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Minimal Stimulation IVF
There are numerous women who would prefer to keep their conceiving process as drug free as possible. IVF Spring Fertility in Mumbai has several low to no drug infertility treatments. Minimal Stimulation IVF is a form of IVF Treatment that significantly reduces the amount of drugs used in the stimulation process. The medication is restricted to a period of only 5-9 days. This reduces the effects of the medication on the patient as well as reduces the chances of ovarian hyper-stimulation syndrome. Even though this form of treatment is milder than high stimulation IVF the success rates to comparable conditions are just as good.
What is Minimal Stimulation IVF?
Mild Stimulation IVF is a minimal approach to the high stimulation IVF Procedure. Similar to the natural cycle IVF, minimal stimulation works with the woman’s body to collect eggs of the highest quality. The woman is given medication for a shorter duration of time which is 5-9 days and works with the body’s menstrual cycle to ensure collection of the highest quality eggs. The entire treatment process in mild stimulation IVF happens over a period of 2 weeks and involves lower doses of the drugs.
What is Minimal Stimulation IVF?
Excellent success rates
Success rates of the mild stimulation IVF procedure are excellent. It also has fewer drawbacks to conventional IVF procedures.
Woman friendly
There is no invasion of any kind and, therefore, the procedure is not under sedation for the patient.
Higher quality eggs and embryos
Among the different forms of assisted conception methods, IUI is the most affordable one.
Better implantation
A milder dose of the stimulation drugs ensures that the lining of the womb is better equipped to handle implantation in Mild IVF procedures.
Shorter treatment time
Minimal Stimulation procedure takes only 2 weeks to complete making it shorter in duration when compared to normal IVF procedures.
Safe for women
The risk of Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS) is greatly reduced in Mild IVF and There is no hormone suppression with Mild IVF compared to conventional IVF.
Frozen embryos
Any spare embryos of suitable quality that are not used in treatment can be frozen and stored for future use.
Lower costs
Since a high factor of the costs associated with IVF treatments are the medication, mild stimulation IVF is relatively affordable compared to conventional IVF.
It is non-invasive
There is no invasion of any kind and, therefore, the procedure is not under sedation for the patient.
Who is Minimal Stimulation IVF suitable for?
Most women who are not able to conceive naturally would ideally like to go for the natural cycle IVF treatment or the Mild Stimulation IVF treatment. However, the mild stimulation IVF treatment is only suited to a few women. The following are the types of women to whom minimal stimulation IVF is suitable:Most women who are not able to conceive naturally would ideally like to go for the natural cycle IVF treatment or the Mild Stimulation IVF treatment. However, the mild stimulation IVF treatment is only suited to a few women. The following are the types of women to whom minimal stimulation IVF is suitable:
- Women with a high egg reserve are suitable for this treatment
- Couples where the fertility issues is with the man
- Women who have PCOS are candidates for this treatment
- Women who want to avoid medication or for whom medication is not suitable
- Women at risk of OHSS may opt for mild IVF
- Women who would like to reduce the pain of daily drug injection in regular IVF procedure
Minimal Stimulation IVF Process:
IVF Spring Fertility Centers mild stimulation process is extremely gentle and safe for its patients. Low doses of the stimulating hormones are introduced to the women’s body in accordance with her menstrual cycle and a high quality egg is extracted. The egg is fertilized and the embryo is transferred to the womb to continue with the pregnancy process. At IVF Spring Fertility Center we usually promote a single embryo strategy unless particularly specified by the patient. This is done to reduce the risk of multiple pregnancies.
Why Spring IVF
IVF Spring Fertility Center in Mumbai recommends using the gentle stimulation process for several reasons. There is a high level of success with the mild IVF process because it is tailored to suit a woman’s need. The short course duration also makes it a perfect fit for couples who are looking to begin being parents immediately. Also since the medication dose is short the costs involved with the medication is also affordable to more couples.
The entire duration of the treatment lasts only 2 weeks and has several advantages as well. Since the medication doses are so small there is very little risk of the patient developing OHSS. In fact, we have received no patients who have suffered from OHSS due to our IVF treatments. Babies born from milder treatments have significantly lower rates of premature birth than those born following conventional IVF. This treatment is also suitable for women with a low ovarian reserve and has shown a high success rate for such patients.