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It is common for people suffering from polycystic ovarian disease (PCOD) to worry about getting pregnant even if they are not thinking of having a baby anytime soon. However, knowing there are options available to get pregnant helps reduce their anxiety.
PCOD is a complex hormonal condition that affects women. In Ahmedabad alone, around 5% to 10% of women of child-bearing age suffer from it.
In this article, we will talk about what is PCOD and how it affects fertility?
Mostly, women with PCOD do not have regular menstrual cycles. Every month, women have menses, but women with PCOD may go long intervals without having a period.
This indicates that ovulation is not occurring. The ovary cannot mature the egg for release, and therefore there is a build-up of immature eggs. This results in eggs failing to be expelled at the time of ovulation.
Some most common symptoms include:
Women with PCOD may ovulate less regularly or predictably and might be more prone to miscarriages, which is why it is a common cause of infertility.
For couples trying to conceive, PCOD can make it challenging to coordinate sex to their menstrual cycles fertile days when ovulation happens. It can become more problematic if ovulation occurs every few months.
As a significant number of women with PCOD in Ahmedabad struggle to conceive naturally or experience delay, it becomes necessary for them to see an IVF doctor in Ahmedabad early on in their fertility journey.
The specialist can help you overcome infertility due to PCOD by stimulating regular ovulation with the right medication.
Usually, the first step is a simple ovulation check done during the second half of a woman’s cycle to see whether ovulation is occurring or not.
If it is erratic or non-existent, then an ovulation-inducing drug may be prescribed, or the doctor may use a closely monitored injectable or, in complicated cases, IVF.
PCOD and obesity are interconnected. Being overweight can make the symptoms of PCOD worse, thereby making it harder to become pregnant. Doctors recommend weight loss as a first step for people with PCOD trying to conceive.
It can increase the chance of ovulation and of having regular periods. Further, having a healthy weight decreases the risk of complications like preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, and pregnancy-induced hypertension.
You can achieve weight loss through exercise and consuming fewer calories every day. For losing weight safely and effectively, you can take the help of personal trainers and nutritionists.
Fertility medications – Doctors, will mostly prescribe oral medications to encourage ovulation. If they fail to help you, then the next step is injectable fertility medications.
These medications stimulate egg growth. However, careful monitoring is required to avoid complications.
Intrauterine insemination (IUI) – The doctor may recommend ovulation-inducing medications in combination with IUI. The success rate of IUI could be up to 15% per cycle, depending on the individual case. However, the pregnancy rates are not as high as IVF.
IVF can be an option if PCOD fertility medications do not give successful results. IVF gives higher rates of pregnancy and better control over the risk of multiple births as this technique allows doctors to transfer a single embryo into your uterus.
If you suspect or have PCOD, you should not give up on your dream of having a child. It would help if you visited a reputed IVF centre in Ahmedabad for treatment.
FET is one of the most sought-after fertility treatments at our IVF centre in Ahmedabad for its high success rate and low cost. It involves thawing the embryos from the previous IVF cycle and transferring them to the uterus. The women do not have to undergo ovarian stimulation or egg retrieval during this procedure.
ICSI is an advanced version of IVF, wherein the sperm is directly injected into the egg to ensure fertilization. Our fertility specialist recommends it to couples suffering from male infertility or recurrent IVF failure.
IVF is one of our centre’s most popular fertility treatments. It is a boon for people who cannot conceive naturally. In this procedure, the eggs and the sperm are fertilized outside the body in the lab, and the resultant embryo is transferred to the woman’s uterus.
Now it is possible to preserve your sperm and eggs for later use. With the help of cryopreservation, the eggs and sperm are stored at low temperatures to maintain their viability. This advanced technique is a blessing for people who have to delay having children due to medical or other reasons.
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