At IVI we are frequently asked questions about the differences between frozen and ‘fresh’ embryos as part of the process of in vitro fertilisation (IVF). Patients want to know whether to expect the signs and symptoms of pregnancy following the transfer of a frozen embryo to be any different. In this IVI blog article, we… View Article
Vasectomy is intended to be a permanent form of contraception for men who either do not want to father a child or who have completed their families. However, an unexpected change in circumstances can always happen, possibly bringing with it a change of heart and the decision to try for a vasectomy reversal. If you,… View Article
National Infertility Awareness Week was started in the US in 1989 by a non-profit organisation, RESOLVE: the National Infertility Association. It now works in partnership with Fertility Europe, the Belgium-based pan-European patient partner organisation of ESHRE, the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology. This year, in 2021, the whole month of June is dedicated… View Article
Most of us are well aware of the main steps of the IVF process. In it the patient’s ovaries are stimulated, multiple eggs are collected and then fertilised in the laboratory. The final step is when a selected embryo is transferred to the patient’s uterus. It hopefully implants there and continues to develop into a… View Article
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), at least 1 in 100 couples in the general population is at high risk of having a child with a severe genetic disorder. In this context, reproductive genetics emerge as an essential field of study, as one of the main concerns of anyone who wants to start a family… View Article
The headline here is that yes, you can get pregnant after ovulation, but only for a short time, and you are more likely to get pregnant if you have sex before ovulation. This might be contrary to the picture you had in your mind of a passive egg ‘waiting’ to be fertilised by a sperm…. View Article
The decision to have IVF treatment is a big one. It comes probably after a long period of hoping for pregnancy, fearing infertility. It comes to terms with the need for fertility treatment. It’s understandable that, once you’ve reached your decision, you’re going to hope for speedy results. But this is a series of stages… View Article
Any sexually active woman in her reproductive years stands a chance of getting pregnant each month, even if she is using contraception. It’s therefore not surprising that most of us have needed to use a pregnancy test at some point in our lives. Whether you’re hoping to be pregnant or very much wanting not to… View Article
People who have fertility problems and are considering treatment have long been used to the idea that they are facing a long and complicated course of procedures. The expectation is that when you go to a fertility clinic, eggs and sperm are tested among lots of other processes, at the end of which the outcome… View Article
In vitro fertilisation (IVF) is the process by which egg and sperm are brought together in the laboratory to form an embryo. This is later transferred to a woman’s uterus to develop into a baby in the normal way. For many people, that broad-brush description is as far as their knowledge needs to go. But… View Article
There are many aspects of frozen embryo transfer which are different to fresh transfer, as well as many similarities. In this article, we aim to explain some of the differences between these two well-established assisted reproduction techniques. These include differences in the hormonal medication protocols involved and the choices available to the patient for the… View Article
