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Endometriosis and fertility

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Endometriosis is a common condition that affects one in ten women. Endometriosis is when the tissue that makes up the uterine lining. Endometriosis is usually found in the lower abdomen, or pelvis. Symptoms Women with endometriosis condition often have lower abdominal pain, periods with severe pain, and pain during sexual intercourse. They may report having a hard time getting pregnant. Endometriosis and Fertility It’s common for people suffering from endometriosis to struggle with conceiving naturally. Between 20 and 30% of women with infertility will have endometriosis. Endometriosis causing distortion of the fallopian tubes so that they are unable to pick up the egg after ovulation, and also creating inflammation that can adversely affect the function of the ovary, egg, fallopian tubes or uterus. When the endometriosis is so severe that conception does not happen, then almost all of those patients will need the IVF program to get pregnant, once conception has occur

IUI vs. IVF

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IUI vs. IVF Both intrauterine insemination (IUI) and in vitro fertilization (IVF) are fertility treatments used to help a couple who want to start their family but struggling to conceive.                                                            VRINDA FERTILITY Dr. Anushka Madan says, ‘There are key differences between IUI and IVF treatment. After comparing both options you can determine which method might be best for you and your partner’.   The difference between an IUI and IVF treatments are as follows: 1.     In IVF process completes involving the steps: egg stimulation, retrieval, fertilization, and transfer; whereas, In IUI injects sperm into a uterus to decrease the sperm’s travel time to the egg. 2.     In IUI, insertion of the good quality sperm close to the egg which increases the chances that the egg and sperm will unite whereas IVF, fertilization of the eggs in the laboratory via conventional fertilization method like ICSI. 3.     IUI, also kno

Is IVF treatment more successful in summer?

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Vrinda Fertility It isn’t just the warmer weather that makes summer very special. Summer months make everyone happy and less anxious. But did you know summer is also the ideal season for conception?   Factors like age, egg quality and lifestyle habits are crucial to conception. Summer is full of reasons to try and conceive with amazing mood-boosting sunlight and quality time with your partner. A woman’s chance of ovulating is also higher in the spring and summer months. For women who struggle with infertility, however, the warm months of summer mean something entirely different for them. If you are considering IVF treatment, the chances of becoming pregnant with IVF treatment are twice as high in the summer than winters. Factors such as age, egg quality and lifestyle habits all serve as make-or-break roadblocks to the success of the IVF process. In the summer, the body produces vitamin D in the presence of sunlight. Vit. D is an essential factor for fertility. Low levels of