Planning for IVF
treatment, here are some of the do's and don'ts
The term IVF stands for In Vitro Fertilization. This is a
process whereby an egg is fertilized with sperm outside the body. It happens in
a petri dish inside an IVF laboratory and this is the reason why it is known as
“In vitro”. In this process the doctors stimulate and monitor the ovulatory
process of a woman. They aspirate an ovum or a few ova (ova means eggs) from
the ovaries of the woman. The fertilized egg is known as zygote. A fully grown
embryo is transferred usually at blastocyst stage to the uterus of a woman. If
transferred to the female partner/wife it is known as IVF and if the embryo is
transferred to the Surrogate it is known as Surrogacy.
Why is IVF used?
IVF can be defined as a process whereby you help a woman
become pregnant. It is used rather commonly to treat different cases of
infertility. This includes cases where the woman is of an advanced age, which
is an advanced age to become a mother. At times, women may also need such
treatment because their fallopian tubes are either blocked or damaged. This
could have happened because of an inflammatory disease that happens in the
pelvic area. It could also happen because of a reproductive surgery that has
been performed earlier on the woman in question.
The diet plan for IVF
There are certain types of food that you should eat when you
are undergoing IVF treatment. Those food groups may be enumerated as below:
• food
rich in zinc
• food
rich in folic acid
• food
rich in iron
• food
rich in healthy fats
• food
rich in protein
•
food that hydrates your body
Some examples of such food may be mentioned as below:
• green
leafy vegetables
• cabbages
• broccoli
• potatoes
• banana
• pineapple
•
salmon
• complex
carbs
•
colourful fruits and vegetables
Precautions to be followed in this case
When you are going to get IVF treatment there are a few
things that you must keep in mind. They may be enumerated as below:
• requesting
the most experienced doctor
• doing
a dummy run
• avoid
having a hydrosalpinx
• keep
testing
• consider
transferring two embryos if you are older than 40 years
• try
being in a cheerful mood
•
try and be healthy by yourself – take
ownership
Conclusion
Your clinic would tell you that your embryo transfer is but
only a simple routine. However, here you are the patient and you happen to be
paying as well. This is why you are well within your rights to ask for the most
experienced doctor in the clinic for such critical work. Make sure that this is
indeed the case. If you are lucky enough you would be able to get it done by
the doctor who has cared for you till date. Just like any and everything else
in the world experience matters here as well.
