How long does Haidian MCH test tube baby take?
IVF is an assisted reproductive technology that can help couples who cannot conceive naturally realize their desire to have children. As a well-known hospital, Haidian Maternal and Child Health Hospital provides IVF services. So, how long does it take for Haidian MCH IVF? It is elaborated from the following four aspects.
1. Diagnosis and evaluation stage
The first step of IVF is diagnosis and evaluation. Couples will first conduct a comprehensive physical examination and reproductive health assessment to determine whether it is suitable for IVF. Haidian Maternal and Child Health Hospital has a professional medical team, who will develop personalized treatment plans according to the examination results.
This stage usually takes about one month, including reproductive hormone test, tubal patency test, male semen analysis and genetic consultation.
2. Ovulation promotion and egg retrieval stage
After the treatment plan is determined, Haidian Maternal and Child Health Hospital will start to promote ovulation and take eggs. The purpose of ovulation induction is to allow women's ovaries to develop multiple follicles at the same time to increase the chance of pregnancy. This process usually requires the use of reproductive hormone drugs, and doctors will adjust the drugs according to women's individual conditions.
Generally speaking, the ovulation induction phase takes 10-14 days, and the specific duration varies from person to person. The Haidian Maternal and Child Health Hospital will collect eggs after the ovaries have developed to the proper size. This is a minimally invasive surgery process, in which the eggs are taken out from the ovary through the ultrasound guided fine embryo needle.
3. Fertilization and embryo culture stage
After egg collection, the laboratory of Haidian Maternal and Child Health Hospital will conduct the fertilization process. The common methods are conventional fertilization and embryo microinjection fertilization. After successful fertilization, the embryo will be cultured in the laboratory to monitor its development.
The embryo culture phase usually takes 3-5 days, during which the doctor will evaluate the quality and development of the embryo. According to the specific situation of the couple, the doctor will decide whether to carry out embryo chromosome examination or single embryo transfer to improve the success rate of pregnancy.
4. Embryo transfer and pregnancy monitoring
At the end of the embryo culture stage, the best embryo will be selected and transferred to the female uterus. This is a simple minimally invasive surgery, usually without anesthesia. After transplantation, there will be a short rest period to ensure that the embryo can be inserted into the uterine wall smoothly.
About two weeks later, Haidian Maternal and Child Health Hospital will conduct a pregnancy test to determine whether the pregnancy is successful. If the test result is positive, then the baby is brewing the joy of birth; If the test result is negative, the doctor will further evaluate the patient's condition and make a follow-up treatment plan as needed.
Summary
To sum up, the time of test tube babies for Haidian women and children depends on different stages. The diagnosis and evaluation phase takes about one month, the ovulation induction and retrieval phase usually takes 10-14 days, the embryo culture phase takes 3-5 days, and the embryo transfer and pregnancy monitoring phase total about two weeks. The whole process may take several months.
It is worth mentioning that each couple's situation is unique, and the specific time may be different. Doctors and medical teams in Haidian Maternal and Child Health Hospital will make the most appropriate treatment plan according to individual conditions to help couples realize their dream of a healthy baby.
