Preparatory measures are the same as before IUI: a healthy lifestyle, vitamins, strengthening immunity.
Stimulation of superovulation. To increase the quantity and quality of eggs, you need to take hormonal drugs in individual doses. This usually takes about 2 weeks, but may take longer depending on the IVF Treatment Pakistan protocol (long, short or natural cycle). At this time, the state of the uterine mucosa, the level of hormones and the development of follicles are monitored.
Egg retrieval and sperm collection. Oocyte collection is performed by transvaginal puncture, a low-traumatic operation under local anesthesia in 5-10 minutes. A small hollow needle removes the mature oocytes through the vaginal wall. They are then sent to the IVF laboratory. Sperm is collected on the same day or thawed, if it has been cryopreserved, washed and prepared for the IVF procedure.
In vitro fertilization. Most of the time, using the ICSI method, the embryologist fertilizes the egg with the most viable sperm. If conception has occurred, the embryos are cultured for 3-6 days. Before being transferred to a woman’s uterus, genetic screening of the embryos is performed to ensure healthy fetal genetics. And also, the procedure allows you to find out the sex of the future baby.
Embryo transfer. One or two healthy embryos are implanted into the uterine cavity through a catheter. Unused embryos are cryopreserved for future use.
Taking medications that improve implantation of the embryo in the lining of the uterus and provide support to the fetus. If everything was successful, after 10-14 days the test will show 2 strips. And the ultrasound will confirm the heartbeat of the future baby.
Based on the above, it can be seen that IVF Treatment is a more complex and high-tech procedure that requires special equipment, personnel qualifications and time. This is reflected in the level of success and the final cost.
Success and treatment costs
IUI is less invasive, so if the diagnosis allows, it is usually attempted before moving on to the more invasive and expensive IVF procedure. However, IVF helps to cope with a much larger list of fertility problems than IUI. And if a patient suffers from severe forms of infertility, IVF is prescribed immediately.
There are studies that indicate that women who switch to IVF with IUI before or immediately start artificial insemination become pregnant faster than those who did several cycles of intrauterine insemination. There is evidence that immediate IVF resulted in a higher pregnancy rate with fewer treatment cycles compared to those who had two cycles of IUI before switching to IVF. Although women in the immediate IVF group became pregnant faster, overall success after 6 IVF cycles was similar.
IUIs typically have a 5-20% success rate per cycle under ideal conditions. The success of IUI depends on many variables, such as age, causes of infertility, and medications. If pregnancy does not occur in the first three or four treatment cycles, there is no point in continuing, it is better to switch to IVF.
Although the chances of success of IVF vary greatly, depending on age, sperm and egg quality, the cause of infertility and the clinical symptoms. In IVF pregnancy occurs much faster due to the higher success rate per cycle. For people under 35 years of age, with ideal data, treatment success is usually around 50%.
The cost of IVF and IUI varies greatly and depends on several factors. IVF is expensive, as it requires expensive reproductive manipulations, genetic and other innovative medical research, medications, as well as time, because pregnancy does not always occur on the first IVF attempt. Per cycle, IUI is much cheaper. However, IVF has higher success rates and also has undeniable benefits in the form of the birth of a healthy child, without genetic pathologies, sex selection, etc. However, IUI is not suitable for all patients. For people with difficult diagnoses in the reproductive sphere, only IVF can sometimes help.
Human Reproduction Group believes that Male Fertility Treatment in Lahore is not a privilege, but a legal right of all families. Therefore, all IVF programs are guaranteed, until a successful outcome, for a fixed cost. A variety of packages will allow any couple without children to choose a suitable program both in terms of cost and list of services.