What is IVF treatment?

IVF stands for In-Vitro Fertilisation, which is a technique where eggs are removed and fertilised outside the body. During the IVF process, a person’s eggs and sperm or if this is not possible donor eggs or sperm are used to create an embryo a specialist embryology laboratory.

These embryos develop for between 3 to 5 days in specialised incubators; suitable embryos are then selected and implanted in the uterus to continue to grow as a natural pregnancy.

If you are someone who wants to consider undergoing this kind of treatment, then it pays to invest more time into learning about it as a process.

When you learn more about this vital process, it will soon become much easier to take it on as part of your life. Call us today for an informal chat, we would love to hear from you.

When is IVF recommended?

Sadly there are many causes of infertility in couples, but once identified, an effective solution can often be found. Infertility is often associated with a woman but statistically, male infertility is a real problem affecting 1 in 3 couples.

Some of the common infertility causes include:

• Uterus problems,
• Hormones,
• Blocked or damaged fallopian tubes,
• Endometriosis and unexplained infertility.
• Older woman
• Low Ovarian Reserves
• Poor Sperm Quality
• Low Sperm Count
• Erectile dysfunction
• Testicular trauma.

Remember, once you have a diagnosis, it is often possible to find a solution and become a parent. Talk to us today we have specialists who can help you find a solution.

Why choose us for IVF?

​Our IVF partners are a patient-centered fertility clinic which not only treats but also researches and produces clinical studies. With an active quest for knowledge and improvement, our partners’ clinic is one of the most advanced fertility clinics in the world.

There are several factors that contribute to the success

• Accumulation of know-how and experience within the past 17 years
• Individualised IVF treatment focused on achieving a healthy pregnancy and baby.
• Low-cost funding to help pay for your IVF treatment
• Dedicated personal support right through the IVF journey, from initial enquiry to pregnancy test and beyond

What are our success rates?

Our IVF partner treats over 1500 patients yearly, with IVF ICSI, egg donor IVF, sperm donor IVF, cytoplasmic transfer, Ovarian PRP, Microsort, IUI, and PGD cycles.

IVF FAQs

What are my chances of success with IVF+ICSI treatment?

The chances of success will depend on a number of factors. These include your age, your hormone levels and general level of fertility as well as your partners semen characteristics and other factors like the equipment used, doctors’ experience and choice of medication. So it is really misleading to quote a success statistics in general or based on just your age. However, the age based statistics we publish on our website more or less provide an idea of what you will be looking at.

Why do I need to use medication before IVF treatment?

This is one of the most commonly asked questions from patients undergoing treatment. Whether you are able to conceive naturally or not, in any IVF treatment, we will need to obtain multiple eggs and therefore multiple embryos so that we can maximize your chances of success. Without any use of fertility medication, your ovaries are likely to release only one egg in a given menstrual cycle. This single egg may or may not be of optimal quality.
Not all the eggs will fertilize into good quality embryos and not all the fertilized embryos will survive until the day of embryo transfer, and not all the embryos that have survived will turn out to be healthy. This is why we need to administer a custom prepared medication protocol which will optimize the number of eggs to be harvested so that we can offer you the highest chance of success possible.

What is the age limit for IVF treatment?
There is an age limit for IVF treatment. This is in relation to how likely you are to achieve success. If not using a donor, then we will want to make sure your eggs are viable and we have a shot at pregnancy with your own eggs. This is one of the reasons why we ask that patients undergo a series of testing for assessment of their fertility levels prior to proceeding with treatment. Based on these test results, we are able to form an opinion of how likely we are to obtain a good count and quality of eggs in an IVF cycle and how likely these eggs are to produce a healthy pregnancy.

Which tests will you require for IVF treatment?
We require a series of tests for fertility assessment / fitness for pregnancy as well as infectious disease screening. Each and every test that we order serves a different purpose and each one of these tests will have an implication for your treatment.
For assessment of fertility, we ask each female patient to have the following testing done on day 2 or day 3 of their menstrual cycle: FSH, LH, Estradiol, Prolactin, TSH and AMH hormone tests. The AMH test is independent from your menstrual cycle and can be done at any time, but our patients find it easier to have all the tests done on the same day during their visit to their doctor. It will also be important to have a base line pelvic ultrasound scan during this visit for antral follicle count in the ovaries and to check that there are no major visible problems in the uterus that can interfere with a successful pregnancy.
The male patient is required to have a semen analysis done. Especially if he has not had a child in the near past, it will be important to observe sperm parameters such as count/volume/motility/morphology/pH level and round cell count. In some cases, a small infection in sperm can compromise the whole process, therefore, it is important to be prepared for possible precautions that we may need to take.

Useful IVF Links

We’ve collected several useful links to learn more about IVF, which you can find below.