Professional medical service of IVF Treatment
Parenthood is the best stage of the lives of a couple or individuals. Unfortunately for most people, it doesn’t come that easy due to some health factors such as infertility, age and other conditions of the reproductive system. In a bid to overcome all of these issues of the reproductive system that may not allow conception to occur, in 1978 Sir Robert Edwards and Patrick Steptoe invented the IVF treatment, a procedure that seeks to ensure successful conception, pregnancy and eventually, the birth of a healthy baby.
What is IVF?
IVF stands for In-Vitro Fertilization, which is a kind of assisted reproductive technology meant to help couples and individuals who may otherwise not be able to have babies, to conceive successfully. The IVF treatment process involves a manual combination of an egg and sperm in the lab, and then transferring the embryo into the uterus for implantation. This procedure has thus led to the famous name given to children conceived using IVF, “test-tube babies.”
When performing the IVF Treatment Process, five steps should be followed
- Proper selection of the couple ,
- Right stimulation protocol ,
- Successful collection of eggs and sperms,
- Fertilization
- And finally implantation for the successful pregnancy as explained below.
Whom will it benefit?
In-Vitro Fertilization has been proven to be the best technological discovery for people who previously, couldn’t dream of having children. Contrary to popular belief, not everyone who can’t conceive is infertile, there are other conditions that could cause inability to conceive or sustain a pregnancy. The following is a list of people who benefit from IVF treatment.
- Women with blocked or damaged fallopian tubes
- Older patients and those with low ovarian reserve
- Men suffering from infertility or low sperm count/motility
- Men suffering from absent sperm count but have sperms in testis
- Women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (POS)
- Women with Endometriosis
- Women suffering from Premature Ovarian Failure
- Unexplained infertility