Number of cycles required (ovulation induction) depend on the age of the patient, general health of the patient, quality of the oocyte, quality of the semen, immunological factors of the couple, etc.

The success of conception and pregnancy depends on the patient’s cause of infertility and age. Conception and pregnancy have also to be supported by physical and immunological factors of the female. However, it is useful to note that 40% infertility is caused due to male factor, 40% due to female factors, 10% due to both male and female factors and 10% is due to unexplained causes. In our Center, the rate of fertilization with ART is 100% with 40% pregnancy having attained with ICSI, practically over-ridding MF. 30% is the current rate of pregnancy in our Centre with conventional IVF-ET procedures. There is of course no specific age limit for couples who may be considered for IVF in our institute.

Men with sound medical health and known fertility can donate their semen for IVF or ICSI procedures after submitting his written consent for the same. They should be between 25 to 45 years of age and should not have had any past history of infectious diseases. They are required to submit their infectious diseases evaluation report, semen analysis and general health analysis report, which should include a complete physical examination done and certified by a registered medical practitioner (RMP). For infectious disease evaluation, the donor is required to be tested negative for Hepatitis B, C antibodies, HIV 1 and 2 antibodies, Trichomonas, Candida, Cytomegalovirus and HTLV-I. Three semen samples of the donor is taken at regular intervals of 3-4 weeks as is tested for volume, pH, count, motility, abnormality, pus cells, agglutination and particulate matter. His semen analysis is required to match with the normal semen parameters of WHO. The donor semen tested should maintain the quality standards in his three trial attempts and only then he is recruited on our lists of semen donors. The donor should be willing to undergo the infectious diseases evaluation tests as well as semen analysis tests every three months. If he fails to do so or if the results tend to become substandard, he is eliminated from our list of regular donors.