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Donor Eggs and Sperm: Age Limits, Banks and Anonymity in India

Donor Eggs and Sperm: Age Limits, Banks and Anonymity in IndiaIVFPulse Editorial in FertilityIndia's ART (Regulation) Act 2021 allows donor eggs and sperm only through an ART bank registered as an independent entity, sets donor ages at 23 to 35 for eggs and 21 to 55 for…Fertility

Bleeding After a Positive Test: When to Go In, What a Scan ShowsIVFPulse Editorial in FertilityBleeding in the first trimester was reported by 1,207 of 4,539 women in Hasan 2010, and 12% of them miscarried against…

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Bleeding After a Positive Test: When to Go In, What a Scan Shows

Surrogacy in India: Who Is Eligible Under the 2021 ActIVFPulse Editorial in FertilityThe Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 has governed every surrogacy arrangement in India since 25 January 2022. It…

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Surrogacy in India: Who Is Eligible Under the 2021 Act

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10 Common Myths About IVF Busted – How IVF Pulse Helps

10 Common Myths About IVF Busted – How IVF Pulse HelpsIVFPulse Editorial in IVFIVF

IVF Add-Ons: What the Randomized Trials Actually Found

IVF Add-Ons: What the Randomized Trials Actually FoundIVFPulse Editorial in IVFThe UK fertility regulator rates none of the ten add-ons below green for improving the chance of a baby. One, hyaluronan transfer medium, has moderate-quality evidence of a small…IVF

Time-Lapse Embryo Imaging: What the TILT Trial Found

Time-Lapse Embryo Imaging: What the TILT Trial FoundIVFPulse Editorial in IVFLive birth was 33.7% with time-lapse imaging, 33.0% with standard care — and 36.6% in the arm that simply left the embryos undisturbed. The imaging was not what mattered.IVF

Endometrial Scratching: What the 1,364-Woman Trial Found

Endometrial Scratching: What the 1,364-Woman Trial FoundIVFPulse Editorial in IVFIn the largest trial, 26.1% of women had a baby with endometrial scratching and 26.1% without it. The 2026 Cochrane review cannot rule out a small benefit, but no group of…IVF

Should I Freeze Eggs or Embryos? What Each Choice Commits You To

Should I Freeze Eggs or Embryos? What Each Choice Commits You ToIVFPulse Editorial in IVFEmbryos need sperm on the day and both people's written consent ever after; eggs stay under one person's control but must still fertilise after warming. The chance per embryo is…IVF

Can Stress Cause Infertility? What the Evidence Actually Shows

Can Stress Cause Infertility? What the Evidence Actually ShowsIVFPulse Editorial in Mental HealthOne good study found women with the highest stress-enzyme levels took longer to conceive and had twice the risk of infertility. The same study found no such link for cortisol —…Mental Health

IVF Pregnancy Risks: What Changes With Fresh and Frozen Transfer

IVF Pregnancy Risks: What Changes With Fresh and Frozen TransferIVFPulse Editorial in IVFFrozen transfer carries lower odds of preterm birth and low birthweight than fresh — and higher odds of a large-for-gestational-age baby. The trade-off is real and rarely…IVF

Choosing an IVF Clinic in India: What Actually Matters

Choosing an IVF Clinic in India: What Actually MattersIVFPulse Editorial in IVFRegistration on the national ART registry is compulsory and takes two minutes to check. A quoted success rate means nothing until you know who it counts — and a package price is…IVF

Fertility Warning Signs: When Waiting Is the Wrong Move

Fertility Warning Signs: When Waiting Is the Wrong MoveIVFPulse Editorial in FertilityThe 12-month rule assumes regular cycles and no known problem. Several findings mean the clock does not apply — and waiting a year with any of them wastes time nobody gets back.Fertility

IVF Side Effects: What OHSS Is and How It Is Prevented

IVF Side Effects: What OHSS Is and How It Is PreventedIVFPulse Editorial in TreatmentMost of what IVF injections and egg collection cause is uncomfortable but short-lived: bloating, aching, headaches, bruising. The one serious risk is ovarian hyperstimulation…Treatment

Infertility and Mental Health: How Common Distress Actually Is

Infertility and Mental Health: How Common Distress Actually IsIVFPulse Editorial in Mental HealthPooled prevalence of depression symptoms in women with infertility runs around 36%, and anxiety close to 48%. Distress at this level is the norm in this population, not a personal…Mental Health

Fertility Tests for Women: What Each One Checks, and When

Fertility Tests for Women: What Each One Checks, and WhenIVFPulse Editorial in FertilityASRM advises starting investigation after 12 months of trying under 35, and 6 months at 35 or over. The workup is smaller than most people expect — ovulation, tubes, and the…Fertility

Can PCOD Be Cured Naturally? What Restores Ovulation

Can PCOD Be Cured Naturally? What Restores OvulationIVFPulse Editorial in PCODPCOS has no cure, and the 2023 international guideline does not offer one. What it does support is specific: 5–10% weight loss where relevant, and letrozole first-line when the…PCOD

How Common Is Infertility? What the WHO Data Actually Show

How Common Is Infertility? What the WHO Data Actually ShowIVFPulse Editorial in FertilityWHO estimates that around 17.5% of adults — roughly one in six — experience infertility in their lifetime, and the rate barely differs between rich and poor countries.Fertility

IVF Success Rates: How to Read the Numbers You Are Quoted

IVF Success Rates: How to Read the Numbers You Are QuotedIVFPulse Editorial in IVFThe HFEA reported an average birth rate of 30% per embryo transferred in 2024 — 38% under 35, 8% at 43–44. The denominator matters more than the percentage.IVF

Endometriosis and IVF: What the Evidence Says About Surgery First

Endometriosis and IVF: What the Evidence Says About Surgery FirstIVFPulse Editorial in IVFESHRE's 2022 guideline does not recommend routine surgery before IVF for stage I/II endometriosis or endometrioma — there is no proven benefit for live birth, and surgery can cost…IVF

Ayurveda and Fertility: What Has Actually Been Tested

Ayurveda and Fertility: What Has Actually Been TestedIVFPulse Editorial in FertilityThere is no body of randomized trial evidence for Ayurvedic treatment of infertility. Acupuncture — the best-studied complementary approach — shows what happens when one is…Fertility

Best Age to Conceive: What the Data Says About Planning

Best Age to Conceive: What the Data Says About PlanningIVFPulse Editorial in FertilityMonthly chance of conception peaks in the twenties and declines gradually, not suddenly. The useful question is rarely 'what is the best age' but 'what does waiting another two…Fertility

Low Progesterone: What the Test Can and Cannot Show

Low Progesterone: What the Test Can and Cannot ShowIVFPulse Editorial in FertilityFertility

Benefits of Male Fertility Screening

Benefits of Male Fertility ScreeningIVFPulse Editorial in FertilityFertility