The infertility field is constantly evolving. Westchester Fertility is at the forefront of incorporating these changes into our treatment protocols so we can continue to provide safe and effective methods to ensure the maximum chances of success.
We routinely employ advanced treatment methods such as:
- In Vitro Fertilization (IVF): During IVF, the doctor uses medications to stimulate the prospective mother’s or egg donor’s ovaries, leading to the development of multiple eggs. We remove those eggs by ultrasound-guided needle aspiration. We give the patient anesthesia for the procedure, which usually takes fifteen to twenty minutes. The laboratory combines the sperm from the prospective father or sperm donor. After the embryos develop and are analyzed, the doctor transfers one or two viable embryos to the mother in a procedure called an embryo transfer. We also frequently freeze embryos before transfer so that PGT can be used.
- Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI): During in vitro fertilization (IVF), the embryologist isolates healthy-looking sperm to inject into the cytoplasm or outer layer of the egg or oocyte to facilitate fertilization. ICSI is used when the male partner has a low sperm count or non-motile sperm, or the couple has a history of unexplained infertility, repeated IVF failures, or the egg does not fertilize.
- Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) enables couples with a specific inherited genetic medical condition to avoid passing it on to their children. PGD safely tests embryos before they are transferred to the mother’s uterus through in vitro fertilization.
- Preimplantation Genetic Testing (PGT): Many, if not most, patients will benefit from PGT under a variety of circumstances. PGT helps select the most viable embryos for transfer to the uterus, and allows for single embryo transfer, thereby minimizing the risk for multiple pregnancies.
Read more information about Assisted Reproductive Technologies at the American Association of Reproductive Medicine.