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List of things to do before IVF/ICSI

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List of things to be carried out before IVF/ICSI

If you have decided on IVF or ICSI for whatever indication, there are certain medical and non medical procedures you should follow.

NON MEDICAL PREPARATION FOR IVF

DIET

Add healthy fruits & Vegetables to your diet

Include salad in your daily diet with

Cucumber - cooling

Carrot - Vitamin A, Antioxidants

Lemon – Vitamin C

Tomato – lycopens + Vitamins

Watermelon – Vitamin A, C, Potassium

Add to Daily DietØ

Oily fish- Omega 3 faty

Walnut – Omega 3 faty

Almonds – Vitamin E

EXERCISE

Enjoyable moderate exercise

Walking

Yoga

Aerobics

Dance class

LIFESTYLE CHANGES

Stop Smoking &Alcohol

Improve Sleep pattern(no night shift)

Watch only ½ hr TV/Computer in a day

Use Mobile phone only for emergency

Reduce Stress

Reduce social pressure (do not involve relatives unnecessarily)

SUNLIGHT

Daily 30 mnts exposure to sunlight improve Vitamin D levels

DO NOT TAKE

• Genetically Modified Food eg:corn/Soya

• (Ajinomoto)-MSG-Chinese salt

• Chemical preservatives Eg: Jam,pickle

• Processed Food

• Hotel Food

• Bakery food/ Fried Food

MEDICAL PREPARATION FOR IVF

Counseling about the Procedure

Side effects

Duration Rx

Success rates

Costs

Re-Freezing +FET

Consent Form – IVF/ICSI

​Egg pick up (OR)

​Freezing

​DS/DE etc if needed

MET+ E.S

Mock Embryo Transfer

Endometrial Scratching

Screening +Rx injections

AMH +Hormone Analysis

Screening + Rx Medical problems

Eg: Anemia, DM, HT

Screening +Rx Gynac Problems

Eg : PCOS , Endometriosis

Surgery if needed for (myomectomy ) Fibroids/Dilated tubes(Salpingectomy)Ø

Semen Analysis by Embryologist

Antibiotics for Husband if needed

Rx.For improving S.A if needed

Above all think positive and trust your team to do good work .

Dr.Anita Mani

Infertility& Surrogacy Specialist at Gift IVF Centre

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