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One of the commonest requests I get is - Doctor, I have a low sperm count. Which is the best medicine to boost this? They try to manipulate their diet and their lifestyle, with the hope that something will work. Popular interventions include: Coldwater showers Boxer......
What every patient needs to know about the IVF lab where we grow and safeguard your precious embryos. Saiprasad Gundeti Senior Embryologist, Malpani Infertility Clinic The IVF Lab The IVF lab is the heart of an......
What you need to know about DPO We all know that ovulation is the central event in a woman's reproductive cycle. All reproductive events ( for example, timing baby-making sex) depend upon this. It's the key event to dating pregnancy as well and should be something that......
You can improve your success rate by becoming a good infertility patient. Here are some useful tips on how to become a model patient so you can wow our infertility doctor. A lot has been written about what makes......
Anovulation (not ovulating) is one of the common reasons of infertility. This can be treated by inducing ovulation. What forms of treatments are available for inducing ovulation? The most commonly prescribed medicines for induction of ovulation include: Cl......
There could be a number of reasons for irregular cycles, and for an infertile woman , having irregular periods is very stressful, because they cannot make sense of their reproductive cycle. An understanding of the bio......
Asking the right questions about infertility will save you valuable time and effort. Finding the 'why' will lead you faster to the 'how'. A Case I recently saw an infertile patient who had over 3 thick files bulging with medic......
Most patients are quite amazed by how much time, money and energy we invest in developing resources for educating IVF patients. While I love teaching, I also do this for selfish reasons! It's not that educating pati......
You know that IVF maximises your chances of having a baby, and gives you your best shot at getting pregnant. This is why it's important to be well-informed about your treatment, so that you have peace of mind that you did your best! Most couples embark on IVF (In vit......
A guest post by Dr. Saiprasad Gundeti, Chief Embryologist, Malpani Infertility Clinic which discusses what makes a top quality embryologist. Embryos are graded in the IVF lab routinely, according to their appearance......