Health and fashion-conscious women are very much concerned about their body weight. But gaining weight is well accepted for every woman during pregnancy. But pregnancy should not be an excuse to eat junk food and put on unnecessary weight, which creates complications in pregnancy. Healthy weight gain during pregnancy not only help the optimal growth […]
The traditional measures for quality of health care are rated by morbidity and mortality outcomes. But this approach is a little different in case of fertility care. The live birth rate or complication rate is the parameters counted in the case of fertility care outcome. In the current trend of healthcare practice, patients’ opinions have […]
The estimation of the success rate of different infertility treatments is very important for continuing those therapeutic measures. Internet service extension increases the awareness of the patients. Infertile couples have taken information about the different treatment options and also raise their awareness about the success rate of available treatments. IVF is one of the most […]
The patient usually consults with several sources to obtain information about the clinical set-up, ethical and social circumstances of the destination country before departure from the home country for fertility treatment. When patient obtains guidance from their physicians to whom they discuss their fertility issues about the selection of the destination countries will be beneficial […]
DES is an abbreviation used for Diethylstilbestrol. This is a synthetic hormonal therapeutic agent contains non-steroidal estrogen. In 1938, this chemical substance was first introduced. After 1948, DES was used for improving pregnancy outcome, as it had claimed that treatment with DES could increase the production of placental steroidal hormones. But this concept is wrong, […]
Previously aneuploidy embryo transfer was one of the leading causes of IVF cycle failure due to unsuccessful implantation. Raising of maternal age has a direct link with the increasing rate of embryonic aneuploidy. But IVF technology advancement is continuous which introduces different advanced expertise like extended embryo culture, vitrification and trophectoderm biopsy. Moreover, IVF collaborates […]
ART or assisted reproductive technology is a reproductive medical advancement has applied successfully to treat millions of infertile couple. Like other medical treatment procedures, ART also has some complications along with additional legal ethical and social challenges. The following are some common complications associated with ART. Multiple pregnancies Approximately 40% of babies born through ART […]
Define zygote intrafallopian transfer (ZIFT) Zygote Intra-fallopian Transfer (ZIFT) is a clinical process conducted under assisted reproductive technology. In this process, fertilization is conducted outside the intended mother's reproductive system by fertilizing the retrieved eggs and collected sperm in a laboratory. Then, the fertilized eggs are transferred into the fallopian tube of the intended mother. […]
It is a fact that every man is not eligible for sperm donation. Every sperm bank has maintained a standard protocol. Every sperm donor applied for sperm donation has not met these criteria. Some sperm donors are excluded after conduction of pre-donation screening program. What are the reasons for disqualify of a man to become […]
It is a debatable question on payment of gamete donor - should gamete donor need to be paid? If the payment is allowed then some common questions are raised - Is this payment is considered to be a compensation for inconvenience or devoting time for the procedure? Or is it is a rewarding amount paid […]