Important things to remember before going for an IVF treatment
It is publicly acknowledged now that infertility is not a rare phenomenon. It always existed since time immemorial, but was kept under wraps, especially infertility among male gender. Nowadays, couples who decide to become parents visit fertility clinics and consult a fertility doctor, in case they are unable to conceive. They realize that infertility is a physical problem and there are alternative way outs to becoming a parent. Eager to usher a new life in their lives, the couples are ready to take help of innovative methods for conceiving, including IVF.
What is IVF?
IVF is one of the modern reproduction techniques that can help couples become parents. It is an aided method of reproduction, wherein fertilization is carried out inside a glass (or in vitro). Under the process, the male sperms and the female egg are joined on a laboratory apparatus (plate) and transferred to womanâ??s uterus after fertilization.
An experienced fertility doctor suggests IVF to couples with specific infertility issues. For example, the woman may be unable to carry her full term of pregnancy due to physical weakness. It may be because the woman partner is suffering from natural biological incapability to conceive. Or at times the sperm count of the male figure is too low to fertilize female eggs within her body. Couples generally visit infertility clinics upon trying to bear a child for a whole year, at least.
How to go for IVF safely?
Before you finalize to go for IVF, you must consider certain points in mind to be on the safer side. To begin with, focus on the eligibility criterion for being patients for IVF treatment.
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If you are an old woman and your ovaries are failing, you must not go for IVF.
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If you are a man with Sperm Count lower than 3 million motile sperm, you should drop the method.
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If you are a woman with damaged uterus, the treatment is not for you.
It is not out of place to mention here that sometimes, your fertility doctor might be trying to make money for his/ her fertility clinic by convincing you to go for IVF. So, better not trust the infertility clinics cent percent and definitely go for second opinions.
Anirban Bhattacharya
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March 01 2010 09:35 am | Sperm Count
March 1st, 2010 at 9:35 am
17yr/F getting brace in about 3-4 months and my treatment includes braces for two years and then oral surgery?
I have an 8mm (open) overbite and slight crowding on my top teeth. I’m 17 years old and that’s why I will be needing the surgery. I’m going to university in the fall and I have a bunch of questions I need answered.
1. The day I get my braces on might come a week or two before my diplomas. Will they act as a distraction (like pain, annoyance) while I’m writing my diplomas? If so, should I get them after my diplomas, even if that means waiting another two months or so?
2. After the braces are put on, how much pain is there? What are the affects? (such as weight loss due to being unable to eat properly, headaches, swelling, sores)
3. I already have a slight lisp (I mostly have problems with the "ch" sound in words) with my current teeth - will it worsen with braces or will I sound just about the same?
4. How much time off work (if any) should I take after getting my braces on?
5. If anyone here has had a similar experience with oral surgery, can you describe it to me? (I have yet to meet with my surgeon)
6. For those of you who had a severe open bit like me, after how many months did your open bite close?
7. How important is it to follow the rules of what you can and cannot eat (ie. should I literally eat soft foods only (yes I have the will power) and whatever else is allowed during my two years of wearing braces? Is it worth breaking the rules?
8. For those of you who had braces, how confident did you feel after they were removed ? (I want something to look forward too)
9. What is/are the best (if any) thing(s) about wearing braces?
10. What is/are the worst thing(s) about wearing braces?
11. What is the most important thing you should remember/do while wearing braces?
Thank you so much to any of you who take the time to answer my questions. Please don’t say "Ask your orthodontist" or some sarcastic remark like that because my next appointment is a month away and I can’t wait that long to get my questions answered. Thanks again!
Thanks so much Kc! I really appreciate your input!
Larrisa, this is a question about braces. How could you take one term (weight) and interpret my question to be about weight loss? =S
March 1st, 2010 at 2:37 pm
WOW! You like to ask, aeh!
well..
I had my braces taken off this week on Tuesday! The whole process… on, tightening, off. none of it is painfull enough to hurt u seriously…
when you have them put on their is no pain, once you have them tightened, there willl be a little pain, im 13 and i could handle it, eating is not hard at all but its a bit sore if you have had them just tightened!
you may have a few ulcers (these are hell, i hated them, just make sure you use the wax strips they give you whenever you feel a slight scratch in your mouth! talking is fine, you can always talk, and its definately alot better than retainers!
it is always different for all people, you will not need time off work, if there is slight pain when you have them put on then take the day off!
Having your permanant brace (train-tracks) put on is fine, as long as your orthodontist/surgeon is a professional. it takes 10-40 mins!
I didnt follow any rules. nothing happens if you eat chewing-gum, hard sweets, fizzy juice, nothing goes wrong (in most cases)
after they were removed it was amazing, my teeth look perfect, you will have to carry on with treatment for 6 (at the least) ——– 24 ( at the very most months!) because you will need a retainer, in nearly all cases this will be an invisalign retainer (essix) which is not sore, and definately not noticeable, but it is irritating at some times, this will need to be worn 24/7 for the first 2 weeks and then only when in bed for the remaining time, make sure you wear this as your teeth will go back to how they are now if you dont.
Trust me haveing braces is like a roller coaster! you have a long way to the end so concentrate on getting through your treatment before you ask about the end!
All the pain is worth it, you should see my teeth, they look brilliant!
the best thing about wearing braces is that your teeth will be straight,
the worst is that they will maybe hurt, and that food gets stuck!
Cleaning them appropriatley is the most important thing, you dont want to end up with straight yellow teeth do u !>?
good luck with your treatment and i hope your teeth turn out straight and shiny! remember to brush them well and get everything from your surgery that is required! if their is anything else email me at
KamranC75@hotmail.co.uk (or IM) and i will be glad to help!
Good Luck with University and getting your braces!
Kamran, UK, 13!
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March 1st, 2010 at 2:39 pm
personallyy i dont think that braces were that bad.. i had them when i was like 14 for like 18mths.. you will probrollly feel alittle pain when you first get them on.. and they will feel really annoying.. but that will only be for like a week.. but its not like horrible pain that you would have to take off workk.. and i didnt lose weight.. i ate soft foods at first and then graduallyy started eating other foods and it was fine.. it was just reallyy annoying when food got suckk in you teeth and stuff like that.. i basicallyy ate anything i wanted too.. i didnt reallyy follow the rules and it didnt extend my time with braces but it might yours so idk.. just watch eating bubble gum.. that can get stuck in your braces.. i dont know i hated wearing braces and it didnt kinda make you talk different.. like with a lisp.. but overalll theyy werent that bad.. you get used to them and then your teeth are straight.. so good luckk..
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i had braces..
March 1st, 2010 at 2:41 pm
1. No. It aches for about 3 days afterward. However, if you chew gum after you get them, there will be less aching.
2. There are really no affects other than, I would say, minor aching. You can’t eat tough foods, or foods you have to pull apart with your teeth because they will be sore. This lasts 3 days max.
3. It will probably get better if your teeth will be doing a lot of moving within your treatment.
4. Maybe one, see how you feel.
5. I haven’t.
6. I had a severe overbite and it was fully gone toward the end of my treatment.
7. It is not important at all, haha. I never did. I ate whatever whenever. The only rules you should definitely follow are those regarding brushing your teeth. I promise you will regret it if you don’t.
8. Very confident. You’ll want to stare at your teeth constantly. Plus, I used Crest white strips to whiten my teeth as well. You will have noticably straight teeth (I know that sounds weird, but some people just have straight teeth, yours will be perfectly straight).
9. I wouldn’t say there is a good thing other than the end result.
10. Worst things- everytime you get your wires changed, your teeth will ache for an entire day and not being able to eat with out spending time sucking the food out of your braces after each bite.
11. BRUSH YOUR TEETH, at least 3 times a day.
Hope this helps.
I was VERY curious about braces before I got them on.
At first, you’ll feel cool with them on, but trust me, they do get old and you will want them off. Mainly because you’ll be dying to see the end result.
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