This document provides information about fertility and conceiving a child. It discusses various fertility issues like infertility, difficulties getting pregnant, ovulation, and fertilization. It also summarizes solutions and assisted reproductive technologies like IUI, IVF, ICSI, fertility drugs, and egg/sperm freezing that can help couples conceive when facing fertility problems. The key message is that fertility clinics now have solutions for many previously difficult or impossible fertility issues.

1. bringing in new life….

2. Did you know…
...that 1 in every 7
Indian couples has
difficulty in getting pregnant?

3. Did you know…
...that the cause
for this may be
Male or Female
...in equal
proportion?

4. Ovulation

5. Did you know…
...that the human
egg can survive
for
only 24 hours
after release
from the ovary?

6. Which means that a woman has
only one chance
of getting pregnant at a particular
time each month...during ovulation

7. Did you know…
…that fertilisation of
the egg occurs
in the
Fallopian tube?

8. …and so, the
sperms have
to travel all the
way up to the
egg
…through the
cervix, and the
uterus…to the
Fallopian tube

9. Did you know…
…that only one sperm is required
out of the millions released, to
fertilise an egg?

10. The most common cause of
infertility in the
Male
include abnormalities in the
sperm count, motility
(movement), & shape.

11. IUI
Intra Uterine Insemination
…a simple procedure
which
helps the
sperm reach
the egg

12. IUI…how is it done?
IUI involves obtaining good quality
sperms
after semen wash
and inserting it in the
uterus with a thin
cannula →→
around thetime of
ovulation

13. IUI

14. Did you know…
…that upto 40%
of infertile women have
difficulty in ovulation?

15. How do we determine the day of
ovulation?
Detection of Ovulation is mostly
done with
the help of
Sonography
This is called
Follicle Study

16. How can we help women who don’t ovulate?
Tablets and injections
can be used to
induce ovulation
in women who do not ovulate
naturally, or who
have difficulty in conceiving

17. Did you know…
…that blocked tubes account for upto 40%
of infertility in women?

18. Patency of the Fallopian tubes can checked by
Hysterosalpingography Laparoscopy
&

19. How can the egg and sperm unite if the
Fallopian tubes are blocked?
IVF
or
Test Tube
Baby

20. What is In Vitro Fertilisation -
IVF?
IVF
or Test Tube
Baby
is a procedure in
which the egg and
sperm are united in
the lab (in vitro).

21. With the help of
Injections
many eggs
are grown
in the ovaries
during an
IVF cycle

22. IVF….How are the eggs removed?
The eggs are
removed with
the help of
sonography
under short
anaesthesia…
…a 15 to 20 minute
procedure!

23. The human egg
is only a
few microns in
size…this is what it
looks like after
400 times magnification

24. IVF…
…the egg and
sperm are then
united to form an
embryo in the
Laboratory

25. ICSI – Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection
…sperms which cannot move on their
own can be injected into the egg in
the laboratory…a procedure called
ICSI

26. ICSI

27. Some embryos…babies in the making!

28. Finally…the embryos are transferred
into the uterus with the help of
Ultrasonography

29. Did you know…
…that 1% of women
experience menopause
before the age of 40 yrs…
…Premature
menopause

30. Which means that…
…these women
are unable to
produce eggs
of their own

31. Did you know…
…that women with
premature menopause
can get
pregnant
with the help of the
Egg donation
program

32. Did you know…
…that women
without a
uterus
can have
children of
their own?

33. This can be done with the help of
Renting a Womb
or
Surrogacy

34. Did you know that Women are born
with a finite number of eggs
1 to 2 million at birth
7.0
40,000 at puberty
5.0
3.0
< 100 at menopause
Birth
1.0
0.3
3 6 9 5 10 30 50
Age (months) Age ( yrs )

35. Which means that the
Biological clock
is continuously
Ticking

36. Did you know…
…that human eggs can be
Frozen

37. So that they can be fertilized
Whenever you are ready
to have a baby

38. Its NEVER

40. Fertility Today…
…the impossible to
possible…

41. The miracle of life…the journey begins

42. We at believe that

43. You give us a Problem…
We’ll give you a Solution

44. The Problem
PCOS
(Problems with
ovulation)
The Solution
Inducing Ovulation

45. The Problem
Early(Premature)
Menopause
The Solution
Egg Donation

46. You give us a Problem…
We’ll give you a Solution

47. The Problem
Preservation of fertility for
• Women with cancer
• Career oriented women
The Solution
Egg Freezing

48. The Problem
Low Sperm Count
The Solution
IUI- Intrauterine
Insemination

49. You give us a Problem…
We’ll give you a Solution

50. The Problem
Low Sperm Count and
Motility
The Solution
ICSI- Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection

51. The Problem
Preservation of fertility for
• Men with cancer
• Frequent travellers
The Solution
Sperm Freezing

52. You give us a Problem…
We’ll give you a Solution

53. The Problem
Blocked Fallopian Tube
The Solution
IVF or ICSI

54. The Problem
The
Implantation
bed….the
Uterus
The Solution
Surrogacy

55. You give us a Problem…
We’ll give you a Solution

57. bringing in new life….

58. Are you planning a
pregnancy?

59. Have you visited your doctor
before
getting pregnant?

60. Did you know…
…that conception occurs
2 weeks before
your period is
due?

61. …which means that
your baby may be exposed
to harm
even before you realise
that you are pregnant

62. Did you know…
…that deficiency of
Folic acid
can lead to
brain or
spinal cord
defects in
the baby?

63. Starting Folic acid
supplements
preconceptionally
can reduce this risk

64. If you are planning a baby…
…Avoid
Junk food

65. Did you know…
…that being overweight, increases
your risk
of having
Diabetes and
Hypertension
in pregnancy?

66. If you are planning a baby…
…Avoid the use
of
alcohol,
tobacco
or
drugs

67. If you are planning a baby…
…Avoid the use of any medication
before consulting your doctor

68. Some tests before you get pregnant…
Haemoglobin
To make sure
that you are
not anaemic

69. Some tests before you get
pregnant…
Blood Sugar
To make
sure you
are not
Diabetic

70. Some tests before you get
pregnant…
A Thyroid check

71. Did you know…
…that uncorrected
deficiency of the
thyroid hormone
during pregnancy can
lead to
mental deficits in
your baby?

72. Some tests before you get
pregnant…
Screening for
Thalassemia

73. Did you know…
…that you may have
Thalassemia…and
not know about it?

74. Did you know…
…that suffering from
Rubella
(German measles) during
pregnancy can lead to
multiple
defects in
the baby ?

75. …that’s why its important to check if you are
immunised against Rubella before you get
pregnant…
…and get
vaccinated, if
not

76. Did you know…
…that Sexually Transmitted Infections can
make it hard for you to get pregnant
…and can
harm your
baby?

77. Being pregnant is a pleasure…
…make sure the pleasure is your’s