Natural Cycle IVF vs Conventional IVF: Know Which One’s For You

Natural Cycle IVF

IVF or in-vitro fertilization brought a revolution in the lives of couples who were facing infertility and was unable to conceive. However, the very first baby born via IVF, Louise Brown, was a result of natural cycle IVF treatments, which is not that much in practice these days. The major disadvantage of this procedure is that this procedure always followed the availability of a single egg cell with the introduction of hormonal stimulation. However, The problem of comparatively frequent premature ovulation was solved with the help of GnRH analogues and then even the antagonists. However, a few decades later the need of natural IVF cycle arose along with, of course, ICSI(intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection). The main reason for this was the minimum side effects when done by the Best IVF Doctor in Delhi.

Advantages of NC-IVF

• The major advantage of NC-IVF treatment with an unstimulated cycle it that there is no risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS).

• The risk of  multiple pregnancies with a natural cycle- IVF is extremely rare

• Natural cycle IVF is less physically and emotionally stressful as compared to the conventional IVF process as

• It is significantly less expensive as compared to conventional IVF.

With the growing number of studies shows that the endometrium’s (the mucous lining of the uterus) ability to accommodate an embryo that gets implanted seems to be lower in women undergoing conventional IVF as compared to normal conditions. This mainly occurs due to the extremely elevated levels of oestrogen level that occurs due to the stimulation.

Some of the other advantages of NC-IVF are

• There is an absence of various risks and this cycle is found to be less stressful as compared to the conventional IVF.

• In this method GnRH antagonists, as well as GnRH agonists, are not necessary.

• With the help of certain medications such as tablets or suppositories.the concerns of premature ovulation can be effectively solved

• Egg retrieval in NC-IVF can be accomplished without anaesthesia (or with a local anaesthetic if favoured), due to this, the woman can resume her normal activities on the same day.

• As the ovaries in this type of cycle do not undergo the cystic enlargement that comes with hormonal stimulation, there is no problem faced while performing this treatment on several following cycles.

Who can go for natural cycle IVF/ICSI?

• If you do not want hormone treatment

• If you did not have any good experiences with hormonal stimulation in the past

• If you are at a  high risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS)

• If you are counted amongst the “low responders”, i.e. women who poorly responds to hormonal stimulation

• If you are older women, who produce lesser eggs despite adequate hormonal stimulation

• If you suffer from Implantation failures (if you have always had decent embryos via conventional IVF but failed to have the embryos implant)

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