Fertility Treatment
IVF (In Vitro Fertilization)
For patients who need IVF, Dr. Fehmida Shaikh manages your fertility work-up and coordinates treatment through her affiliated hospital network.
Overview
In vitro fertilisation (IVF) fertilises an egg with sperm outside the body before transferring the resulting embryo into the uterus. It is typically considered when simpler treatments such as IUI have not succeeded, or for more complex fertility factors.
Fehmida Hospital & Fertility Centre focuses on infertility evaluation, IUI and andrology support in-house. For patients who need IVF, Dr. Fehmida Shaikh coordinates your work-up and referral through her affiliated hospital network, including Surya Hospital, Santacruz.
What's included
- Initial fertility evaluation and work-up
- Guidance on whether IVF is the right next step
- Coordination and referral to an affiliated IVF centre
- Ongoing gynaecological care throughout your treatment
CARE TYPE
Fertility Treatment (Coordinated)
Consult with
Dr. Fehmida Shaikh
Availability
Mon–Sat, by appointment
Who it's for
Couples for whom simpler fertility treatments haven't worked, or who have been advised to consider IVF.
Frequently Asked Questions
Clear, compassionate answers to the questions patients ask Dr. Fehmida Shaikh most often.
How does In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) work?
IVF involves stimulating the ovaries with medications to produce multiple mature eggs, retrieving the eggs in a minor outpatient procedure, fertilizing them with sperm in an embryology laboratory, culturing the embryos, and transferring the healthiest embryo back into the uterus.
How is IVF treatment managed through Fehmida Hospital?
Dr. Fehmida Shaikh coordinates patient preparation, preliminary testing, ovulation stimulation protocols, and ultrasound follicular monitoring at Fehmida Hospital in Kurla West. Advanced embryology procedures and egg retrieval are conducted through her affiliated premier hospital network, including Surya Hospital in Santacruz.
How long does a complete IVF cycle take?
A standard IVF cycle takes approximately 3 to 4 weeks from the start of ovarian stimulation to embryo transfer. If a frozen embryo transfer (FET) protocol is chosen for optimal uterine lining preparation, the transfer takes place in a subsequent cycle.
Who is a candidate for IVF treatment?
IVF is recommended for women with bilateral tubal blockage, severe endometriosis, diminished ovarian reserve, advanced reproductive age, unexplained infertility after failed IUI, or severe male factor infertility.
What is the difference between IUI and IVF?
In IUI, fertilisation occurs naturally inside the woman's fallopian tubes after washed sperm are placed in the uterus. In IVF, fertilisation takes place outside the body in an embryology laboratory incubator, allowing direct confirmation of fertilization and embryo quality before transfer.
How can couples improve their chances of IVF success?
Maintaining an optimal BMI, adopting a nutrient-dense Mediterranean diet, ceasing tobacco and alcohol, optimizing vitamin D and thyroid levels, and adhering closely to stimulation and progesterone timing enhance IVF outcomes.
