Author: Navya Muralidhar
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Tubal Factor Infertility: How to Diagnose and Treatment Options
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Think of your fallopian tubes as nature’s express highway system – they’re the crucial pathways that help eggs and sperm meet up for their all-important rendezvous. The ovaries release the mature egg, and sperm, if present at the right time, race through the fallopian tube to meet the egg. But what if there’s a traffic…
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What is an Ovulation Trigger And How Does it Work?
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Ovulation triggers do exactly as it says on the tin: trigger or kickstart ovulation, which is when an egg is released from the ovary. Naturally, Leutenizing Hormone, or LH does the trick. But ever wondered how fertility specialists manage to retrieve multiple eggs during non-natural treatment such as In vitro fertilization with such precise timing? …
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What is Polar Body Biopsy and How is It Done?
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“There’s no way to measure egg quality unless we see how the embryo develops” Well, not anymore. One such method that’s not as popular, but nevertheless exists is polar body biopsy. It helps us understand the genetic health of the eggs before egg freezing or IVF It’s especially helpful if there’s a known maternal genetic…
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What is Endometrial Receptivity Assay (ERA) in IVF?
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With IVF, one of the most important steps is the frozen embryo transfer. It’s where your fertilized egg and sperm have spent around 3-5 days in the lab, and grown into a ball of cells called the embryo. But the lab can only do so much. It’s now time for the embryo to shift into…
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What is an Embryologist & How To Become One?
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Ever wondered what really happens after your eggs or sperm reach the lab? That’s where embryologists shine, as trained professionals who handle stuff behind the scenes, combining cutting-edge science with precision to nurture your growing embryos. So if you’re wondering how to be certified of this superpower or are just curious of what happens behind…