Wednesday 31 March 2021

Individualised Controlled Ovarian Stimulation

The process in which the egg is prepared for fertilisation in a woman’s ovaries and is released into the fallopian tubes to meet with the potential sperm for fertilisation, is called ovulation. When this process is stimulated by inducing ovarian follicular development and maturation of the egg using medications, it is called ovarian stimulation. Ovarian stimulation is a standard procedure used for successful outcomes in assisted reproductive techniques like IVF, ICSI, IUI etc. as this procedure not only prepares the egg but also prepares a woman’s uterus for embryo implantation. Some of the major advantages of ovarian stimulation are:

  •     Helps induce ovulation in anovulatory women (a woman who does not have periods)
  •     Induces the maturation of numerous ovarian follicles simultaneously
  •     Helps to predict of the timing of egg maturation
  •     Enables collection of numerous mature eggs in each cycle

The conventional controlled ovarian stimulation is a one size fit all approach, which may not benefit all patients. At Srishti, we have adopted Individualised Controlled Ovarian Stimulation

(iCOS) which involves ovarian stimulation to suit each woman’s infertility condition and unique characteristics. Few essential parameters like age, weight, previous reproductive history, type of infertility, and ovarian reserve are considered to tailor the most optimal individualized controlled ovarian stimulation (iCOS) strategy. This technique helps to secure the shortest time to pregnancy and live birth. This also reduces the risk of developing ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome. Thus our specialists do a thorough evaluation of your condition to design your personalised treatment to achieve the best possible outcome for your condition.


Blog Reviewed By: Dr. Soumyaroop Dash
Mail Us: srishti.fertility@gmail.com

Wednesday 3 February 2021

Egg Donation

Egg donation is a procedure in which a donor woman donates her fertile eggs to a recipient woman to help her conceive through assisted reproduction technology. It typically involves retrieval of eggs from the donor, fertilizing them in a laboratory, and then transferring the healthy embryos into the recipient’s uterus. In vitro fertilization (IVF) using donor eggs have proved beneficial for women who cannot conceive with their own eggs due to reasons such as:

  •     Premature ovarian failure
  •     Poor quality of eggs
  •     Advanced age
  •     Ovarian diseases
  •     Ovaries surgically removed
  •     Risk of inheritable genetic disease

The Procedure

The donor receives hormonal injections to induce ovulation and allow multiple eggs to mature at the same time. The doctor retrieves the mature eggs using an ultrasound guided needle and will fertilize these eggs in the laboratory using the recipient’s partner’s sperm or donor sperm. Once the eggs are fertilized, the embryos are transferred into the recipient’s uterus and monitored closely for pregnancy. After a successful implantation, the recipient carries the developing baby through the full term of the pregnancy and childbirth. In a fresh transfer, the menstrual cycles of the donor and recipient are synchronized using medications while in frozen transfer, the embryos are frozen and transferred at a later time.

Thousands of couples have become parents by opting for egg donation as an infertility treatment. It has been a boon for women to mother a child, experiencing all the joys of pregnancy and motherhood.

Blog Reviewed By: Dr. Soumyaroop Dash
Mail Us: srishti.fertility@gmail.com