IVF Success Rate, Infertility Treatment, IVF Treatment, IVF Procedure

1
Recurrent Pregnency Loss Programme

• There is nothing more painful than losing a
  pregnancy repeatedly! It is not only devastating
• for the patient but also the treating
  doctor! RPL is defined as a situation where a
  woman has
• lost three or more than three pregnancies.
  At Southend we run a very positive RPL
• programme. We are the first in the country
  to discover and promote the fact that RPL may be
  
• caused by chronic infections like genital
  tuberculosis! We also discovered that majority of
  
• recurrent failures whether at implantation
  or later pregnancy is due to an impaired blood
• circulation within the pelvis especially the
  uterus. The cause for this may vary.
• At Southend, we carry out all tests to rule out
  the cause of RPL and accordingly treat the
• patient. In case the patient has a genetic
  cause, the patient and her husband are informed
• regarding the defect and counseled regarding
  future implications. Endocrinal causes like
• PCOS can also be the reason and needs to be
  tackled by taking insulin lowering medication.
• We are proud to inform that 80 of cases are
  befitted by such cases, However, we would
• seriously wish to inform our patients that
  there is no need to go through extensive testing
• after a single pregnancy loss .This could
  have happened by chance and one should not worry
• about it.

2
Ovum/Embryo Donation

• Egg donors are chosen by the doctor based on
  their physical and temperamental resemblance
• to the recipient woman. This is done since
  most of the examinations are expensive and the
• doctor must first confirm that a match is
  possible before investing in the process. The
  donor is
• then required to undergo a thorough medical
  examination, including a pelvic exam, blood
• draw to check hormone levels and to test for
  infectious diseases, Rh factor, blood type, and
• drugs and an ultrasound to examine her
  ovaries, uterus and other pelvic organs. A family
  
• history of approximately the past three
  generations is also required. Genetic testing may
  also
• be done on donors to ensure that they do not
  carry mutations (e.g., cystic fibrosis) that
  could
• harm the resulting children.
• Once the screening is complete, the donor will
  begin the donation cycle, which typically takes
• between three and six weeks. An egg
  retrieval procedure comprises both the Egg Donors
  
• Cycle and the Recipients Cycle. Birth
  control pills are administered during the first
  few weeks
• of the egg donation process to synchronize
  the donors cycle with the recipients, followed by
• a series of injections which halt the normal
  functioning of the donors ovaries. These
• injections may be self-administered on a
  daily basis for a period of one to three weeks.

3
Overseas Programme

• Our philosophy is to analyze patient problems
  and offer the most appropriate therapy 30
• 40 of the patients therefore do not undergo
  IVF in our centre. This is contrary to popular
• belief that patients are always made to
  undergo IVF in a facility such as ours! The
  centre
• today is a perfect blend of academics and
  ethical clinical practice. It has become popular
  
• amongst the medical fraternity for training
  in infertility management. Our academic
• achievements have been applauded
  internationally giving us the honour of being
  research
• collaborators with the prestigious
  ReproductiveResearch Centre of the Cleveland
  Clinic, USA
• since 2008.
• At Southend Fertility IVF it is our Endeavour
  to help couples in decision making, make
• treatment as cost effective as possible for
  them and advise them to choose other options
• when successful treatment is unlikely. We
  welcome you to our facility, stand committed to
• you and hope you shall enjoy your experience
  with us!

4
Southend Fertility IVF

• Our philosophy is to analyze patient problems
  and offer the most appropriate therapy
• 30 40 of the patients therefore do not
  undergo IVF in our centre. This is contrary to
• popular belief that patients are always made
  to undergo IVF in a facility such as ours.

5
Preparation For Treatment

• For your protection and that of any child, we
  will need certain blood test results before we
• offer you treatment. Prospective parents must
  have a negative result for Hepatitis B, Hepatitis
  
• C and HIV. We must also have evidence that
  the prospective mother is immune to rubella, as
• well as her sickle cell anaemia and
  Thalassaemia status for those in high-risk
  groups.