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IVF and Infertility Specialist
When should we meet an
Infertility Specialist ?
Inability to conceive after 12 months of trying
for a pregnancy (if you have never conceived
earlier)
OR
After 6 months of trying, if you have had a
pregnancy earlier)
What are the causes of Infertility?
Problems in the female:
Poor ovarian reserve
Blocked Fallopian tubes
Hormonal problems like PCOS, Hypothyroidism
Large Fibroids
Adhesions in uterus
Tuberculosis
Problems in the male:
Impotence
Low/ weak/ abnormal
sperms
Absence of sperms
Varicocoele
Hydrocoele
What tests are done for Infertile
couples?
Tests for males:
-Semen Analysis- done after 2 to 3 days of
abstinence
-USG and Doppler of the scrotum
-Hormones like Testosterone, SH, LH
Tests for females
Ultrasound of the uterus and ovaries
Hormones like FSH, LH, TSH, Insulin
Tube test (HSG- hysterosalpingography)
AMH-Anti Muellerian Hormone
Folliculometry
What are the treatments for
Infertility?
Timed Intercourse(TIC)
Ovulation Induction and TIC
IUI- Intrauterine Insemination after Ovulation
Induction with medicines or injections
Laparoscopy/ Hysteroscopy
IVF (Invitro fertilisation)
ICSI (Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection)
What is IUI?
IUI is Intrauterine Insemination
Here, the husbands sperms are prepared in the lab and transferred into the uterus by a fine cannula
Done for patients with:
-Low sperm count
-Ejaculatory disorders
-Hostile Cervical mucus
-Unexplained Infertility
