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Hi There everyone ! Excited to “see” ! I am Dr Ann Tan Medical Director of Virtus Fertility Centre. We would love to help as many of you on your fertility journey.
Thank you for joining me at this QnA session, do drop me a email at Enquiries@Virtusfertilitycentre.com. Would love to hear from you.
Is ART safe for would-be mothers? Are there any potential side effects or long-term complications from the medications and procedures?
Isit true that I will definitely fall pregnant with ART. Is the incidence of miscarriage higher when I conceive through ART?
We would love ❤️ to be able to gaurantee each couple who start a cycle that they would walk out many months later with a baby . It is my utopian dream to be able to do so to minimize the anxiety , time and cost that each cycle takes . Unfortunately the reality is that the success rates of IVF depends on both male and female factors . And with the female it is largely her ovarian reserve . The risk of miscarriage is also linked to maternal age. At 40 the chance of a normal egg is 1 in 10-20 eggs that are retrieved. The risk of miscarriage increases to 20% or higher in the 40s.
Fact or myth: Taking extra supplements such as DHEA and vitamin D etc can increase my chances of pregnancy through ART.
I believe in optimizing the health and nutrition of both male and female partner prior to the IVF cycle for best outcome. If supplements are needed then we can use them
Are babies conceived via ART less healthy as compared to those conceived via natural means?
Babies conceived by ART are not less healthy in fact on the contrary, if the parents are well prepared to go into an IVF they would be healthier 😊 and thus have healthy babies .
will I still be able to conceive naturally after successfully pregnancy through ART?
This does happen happily when the cause of the infertility is not absolute eg where the male partner has no spermatozoa or the female partner is prematurely menopause or has tubal blockage
Is there an increased chance of birth defects if I become pregnant through ART?
No the risk of birth defects is not increased with IVF. The risk depends on the maternal age.
Fact or myth: Conceiving via ART is an extremely stressful and painful journey?
The way to go into IVF is to be positive about the outcome and not to treat it like an exam. Then the process will be less stressful. Physically there will be some effects when the ovaries grow as the follicles enlarge and of course there will be a procedure to retrieve the eggs which is done as a day surgical procedure. The procedure takes approximately 30 min and the patient leaves after 2 hours of rest
How does IVF help in enabling pregnancy? And is this process effective?
IVF takes the guessing out of trying naturally. We ensure that the egg meets the sperm and unite them. What magic they possess to develop into the embryo and a baby is then realised depending on their innate potential . IVF aims to make what may take the couple a long time to achieve in a shorter time frame
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