IVF programs must have many approved features and services, but every program is not the same.


Questions to ask ?

Can I have a natural cycle (no drugs) if I wish?

Will I be monitored (have a blood test and ultrasound) individually and frequently during my stimulation?

Over all how many visit are required during the whole procedure.

Will my embryo's incubator use 6% oxygen (the same as in the fallopian tube and uterus) or 20% oxygen?

What is the clinic's detailed experience with transferring day 5 blastocysts?

Does the clinic offer preimplantation genetic diagnosis?

Choosing a clinic is a personal decision - it's a personal part of your life that is being explored. Everything is new to you and it is difficult to find your way through a maze of information. It is important to feel comfortable with the choices that you make.

It is worthwhile to find out as much as you can about a clinic before you start. Delhi IVF welcomes questions on any aspect of infertility management and the services our clinic provides. Following are some questions that might help you to get a clear picture of what a clinic can do. We hope they will help you make good choices by understanding what your minimum expectations are.

Further questions...

Q. What percentage of all patients achieved pregnancy in the last twelve months, or alternatively how many treatment cycles are required on average, to achieve a pregnancy at your age?

The success rates of clinics vary and it is important to get up to date information from a centre you may be considering. Success rates depend on the skill and technology at the clinic. If you are under 35 at over 1 in 3 couples have a baby on their first attempt and, on average, pregnancy is achieved within 2 cycles; from one stimulation cycle (i.e. including frozen embryo transfers) you have a greater than 50% chance of having a baby. These success rates are world standard.

Q. Will I have my own doctor at every stage of my treatment and who else will be involved?

Not only is it important to think about increasing your chances of having a baby, it is important to think of what care will be given throughout your treatment. A successful treatment cycle could also be one where you personally have a sense of control and where you feel the care and attention provided to you is exactly as you would expect. At Delhi IVF your Doctor will almost always attend to you personally at each stage of treatment. Your nurse coordinator will also be available for you. There will always be nursing staff who are familiar to both of you, to your case and to your particular needs. You will also meet the scientist who will be working with the doctor and nurses to assure the best of personalized care and support are yours throughout your time at Delhi IVF.
The scientist associated with an IVF program is the person who take special care of your embryos. One of the reasons for the high success rates at Delhi IVF is the quality of scientific personnel and the high scientist-to-patient ratio.

Q. What will a treatment cycle cost?

Results should also be taken into account when considering costs. A number of attempts with a low chance of success will end up being more expensive than one or two cycles with a top-rated program.

Q. How does the clinic keep abreast of the latest technology?

Delhi IVF not only has ready access to latest technologies - it pioneers them. Delhi IVF was the first program in Delhi with laser-assisted hatching and clinically proven stage-specific embryo culture medium. We are using Australia’s cook culture medium, which is rated best in the world for improving embryos development and blast cyst culture (growing the embryos till D-5).