IVFTreatment
IVF moves the most fragile step of conception into the lab. Eggs are retrieved, fertilised with sperm, and grown for three to five days before the healthiest embryo is placed in your uterus. Every protocol is built around your age, ovarian reserve and prior treatment history — and you get a written, itemised cost estimate before the cycle starts. Free First Consultation. 3–4 Weeks Cycle Length.
Understanding IVF Treatment
IVF takes the most delicate stage of conception — the moment egg and sperm meet — and moves it into a controlled laboratory where it can be observed and supported. Rather than depending on a single egg each month travelling down a fallopian tube, the ovaries are stimulated to mature several eggs together. Those eggs are collected in a short daycare procedure, fertilised in the lab, and the resulting embryos are grown for three to five days before the strongest is transferred.
The value of that visibility is hard to overstate. IVF shows us whether the eggs were mature, whether fertilisation actually occurred, how the embryos divided, and which one has the best chance of implanting. Many couples carrying a label of unexplained infertility for years finally get a concrete answer during their first cycle, purely because each step is finally something we can see rather than infer.
A worry we hear often deserves a direct answer: a baby born through IVF is entirely your own child, genetically and in every other sense. The egg and sperm are yours. The laboratory assists only at the point of fertilisation, and alters nothing about the child's genetics or development.
There is no single IVF protocol. Drug choice, dosage, trigger timing, whether to transfer fresh or freeze all embryos, and whether to add ICSI or genetic testing are decided from your AMH, antral follicle count, age and previous response. Two women of the same age can be given quite different plans, and that is careful individualisation rather than inconsistency.
When To Consider This
Blocked or damaged fallopian tubes — IVF bypasses the tubes entirely
Low ovarian reserve, where every remaining cycle counts
Endometriosis, especially when ovarian reserve is affected
Male factor infertility, usually paired with ICSI
Three to four failed IUI cycles
Unexplained infertility that basic investigations haven't resolved
Seek Care Promptly If
- Severe pelvic pain or rapid bloating during stimulation (possible OHSS)
- Heavy bleeding after egg retrieval
- Fever above 38°C after any fertility procedure
What's Involved
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Frequently Asked Questions
Cost depends on your specific protocol and whether add-ons like ICSI, freezing or genetic testing are needed. You receive a written, itemised estimate before starting, so there are no mid-cycle surprises.
Much less than feared. Daily injections use fine pen devices most women self-administer painlessly. Egg retrieval is done under short anaesthesia, so you sleep through it.
Many couples succeed within two to three well-planned cycles, though this varies by age and diagnosis. Each cycle's protocol is adjusted based on how the previous one responded.
Yes, for most of it. Only the day of egg retrieval requires rest, since it is done under short anaesthesia. Many patients continue their normal routine through stimulation and after the transfer.
A fresh transfer happens three to five days after retrieval in the same cycle. A frozen transfer uses a vitrified embryo in a later cycle, often with better uterine lining preparation. We recommend whichever gives your case the better chance.