all, because they are
fast asleep !
We take pride in being kind to our patients !
What to find an IVF clinic which respects your time and intelligence ?
WhatsApp us at https://wa.me/919867441589/
Wednesday, October 02, 2019
Why do IVF clinics refuse to share medical records with their patients ?
Why are IVF doctors so secretive about the medical details
of the IVF treatment they provide to their patients?
I often see patients who have failed IVF cycles, and we're
quite happy to provide them with a second opinion.
However , it's very frustrating when I find they don't
have any medical details at all of what treatment was offered to them.
The big problem is that there's a lot of secrecy about
these medical details , and doctors refuse to share this.
I think this is partly because they want to hold on to
their patient, and believe that if they don't give them their records, they
will not be able to go to another doctor !
This is illegal and unethical. The medical records are the
patient's property , and the patient has a legal right to be given these. After
all, the patient has paid for their treatment , and there's no reason why
doctors cannot give them their records.
If they want, they can keep a copy for themselves , for
their data analysis, but they have to give the originals back to the patient.
This is a legal liability on the part of the doctor , and any doctor who
doesn't do this is a bad doctor.
I sometimes wonder the IVF clinics which don't routinely
and proactively provide records have something to hide ? One possibility is
that they provide poor quality treatment , and are ashamed of this, which is
why they aren't willing to be open and transparent.
Tuesday, October 01, 2019
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