Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Maximise Your Chances of a Future Pregnancy with ICSI

By SL Anne


Treatment of any form comes not with guaranteed success but risks and chances of failure. ICSI is not the only option couples should consider neither is it the last they should attempt at. Couples opting for this treatment should be emotionally prepared if things run out of hand. Hence, preliminary actions should be taken to increase chances of success in the treatment.

Research on alleged health facilities that provide this treatment could possibly ward off future hassle. Patients should aware that success rates differ from one individual to another. Therefore it is unwise to hinge solely on the published success rates.

Instead, being attentive to little details such as the duration of fertility, diagnoses performed and age of patients will shed some light in identifying patients with equivalent background. This step ultimately gives some context to the rate of success. Potential patients should note that female fertility reduces with age and will affect the chances of getting pregnant.

Stumbling upon a reputed infertility treatment institute, couples should take note of the layout of the treatment. Infertility physicians are able to tailor a suitable programme for couples after prior examination and diagnosis is carried out. The method of treatment will then be decided and any prerequisite surgical intervention required will be performed.

If deemed necessary hysteroscopy is executed to prepare the uterus for the programme. Couples will also be advised to comply to an appropriate diet; this step allows the body systems to stay nourished in order to perform what is needed of them.

Infertility physicians may also offer mock embryo transfers as a precautionary procedure to avert unforeseen mistakes on the actual day of transfer. This process aims to ensure the length of the uterine cavity and the angle of the cervix. The patient would benefit by psychologically preparing themselves during the actual transfer; induced uterine contractions can be avoided. (Dr. Najeeb Layyous, 2009)

Another factor that plays a major role would be the type of embryo used; either fresh or frozen. Frozen embryos are thought to have a lower success rate however some rare cases have proven otherwise (Rachel, 2010). Misconceptions are truly dispersed when patients take the initiative to understand the steps carried out to ensure the embryos survive the thawing process.

An embryo thaws to room temperature within a minute or two after being removed from cryostorage but the whole process takes about 40 minutes; cryoprotectant needs to be continually removed and displaced with water. Preventive measures are taken to make sure the embryo does not burst; as water rushes into the cells.

The quality of the embryos will determine its rate of survival, given that proper protocols are carried out before freezing. Failures should not discourage patients from trying again. Hence, looking for help from counsellors and clinicians may aid in reassessment of the predicaments that follow.




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