IUI is used for couples who have uterine issues or poor sperm parameters. Before this treatment, you need to perform several examinations, inject drugs, avoid unhealthy habits, and eat nutrients to increase your pregnancy chance. The IUI procedure involves four steps and takes almost two weeks. The result of this fertility treatment is determined 15 days after sperm insemination through a blood test.
An IVF cycle may fail because of high maternal age, low quality of sex cells and embryo, low receptivity of the uterus, endometriosis, and chromosomal abnormalities of the embryo. Also, if the mother has uncontrolled elevated blood pressure, unbalanced TSH level, or blood clotting disorders, the IVF may fail.
Whether ovulation is done naturally or with medication, it has some common symptoms like mood swings, mucus changes, spotting, bloating, breast tenderness, changes in sex drive, and mild pelvic pain. Ovulation may take 12 to 48 hours, but you can try conceiving for up to 10 days after it happens.
The first symptoms of implantation are nausea, light spotting, mild cramping, and food craving. Remember that implantation spotting differs from period to period in terms of color, amount, duration, and other factors. Implantation bleeding usually takes a couple of days, and its color is pink or brown. Also, its amount is so small that you don’t need a maxi pad.
IVF is the most popular type of assisted reproductive technology, which involves seven steps in total, from taking hormone medications to preparing the womb for carrying the baby to the embryo transfer procedure.
In a testicular biopsy, the doctor gets a sample from the testicle and retrieves sperm from it. The sperms are then examined in a laboratory, and the healthy ones are used in IVF. Four types of testicular biopsy are done for men with fertility problems: PESA, TESE, TESA, MESA.
IVF with donor egg helps women with poor egg quality, diminished ovarian reserve, endometriosis, and fallopian tube issues have children. Despite being extremely helpful, this treatment is costly, and many people cannot afford it. Iran, Turkey, and India are the cheapest IVF countries with donor eggs, respectively.
The level of LH in the blood depends on the time of the menstrual cycle, age, and general health of the patient. High levels of LH can be a sign of ovarian disorder, PCOS, menopause, an autoimmune disorder, or hypothalamus insufficiency. A low amount of LH in the blood also indicates pituitary gland disorders, malnutrition, or a hypothalamus disorder.
An inverted nipple is harmless, but it may interfere with your breastfeeding, lower your self-confidence, and impact your sexual activity. Based on the grade of nipple inversion, the doctor suggests using Hoffman's technique, suction devices, nipple piercings, or getting cosmetic surgery. Although nipple surgery fully restores the nipples, it might harm all or some of the milk ducts.
In liposuction, a narrow tube removes the fat pockets from the body. This tube creates hollow spaces under the skin, which are then filled with fluid and cause lumps and bumps. You can eliminate the bumps by wearing a compression garment, getting manual lymphatic drainage massage, needle aspiration, and many more treatments.