Covid-19 is Changing the Method of Infertility Treatments

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Covid-19 is Changing the Method of Infertility
Treatments

• The spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
  has created uncommon situations all over the
  world. It has awfully affected not only the
  economic and social system but also the health
  practices of countries. An essential lockdown
  also closed the fertility clinics abruptly.
  Fertility clinics only prioritized cases, where
  patients either had an advanced age or having
  gametes frozen for a long time. But a large
  number of patients, undergoing the fertility
  treatment cycles, were not able to get services.
  This situation demanded a new way of providing
  such medical services so that the ongoing
  treatment can be equally effective even with
  social distancing.

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Factors affecting Infertility Treatments in
Pandemic

• There is no significant proof that Covid 19 can
  affect human fertility, pregnant woman, or her
  fetus in a natural pregnancy. But there is a
  chance of getting infected with the virus during
  the treatment cycle through ART services due to
  the exposure risk.
• There are various studies going on for
  identifying the effects of coronavirus on sperm
  and egg performance. Also, experts are
  researching the unintended effect such as
  exposure of gametes and embryos in viruses during
  the infertility treatments such as IVF.
• Patients located in remote areas, hotspot areas,
  or containment zones have less accessibility to
  reach the hospital in a lockdown situation. They
  are bound to take extra precautions and care to
  prevent the infection at home.
• Couples, who are eagerly waiting for the
  treatment to start, are not able to visit the
  hospitals regularly and are getting anxious in
  this situation.

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New Ways of Handling Infertility Treatments in
Pandemic Situation

• Dr Shivani Sachdev Gour - the best female
  fertility doctor in Delhi explains the following
  new methods of infertility treatments.
• In India, almost 10 of cases of infertility are
  due to PCOS (Polycystic ovary syndrome). The
  treatment of such cases is dependent on lifestyle
  changes such as modifications in diet and
  exercise patterns. Make sure to cut off Tran
  fats, junk food, and sugary drinks from your diet
  and include protein-rich food in your diet.

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• While the lockdown has restricted the capacity of
  patients to the hospital, screening through
  remote systems such as video calls must adopt
  widely. Maternal care is an essential service
  that cannot be postponed even in these times. If
  an infertility treatment is going on, that must
  not be interrupted. But if treatments are more
  focused on lifestyle regimes, it can be suggested
  remotely through video calls or telemedicine.
• Infertility is also caused by the increased
  stress level. Since lockdown has given an
  opportunity to people to stay at home in their
  comfort zone, couples trying to become parents
  must pay attention to lower their stress level by
  yoga, meditation, and spending quality time with
  their partners.
• Treatments with the least clinic visits are
  suggested. Infertility services are prioritized
  in exceptional conditions, such as oocyte or
  sperm cryopreservation is undergoing chemotherapy
  for cancer patients and increasing age of
  patients. Covid guidelines and sanitizing
  measures must be followed by the fertility
  clinic. SCI IVF Hospital - the best infertility
  clinic in Delhi NCR is following all covid
  related guidelines and assures uninterrupted
  emergency fertility treatments.

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• COVID-19 may alter the way infertility treatment
  is provided Doctors
• Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the
  most common conditions in Indian women one out
  of 10 suffers from it. The treatment is 70
  percent diet modification and 30 percent
  exercise. Ensure your diet is low in Trans fat
  so say no to junk food and sugar and increase
  the share of protein, said Dr Shivani Sachdev
  Gour, founder director, SCI Healthcare, New
  Delhi.
• Visit here https//www.drshivanisachdevgour.com/c
  ovid-19-is-changing-the-method-of-infertility-trea
  tments/

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