The morning-after pill is a very safe and effective emergency contraceptive that can be taken after unprotected sex.
What you need to do before your treatment starts: Long Agonist Protocol 1. Stop smoking if you are a smoker. 2. Start using Folic acid pills 0.4 mg/day. 3. We will perform an ultrasound examination and start stimulating your ovaries when you come to Istanbul. Treatment may be initiated any time within the first 3 days of your menstrual bleeding. Short…
The implant is 99% effective. It doesn’t protect you from STDs. Use a condom with your implant to help stop pregnancy.
For IVF/ICSI treatment to be successful the ovaries should be stimulated to produce more than a single egg. In order to achieve this goal potent drugs called gonadotropins are administered in a controlled manner. Gonadotropin treatment is self administered as most of the medications used today can be administered subcutaneously. How is the treatment started? An ultrasound examination is performed…
Egg retrieval is a procedure whereby matured eggs are retrieved by ultrasound. A thin needle under the guidance of the transvaginal ultrasound probe is introduced from the vagina into the ovaries and follicles that harbor the eggs are aspirated. This aspirate is sent to the embryology laboratory and the egg is identified in the fluid. What should I do prior…
Embryos are transferred into the uterus usually between 2 and 5 days after egg retrieval. During the time they spend out of the body they are kept in culture medium in incubators that mimic the fallopian tubes. Embryo transfer is an easy procedure that is done without anesthesia or sedation. The embryos are loaded into a plastic catheter that is…
How are my eggs going to be fertilized? This depends on the reason why you are not getting pregnant. If there is male factor infertility then microinjection (ICSI) is required. This is a procedure whereby a single sperm is injected into the egg using an instrument called micromanipulator. If infertility is due female factors, classical IVF is done where sperm…
In men who have no spermatozoa in the ejaculate, sperm need to be retrieved either form the epididymis or the testes. When the etiology of azoospermia is obstructive (blockage to the canals bringing the spermatozoa from the testes to the ejaculate) sperm can be retrieved from the epididymis using a needle aspiration technique. (TESA) In men with azoospermia due to…
After transfer there are usually excess embryos that can be frozen for later use. Only embryos that are of good quality are suitable for freezing. In Turkey, according to regulations embryos can be stored for 5 years. Embryo freezing does not harm the embryo. We currently prefer vitrification over slow freezing as the former is associated with higher survival rates…
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is a procedure whereby a single cell is removed from the embryo on day 3 to perform genetic testing. PGD can detect certain chromosomal abnormalities (i.e. trisomies, monosomies, translocations, etc.) and single gene defects (i.e. thalassemia, fragile X syndrome, etc.) and can also be performed for HLA typing.