London IVF and Genetics Centre Blog
Regular articles and videos prepared by London Fertility Expert, Ms Shipra Krishna, MD MRCOG.
Do IVF babies arrive early?
The majority of the patients are concerned about the outcome of their pregnancy following an IVF conception and natural they are very anxious all the way through the pregnancy. Prematurity of preterm birth has been associated with the IVF treatment.
Do IVF needles hurt?
IVF Injections - do they hurt? Ms Shipra Krishna answers the question in this video. It is important to understand that there are different kinds of injections being used at different phases of the treatment.
How can you make IVF more successful?
Consultant Shipra Krishna explains how you can make IVF more successful. There are many things that you can do it here and to give yourself the very best chance. Especially some lifestyle factors have been associated with the implications of the outcome.
Do IVF treatments cause cancer?
Ms Shipra Krishna discusses whether there is a link between IVF and cancer. It has long been debated whether fertility treatments might be associated with the risk of cancer.
Do antibiotics affect IVF treatment?
Ms Shipra Krishna talks about the effect of antibiotics during IVF treatment. There is evidence that certain antibiotics including tetracyclines, doxycycline, cotrimoxazole, antifungal pills or chloroquine can affect the sperm parameters such as lead to low sperm count, low mortality, low morphology or the viability of the sperms.
How does one avoid miscarriage?
Consultant Shipra Krishna discusses how to avoid a miscarriage. Almost one in six pregnancies that are conceived naturally are destined to miscarry. The incidence of miscarriages with conceptions following a fertility treatment are higher and is between ten to twenty-five percent.
