Infertility has emerged as a common challenge that many couples today face. Childbearing is one of the major events in a couple’s life, which is why the diagnosis of infertility is often very overwhelming for patients. For the newly diagnosed, it can be intimidating to comprehend such extensive information. At Alkari Devi Hospital, we have a friendly and personal one-stop fertility service staffed by experienced specialists. We fully understand how important this journey is, and we want to be there for you every step of the way. That is why we have an expert team standing by to give you all the support you need and to help you understand and choose the treatment that is best for you.
IUI: Intrauterine insemination
It is the placement of motile concentrated sperm into the uterus after processing with media, around the time of ovulation of the wife. We offer a variety of sperm preparation methods which can be done in wife’s natural or stimulated cycle.
- Male subfertility
- Difficulty in vaginal intercourse
- If a couple wishes for Donor sperm
IVF: In Vitro Fertilization
In IVF, fertilization of the wife’s eggs and the husband’s sperm is done outside the body, in the laboratory. The woman is given medications to stimulate the ovary to produce about 8-10 eggs. These are retrieved transvaginally by an ultrasound-guided procedure under anesthesia. Husband’s semen is processed, and good motile sperm are incubated alongside the eggs in an incubator. The resulting embryos are transferred at the cleavage stage (Day 3) or blastocyst stage (Day 5), depending on the number and grading of the embryos. Extra embryos are preserved by freezing (cryopreservation).
ICSI: Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection
A specialized form of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) used to help couples overcome infertility challenges, particularly those related to male factor infertility.
Under a high-powered microscope, an embryologist carefully selects a single healthy sperm. Using a fine needle, this sperm is directly injected into the cytoplasm of a mature egg, bypassing natural fertilization barriers. This process is repeated for each retrieved egg.