IVF treatments
In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a process by which an egg is fertilized by spermoutside the body: in vitro (“in glass”).
The process involves monitoring and stimulating a woman’s ovulatory process, removing an ovum or ova (egg or eggs) from the woman’s ovaries and letting sperm fertilize them in a liquid in a laboratory. The fertilized egg (zygote) is cultured for 2–6 days in a growth medium and is then implanted in the same or another woman’s uterus, with the intention of establishing a successful pregnancy.
(ICSI) Intra cytoplasmic sperm injection is the procedure for the patient who suffering from the chronic situations regarding male infertility. After ovum aspiration from the ovaries of female, egg is injected with normal sperm present inside the semen after selecting it with Intracytoplasmic morphologically selected sperm injection (IMSI) technique. And then cleave it inside the proper medium to develop it.
Even if you’ve had trouble conceiving, there’s hope for a successful pregnancy thanks to medically advanced solutions called artificial insemination and assisted reproductive technologies. These strategies manipulate the eggs and sperm – either while still in the woman’s body or in a lab setting – to promote successful fertilization and implantation, or to allow for genetic testing.
TESE – PESA – MESA
TESE or testicular sperm extraction is a surgical biopsy of the testis whereas TESA or testicular sperm aspiration is performed by inserting a needle in the testis and aspirating fluid and tissue with negative pressure. The aspirated tissue is then processed in the embryology laboratory and the sperm cells extracted are used for ICSI.
PESA or Percutaneous Epididymal Sperm Aspiration (PESA), does not require a surgical incision. A small needle is passed directly into the head of the epididymis through the scrotal skin and fluid is aspirated. The embryologist retrieves the sperm cells from the fluid and prepares them for ICSI.
MESA (Microsurgical Epididymal Sperm Aspiration) is used in conditions like obstructive azoospermia, involves dissection of the epididymis under the operating microscope and incision of a single tubule. Fluid spills from the Epididymal tubule and pools in the Epididymal bed. This pooled fluid is then aspirated. Because the epididymis is richly vascularized, this technique invariably leads to contamination by blood cells that may affect sperm fertilizing capacity in vitro.
PGD – PGS
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) and Pre-Implantation genetic screening (PGS) are tests done on embryos for a particular genetic disease that it may be at risk of inheriting from the parents.
Laser Hatching
Laser-assisted hatching can turn around a history of failure for embryos to implant themselves in the uterine wall. Assisted hatching is used to help the embryo hatch from its protective outer shell, the zona pellucida, and promote implantation in the uterine wall after embryo transfer.
Stem cell therapy is used to improve endometrial lining in those with thin endometrium causing implantation failure which doesn’t respond to routine treatment.
Stem cell therapy is used to improve ovarian reserve in patients of POF and postmenopausal females.
Stem cell therapy is used to improve testicular function in patients of testicular failure
What is Platelet-rich Plasma (PRP)?
Blood is liquid (Plasma) that contains red and white blood cells, and platelets. Platelets help clot blood and also contain hundreds of proteins called growth factors important in the healing of injuries. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) has 5 to 10 times more plateles than what is typically found in blood. The concentration of platelets-and growth factors-has important implications in healing, and can potentially regenerate tissue and cartilage.
What Conditions Can Be Treated With PRP?
– Poor endometrium
– Ovarian Rejuvenation
– Testicular Failure
How Does PRP Work?
Blood is drawn from a patient into a test tube, and then placed in a centrifuge for a “Spin.”
Low gravitational force separates the plasma and platelets from the red and white blood cells. The increased concentration of platelets is then combined with the remaining blood.
PRP can be carefully injected into the injured area or inflamed tissue, or by preparing the PRP in a way that allows it to be stitched into torn tissues.
Even if you’ve had trouble conceiving, there’s hope for a successful pregnancy thanks to medically advanced solutions called artificial insemination and assisted reproductive technologies. These strategies manipulate the eggs and sperm – either while still in the woman’s body or in a lab setting – to promote successful fertilization and implantation, or to allow for genetic testing.
