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Fertility Myths vs Facts: Ten Claims Checked Against the Evidence
Fertility Myths vs Facts: Ten Claims Checked Against the EvidenceIVFPulse Editorial in FertilityMost fertility advice that circulates freely is wrong in a specific, checkable way. Here are ten common claims set against what the guideline bodies actually say.Fertility
Implantation Symptoms After IVF: Why They Mislead, When to Call
Implantation Symptoms After IVF: Why They Mislead, When to CallIVFPulse Editorial in IVFCramps, spotting, sore breasts and tiredness after an embryo transfer are also reported by women taking progesterone support, so they cannot tell you whether an embryo has…IVF
The Role of Genetics in Fertility: What’s Inherited?
The Role of Genetics in Fertility: What’s Inherited?IVFPulse Editorial in FertilityFertility
Supporting a Partner Through IVF: What Actually Helps
Supporting a Partner Through IVF: What Actually HelpsIVFPulse Editorial in Mental HealthAround 48% of women in treatment score above threshold for anxiety symptoms, and 28% of men. Both figures matter — and the person attending fewer appointments usually gets asked…Mental Health
Consent in IVF: What the ART Act Requires in India
Consent in IVF: What the ART Act Requires in IndiaIVFPulse Editorial in Mental HealthThe ART (Regulation) Act 2021 mandates written patient consent and has governed every Indian clinic since January 2022. Consent is not a formality and it is not permanent.Mental Health
IVF Uncovered: Myths, Secrets, and What They Don’t Tell You
IVF Uncovered: Myths, Secrets, and What They Don’t Tell YouIVFPulse Editorial in IVFIVF
After a Failed IVF Cycle: What Is Worth Investigating
After a Failed IVF Cycle: What Is Worth InvestigatingIVFPulse Editorial in IVFESHRE's 2023 threshold for investigating repeated failure is a 60% cumulative predicted chance of implantation — not a count of cycles. Below it, the likeliest explanation is…IVF
Egg Freezing in India: Does It Work, and What It Costs
Egg Freezing in India: Does It Work, and What It CostsIVFPulse Editorial in FertilityRoughly one in eight women who froze eggs electively ever came back to use them. Among those who did return having frozen at 35 or younger, about two in three had a baby. Here is…Fertility
Should You Pay for PGT-A? What NICE, ASRM and ESHRE Say
Should You Pay for PGT-A? What NICE, ASRM and ESHRE SayIVFPulse Editorial in IVFASRM's 2024 committee opinion states plainly that the value of PGT-A as a routine screening test for all IVF patients has not been demonstrated — and the largest trials found…IVF
IVF Cost and Insurance in India: What the Law Actually Says
IVF Cost and Insurance in India: What the Law Actually SaysIVFPulse Editorial in TreatmentIRDAI does not require insurers to cover IVF, and most policies exclude it outright. What is regulated is the clinic — registration under the ART Act has been compulsory since…Treatment
Dual Factor Infertility: What It Means for Couples
Dual Factor Infertility: What It Means for CouplesIVFPulse Editorial in FertilityFertility
Progesterone Support in IVF and IUI: Who Needs It, How Long
Progesterone Support in IVF and IUI: Who Needs It, How LongIVFPulse Editorial in TreatmentProgesterone after a fresh IVF cycle is one of the few parts of treatment every major guideline agrees on. After IUI, after a frozen transfer, or to stop a miscarriage, the answer…Treatment
Techniques to Improve Sperm Motility
Techniques to Improve Sperm MotilityIVFPulse Editorial in FertilityFertility
How to Explain IVF to Your Older Child
How to Explain IVF to Your Older ChildIVFPulse Editorial in IVFIn the one longitudinal study that tracked timing, children told about their donor origins before age 7 had more positive family relationships and higher wellbeing at 14 than…IVF
Long-Distance Couples and Fertility Planning
Long-Distance Couples and Fertility PlanningIVFPulse Editorial in FertilityThe fertile window is the six-day interval ending on the day of ovulation, and in 625 cycles conception followed only intercourse inside that window. When partners live apart, the…Fertility
Fertility Tests to Do Together
Fertility Tests to Do TogetherIVFPulse Editorial in FertilityFertility
Fertility Treatment Success Rates for Couples
Fertility Treatment Success Rates for CouplesIVFPulse Editorial in TreatmentTreatment
Male vs Female Infertility: Who Gets Tested First?
Male vs Female Infertility: Who Gets Tested First?IVFPulse Editorial in FertilityFertility
Holistic Fertility Treatments for Women
Holistic Fertility Treatments for WomenIVFPulse Editorial in TreatmentTreatment
Does Vitamin D Help You Get Pregnant? What Trials Measured
Does Vitamin D Help You Get Pregnant? What Trials MeasuredIVFPulse Editorial in FertilityFertility