Infertility Treatment at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals Delhi, India

Indraprastha Apollo offers the most sophisticated and advanced Assisted Reproduction Unit (IVF Lab) with latest technology.

We have highly skilled and experienced fertility specialists, in-house competent embryologist and the support of the best diagnostic modalities and laboratory services to give you better advice regarding the treatment options and help you decide the treatment that best suit you.

In all branches of medicine both patients and doctors recognize that same symptoms may have many different causes and that accurate diagnosis should always come before treatment. This is no less true when the symptom is the "inability of a couple to have a baby (infertility)".

Therefore before you start infertility treatment we recommend you to have proper examination and investigations so that we can give you better advice regarding the treatment options and help you to decide the most appropriate treatment for you.

FAQs on IVF / Infertility

Q- When should I seek medical help for fertility?

Ans- A couple is considered to be infertile if they have not conceived after a year of unprotected intercourse a woman over 35, or a woman who is known to suffer from endometriosis, PCOS etc should seek medical help only after 6 months of unprotected intercourse.

Q- When is IVF needed?

Ans- Please refer to detailed IVF page under treatments offered section.

Q- How painful is the procedure?

Ans- We retrieve eggs under short general anaesthesia hence, you don't feel any pain. Embryo transfer is not a painful procedure and is just like IUI procedure.

Q- How much hospital stay is required after laparoscopic and robotic surgery?

Ans- One to two days approximately.

Q- Is there any cost difference between open/ laparoscopic/ robotic surgeries?

Ans- Open and laparoscopic surgeries have almost same cost. Robotic surgery is a little more expensive in view of the cost of the equipment's.

Q- Does IVF cause increase in birth defect?

Ans- The rate of birth defect in natural conception is approximately 4%. IVF may have risk slightly more than that but ICSI has approximately 6% (not a significant difference from the natural conception)

Q- Upto how many embryos can be transferred?

Ans- Depending upon the age of the patient up to 3 embryos can be transferred.

Q- Do I need to be admitted during the IVF cycle?

Ans- Yes, but only for few hours on the day of egg retrieval as it is done under general anesthesia.

Q- Do I need to have bed rest after the embryo till the pregnancy is confirmed or throughout the 9 months?

Ans- No, we don't advise any rest after the embryo transfer except for half an hour as studies do not show any positive effect of rest on conception rate or pregnancy.