There are couples who are unsuccessful at becoming parents naturally. According to World Health Organisation, infertility is a disease of the male or female reproductive system defined by the failure to achieve a pregnancy after 12 months despite trying for it. Infertility may occur due to male, female or unexplained factors.
However, the good news is that with the rapid advancement of medical science and ARTs including IVF, doctors and their teams are successful in bringing the fulfilment of parenthood to several childless couples.
The prospective mother was about 35 years. She had been married for nine years and was suffering from hypothyroidism, that is, her thyroid gland was unable to produce the required level of hormone for her body’s requirement. The husband was suffering from hypertension.
In all their nine years of marriage, they had never able to conceive despite desiring parenthood. She had undergone laparoscopy earlier in a different medical outfit, where the report had stated that it was a case of “unexplained infertility” as her Fallopian tubes were fine and her ovarian reserve (number of healthy, immature eggs in ovaries) was also normal.
The couple had also attempted IUI (intrauterine insemination) once and IVF (In-vitro fertilization) twice – again at different medical centres, and been unsuccessful.
At Abha Surgy, we cross-checked and saw that the earlier tests were correct. However, we were doubtful about the ovum quality that could be an issue.
We put the patient through an ovum pickup and frozen embryo transfer. Unfortunately, we could not make it a successful procedure.
Thereafter, we conducted an error test to determine the reason. Post which, we were successful with the second IVF.
When the first embryo transfer was negative, we had done a detailed check of her endometrium (inner lining of the uterus). The second time, as mentioned above, it was a success.
The patient went through her pregnancy being attended by Dr Bani Kumar Mitra and Dr Nilotpal Roy. She delivered a healthy baby in the month of January 2024. She has had no post-delivery complications.
“I would recommend that patients, especially the mother-to-be adopt a patient and hopeful outcome of the entire process. I realize that it can be a long and exhausting journey for the couple, but they need to remain patient. In this particular case, the patient was quite ready to give up after the failed attempts. Today, we can say, her cherished dream has been fulfilled through IVF.”
