Dr. Hrishikesh Pai, IVF Specialist, India.

The success of your IVF journey begins with preparing your mind and body. Dr. Hrishikesh Pai advises you on how you should go about it. It is not just the nine months that count. Dr. Hrishikesh Pai, one of the best IVF Doctors In India, suggests a few ways to ready yourself for the journey.

When you visit your gynecologist for guidance on fertility treatment, you have obviously thought it over as a couple and done your research, yet you must know what you are in for. Sometimes it is smooth sailing, and at times it is not.

Not only is the process time-consuming but also time-dependent. It has to be well-coordinated, which means that the two of you make yourself available. Physically, emotionally and monetarily.

A baby in your arms is worth a million tries.

So, get set and go.

Here’s a list of things you should do to prepare for your IVF journey.

Have Couple Goals, and have faith.

You might have already spoken about the possibilities of the procedure. Still, you need to sit down together as a couple and make a firm pact that you will continue throughout the journey until the desired result is achieved: a baby in your arms.

You need to be prepared for a few failed attempts, make yourself available to find out the causes, accept the results and be open to different methods of achieving the goal.

Again,, it will demand time, emotion, and money. But all for a worthy cause.

Know the process and its alternatives:

As no two people can have the same DNA, the process will also be customized based on your medical and family history. It will do you good to consult with an IVF specialist and get to know more about the different procedures and why a specific treatment is being recommended for you.

Not everyone has to go through IVF. Some can conceive with IUI and ICSI too. These are relatively less time and money-consuming procedures. But the confirmation is entirely based on your test results.

Ensure that you are visiting an ethical clinic:

When selecting your specialist and the clinic, please do some research on them and ensure that their service is legitimate and that they follow the registered protocols. Keep up with your appointments; rescheduling is not an option in these matters.

Attain your ideal body weight:

Yes, you read that right. Getting physically fit and active is a big part of increasing your fertility and retaining the implant. So, eat well, exercise moderately, not too much, and try to come into the ideal weight category.

Stick to the commitment:

If your test results determine that IVF is the way for you, then you will have to primarily have faith in your doctor’s skill and be a part of the teamwork. It will take commitment beyond your imagination to stick to the schedule. As said earlier, rescheduling is not an option.

Treatment will be expensive, and you may probably need to go through the cycle more than once, so plan your finances.

These were the general guidelines you will have to follow, but treatment-specific guidelines are even more important and a religion by itself.

The process of IVF to help you prepare your schedule:

1)     Preliminary health tests are done, followed by ascertaining the number of eggs in the ovary.

2)     A semen sample is collected from the male partner as a backup.

3)     Hormonal injections are given starting from day 2 of the period cycle and are continued for a period of 9 days.

4)     Eggs are retrieved using trans vaginal ultrasound.

5)     The embryo is then later formed after the sperm fertilizes the egg

6)     The growth is monitored using USG and blood work.

7)     The embryo is then later transferred using ultrasound guidance, and progesterone is given to sustain the pregnancy.

8)     It is advised to take a test after a period of 14 days to check if the IVF implantation was successful.

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