Fertility education you can read before your first consultation
Evidence-based guides reviewed by Dr. Shweta Agarwal, MBBS, DGO. Written to help couples understand fertility treatment, interpret test results, and make informed decisions — before, during, and after an IVF cycle.
Medically reviewed by Dr. Shweta Agarwal, MBBS, DGO · Last updated July 2026
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Each article on this blog is written to answer a specific question patients ask during consultations at Aansh Hospital & IVF Center — questions about test results, treatment options, costs, and what to expect. All content is reviewed by Dr. Shweta Agarwal, MBBS, DGO, before publication. These guides do not replace a personalised consultation; they are designed to help you arrive prepared.
Information on this page is educational and does not replace a medical consultation. Outcomes depend on individual clinical factors.
Latest articles
Bed Rest After IVF: How Many Days, and Can You Work, Travel or Climb Stairs?
How many days of bed rest after an IVF embryo transfer? Routine bed rest is not recommended — what the ASRM guideline, Cochrane and the 2022 reviews actually show, plus work, travel, stairs, food and red flags.
Read → Emotional supportCelebrities Who Spoke About IVF — And What Their Stories Teach Ordinary Couples
Which celebrities have personally said on record that they used IVF — and which claims are only speculation. Verified disclosures, sources, and the lesson in each.
Read → Trust & registrationCan You Choose Your Baby's Gender with IVF in India?
No — sex selection is prohibited in India under the PCPNDT Act and the ART Act 2021. What the law actually says, why 'IVF babies are usually boys' is a myth, and the truth about twins.
Read →Bed Rest After IVF: How Many Days, and Can You Work, Travel or Climb Stairs?
How many days of bed rest after an IVF embryo transfer? Routine bed rest is not recommended — what the ASRM guideline, Cochrane and the 2022 reviews actually show, plus work, travel, stairs, food and red flags.
Read →Your First IVF Cycle: A Week-by-Week Timeline
A calm, week-by-week walkthrough of a first IVF cycle — baseline tests, injections, egg retrieval, embryo culture, transfer, and the beta-hCG result.
Read →IVF Failed — What Actually Happens Next: Stages, Causes and Your Real Options
Where IVF cycles actually stop, what a failed cycle does to your body, what cumulative second and third cycle data really shows, and the evidence on natural conception after failed IVF.
Read →IVF Injection Name List: What Lupride, Gestone, Progesterone and Enoxaparin Actually Do
Your IVF prescription explained brand by brand — Lupride, Gestone, Susten, Estrogel, Enoxaparin, Intralipid — what each does, when in the cycle, and side effects.
Read →IVF Injections: Where They Go, How Many Days, How Much They Hurt
Where IVF injections are given, how many days they continue, how many you need, which one hurts most, and taking them at home — a day-by-day patient guide.
Read →Positive Signs After Embryo Transfer: Day 1 to Day 14
Positive signs after embryo transfer, day by day from Day 1 to Day 14 — what you may notice, why progesterone mimics pregnancy symptoms, and when a test actually means something.
Read →The Two-Week Wait After Embryo Transfer
What happens during the two-week wait — day-by-day implantation biology, why symptoms are unreliable, why home tests mislead, and coping strategies.
Read →What to Expect at Your First Fertility Consultation
A practical, anxiety-reducing guide to your first fertility consultation — what to bring, what you'll be asked, tests that may be ordered, and prep tips.
Read →AMH Levels by Age: What's Normal in Your 20s, 30s, 40s
AMH reference ranges by age — 20s, 30s, 40s. What's normal is age-relative; values vary by assay, and a clinician must interpret results with AFC and age.
Read →Recurrent Miscarriage: What Investigations to Ask For
Recurrent pregnancy loss is exhausting and frightening. The standard investigations — genetic, uterine, endocrine, APS — so you know what to ask for.
Read →Thin Endometrium and IVF: Why the Lining Matters
Thin endometrium can affect embryo implantation in IVF. What causes a thin lining, how it is investigated, and what management approaches can help.
Read →What Is AMH? What Low AMH Means for Fertility
AMH (anti-Müllerian hormone) measures ovarian reserve — egg quantity, not quality. What low AMH means, what it doesn't mean, and what to do next.
Read →Antisperm Antibodies: A Hidden Cause of Infertility
Antisperm antibodies (ASA) can impair sperm motility and fertilisation while count and morphology look normal. How ASA is tested and how ICSI bypasses it.
Read →How to Boost Sperm Count in 3 Days? Why That's the Wrong Question
You cannot raise sperm production in 3 days — human spermatogenesis takes about 74 days, so roughly three months is the honest horizon. What has evidence, what doesn't, and when to get tested.
Read →Lifestyle and Male Fertility: What Helps Sperm Health
Evidence-based lifestyle factors that influence sperm health — heat, smoking, alcohol, weight, diet, exercise, and when lifestyle alone isn't enough.
Read →Male Fertility Myths vs Facts: What's True
Common male infertility myths busted with medical facts — infertility isn't just a woman's problem, appearance doesn't indicate sperm count, and more.
Read →Semen Analysis Results Explained: What the Numbers Mean
Semen analysis results explained clearly: WHO 2021 reference values for sperm count, motility, morphology & more. What numbers mean for your fertility.
Read →Sperm DNA Fragmentation (DFI) Test: What It Means
Sperm DNA fragmentation (DFI) is a separate test from semen analysis. Learn when it's needed, how it's measured, and what a high result means.
Read →Sperm Morphology: What '4% Normal Forms' Means
Sperm morphology explained: why the WHO 2021 lower limit is just 4% normal forms by Kruger criteria, what teratozoospermia means, and its treatment role.
Read →Sperm Retrieval After Vasectomy: Is Fatherhood Possible?
Had a vasectomy and want a biological child? Two paths: vasectomy reversal or surgical sperm retrieval with ICSI. How couples choose and what to expect.
Read →Whose Sperm Is Used in a Test Tube Baby? The Husband's Role in IVF, Explained
In a test tube baby, the sperm normally comes from the husband. When donor sperm is used instead, how samples are identified, and what the ART Act 2021 requires.
Read →Can You Choose Your Baby's Gender with IVF in India?
No — sex selection is prohibited in India under the PCPNDT Act and the ART Act 2021. What the law actually says, why 'IVF babies are usually boys' is a myth, and the truth about twins.
Read →How to Read an IVF Success-Rate Claim
One flat IVF success-rate number tells you almost nothing. The key denominators, why age bands matter, how case-mix bias works, and what to ask a clinic.
Read →Is IVF 100% Successful? What Success Rates Mean
No fertility treatment is 100% successful. What actually determines IVF outcomes, why flat advertised percentages mislead, and questions to ask any clinic.
Read →Is the IVF Lab On-Site — and Why It Matters for Your Embryos
Why an on-site IVF embryology lab matters: embryo environment, chain of custody, specimen witnessing, and what to ask any clinic before you start treatment.
Read →IVF Success and Age: Realistic Expectations
Female age is the single biggest driver of IVF outcomes. Why egg quality declines with age, how outcomes shift across age bands, and what shapes prognosis.
Read →What Is an ART Level-2 Clinic? How to Verify Any Clinic
What ART Level-1 and Level-2 clinic registrations mean under India's ART Act 2021, what an ART Bank is, and how to verify a clinic on the NARTSR registry.
Read →AI-Assisted Embryo Selection vs Conventional Grading
What is the difference between AI-assisted embryo selection and conventional morphological grading? How AI tools work and the embryologist's central role.
Read →Day 3 vs Day 5 Embryo Transfer: Which Is Right?
Day 3 vs day 5 embryo transfer — a clinical decision guide. When blastocyst culture is appropriate, when day-3 transfer is chosen, and what shapes it.
Read →Donor Eggs vs Your Own Eggs: How the Decision Is Made
When are donor eggs considered, and when are a woman's own eggs still viable? The clinical factors — low AMH, POI, repeated poor egg quality — explained.
Read →Fresh vs Frozen Embryo Transfer: Which Is Right?
Fresh vs frozen embryo transfer — a clinical decision guide. OHSS risk, endometrial readiness, freeze-all strategy, PGT, and how the right choice is made.
Read →ICSI vs Conventional IVF: When Is ICSI Needed?
ICSI vs conventional IVF — a clinical decision guide. When ICSI is indicated, when standard IVF suffices, and why ICSI isn't automatically better for all.
Read →Local IVF in Chandrapur vs Travelling to Nagpur
Should you travel 130 km to Nagpur for IVF or stay local in Chandrapur? An honest comparison: cost of travel, lab location, doctor continuity, and who genuinely benefits.
Read →IVF vs IUI: How We Decide Which Is Right
IVF vs IUI — a clear decision framework. When IUI is the right first step, when to go straight to IVF, and the factors that decide: age, AMH, tubal status.
Read →National IVF Chain vs a Doctor-Led Clinic
Choosing between a large national IVF chain and a doctor-led clinic? Neutral criteria — doctor continuity, lab accountability, ART registration, costs.
Read →PGT-A: Who Actually Needs Embryo Genetic Testing
PGT-A screens embryos for chromosomal abnormalities before transfer. Who may benefit — advanced maternal age, recurrent loss, implantation failure.
Read →Single vs Double Embryo Transfer: How Many?
Single vs double embryo transfer — a clinical decision guide. The trade-off between multiple-pregnancy risk and per-transfer chance, and when eSET fits.
Read →Surgery or Straight to IVF? Tubes and Endometriosis
When does laparoscopic surgery make sense before IVF, and when is IVF more direct? The decision for blocked fallopian tubes and endometriosis, explained.
Read →Will IVF Work for Me? Low AMH, PCOS, Endometriosis, Blocked Tubes and Low Sperm Count — Condition by Condition
Can IVF work with low AMH, PCOS, endometriosis, blocked tubes, low sperm motility or male infertility? A condition-by-condition guide to what each diagnosis changes.
Read →Fertility Testing 101: Which Tests You Both Need
A plain-language overview of the fertility workup for couples — female and male tests, which are cycle-day specific, and how testing is sequenced.
Read →When to See a Fertility Specialist: The 12-Month Rule
The 12-month rule explained: when to see a specialist if under 35, when to go at 6 months if 35+, and exceptions where earlier evaluation is right.
Read →2 Cycles, 3 Cycles: How Multi-Cycle IVF Costs Work
Why one IVF cycle may not be enough, what a second cycle actually costs, FET vs fresh pricing, cryostorage fees, and how EMI applies across cycles.
Read →Is IVF Free in Government Hospitals in India? The Honest Answer
What CGHS, ECHS, ESIC, RGHS and Ayushman Bharat actually say about IVF — quoted from the official circulars — plus AIIMS Delhi and AIIMS Nagpur's own published rates.
Read →IVF Cost in Nagpur: What Patients Actually Pay
IVF cost in Nagpur explained: what's usually bundled, what's billed separately, hidden extras of metro treatment, and how a written estimate protects you.
Read →What's Actually Included in an IVF Package?
IVF packages can look affordable until medications, ICSI, blastocyst culture, and freezing are added. What's bundled vs billed separately, and what to ask.
Read →Celebrities Who Spoke About IVF — And What Their Stories Teach Ordinary Couples
Which celebrities have personally said on record that they used IVF — and which claims are only speculation. Verified disclosures, sources, and the lesson in each.
Read →Coming to Terms After a Failed IVF Cycle
A failed IVF cycle is a genuine loss. This guide validates the grief, explains what a clinical review looks at, and how the next approach can be adjusted.
Read →The Emotional Side of IVF: Mood Swings, Depression, and Surviving the Questions People Ask
Why IVF can affect your mood, how to tell ordinary distress from depression that needs assessment, scripts for deflecting relatives' questions, and Tele-MANAS 14416 — free, 24×7, in your language.
Read →Fertility 101 by Aansh IVF: Doctor Conference in Chandrapur (19 July 2026)
Fertility 101 is a free clinical evening for doctors in Chandrapur — Sunday 19 July 2026, 8:30 PM, Amritsar Haveli. Faculty, programme, venue, and registration details.
Read →IVF in Chandrapur: A Travel & Logistics Guide
Planning IVF from Yavatmal, Wardha, or Gadchiroli? How many clinic visits an IVF cycle needs, which days require recovery, and how to minimise travel.
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