Ovulation Induction - Ovulation induction is a safe and effective means of helping infertile women who do not ovulate or who ovulate irregularly. A careful selection of treatment regimens combined with diligent monitoring can bring excellent results.

Ovulation induction involves stimulating the ovary to produce one or more eggs. It may be accomplished using a number of different medications and may be helpful in a variety of treatments. Additionally, it may be used to induce the development and release of multiple eggs in ovulatory women undergoing other infertility treatments.

IUI - Once known as artificial insemination, intrauterine insemination (IUI) is the process by which sperm is deposited in a woman's uterus through artificial means. For many couples, this is a less invasive and more affordable alternative to IVF.

IVF - In vitro fertilization (IVF) has grown in demand since the first child was conceived by IVF in 1978. IVF is a multi-step process in which eggs (oocytes) are extracted from the woman’s ovary (where the eggs are produced), fertilized by sperm in a laboratory, cultured into early embryos and then transferred into the woman’s uterus.

Embryo transfer (ET) is a simple procedure that follows in vitro fertilization (IVF) and is often considered the simplest and final step of the in vitro fertilization process. The objective of this procedure is to facilitate conception following fertilization from the in vitro fertilization procedure.

TESA (testicular sperm extraction) - A fine needle is inserted into the testis and sample of tissue are obtained by gentle suction and examined under the microscope. If sperm are not found, a small tissue sample (testicular biopsy) is taken through a small incision in the scrotum and testis, sperm can then be extracted from the tissue. The cut is stitched back together with a couple of stitches, which self dissolve in about 10 days. Finding sperm in the testicular tissue can be a laborious process.

TESE (Testicular Sperm Extraction) - involves retrieving sperm directly from the testis.

MESA - Micro Epididymal Sperm Aspiration. A procedure to aspirate sperm from the epididymis.

PESA (percutaneous sperm aspiration) - This is the first choice (if possible) to collect sperm. A fine needle is inserted through the scrotum into the epididymis and sperm are obtained by gentle suction. After each sample is collected, it is examined under the microscope to confirm the presence of sperm.

Sperm Bank - A sperm bank or cryobank is a facility that collects and stores human sperm mainly from sperm donors, primarily for the purposes of artificial insemination. Most sperm banks not only store sperm but they collect donor samples from pre-screened sperm donors and match clients to donors based on the characteristics their client desires in their sperm donations for use in artificial insemination or invitro fertilization.

Donor Oocyte Program - IVF describes a process whereby oocytes (eggs) that are removed from a woman's ovaries are mixed with a man's sperm outside the body, usually in a glass dish. Eggs that are fertilized are called embryos. These embryos are subsequently placed back into the woman's uterus in hopes of achieving a pregnancy. In the Donor Oocyte Program, it is the donor who undergoes treatment to stimulate the ovaries and then has the eggs retrieved. The eggs are then inseminated in the lab with the sperm of the recipient's husband. After fertilization occurs, the resulting embryos are then transferred into the recipient's uterus.

Donor Embryo Program - The donor embryo program at Pratap Prasuti Grih for IVF is open to any couple or single woman who has decided with the help of one of our IVF doctors,  that they wish to pursue pregnancy by using donated embryos.  These embryos in our donor pool are all donated by couples who have previously undergone IVF, and no longer want the embryos for personal reasons.

Cryopreservation - The storage of the sperm, embryos or eggs by freezing at a low temperature (-196°C).