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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