IVF (Test Tube Baby) in Delhi

Eggs are collected, fertilised in our laboratory and the resulting embryo is transferred back to the uterus.

What IVF involves

In vitro fertilisation replaces the part of conception that is failing. Eggs are grown with a controlled course of injections, collected under short anaesthesia, and fertilised in the laboratory. The embryos are cultured for five days to the blastocyst stage, and the strongest one is transferred back into the uterus.

It is the right answer for blocked tubes, severe male factor, advanced maternal age, endometriosis and for couples where nothing abnormal has been found but two years have passed. Dr. Tiwari reviews any previous cycle notes in detail before proposing a protocol, because the reason a cycle failed usually determines what should change.

Who this is for

Both fallopian tubes blocked or previously removed
Severe male factor — very low count, poor motility or high DNA fragmentation
Unexplained infertility after three or more failed IUI cycles
Advanced maternal age, low ovarian reserve or moderate to severe endometriosis

Not everything on this list means you need this treatment. The workup comes first, and the recommendation follows from what it shows — not from what was booked before you arrived.

Step by step

Baseline scan and counselling
A day-two scan and hormone profile confirm you are ready to start, and we finalise the drug doses for your reserve.
Ovarian stimulation
Ten to twelve days of daily injections, with scans every two to three days to track follicle growth and adjust the dose.
Egg retrieval
A twenty-minute day procedure under short anaesthesia. You go home the same afternoon.
Fertilisation and culture
Eggs are fertilised by conventional IVF or ICSI and grown to blastocyst over five days.
Embryo transfer
A single blastocyst is placed in the uterus. No anaesthesia, no pain, and you leave within the hour.
Pregnancy test
A blood beta hCG fourteen days after transfer. Spare embryos are frozen for later attempts.

Your results, in writing

Whatever the outcome of IVF, you leave each stage with the findings written down — what was done, what was found, what it means, and what the options are from here. Reports are issued the same day wherever the laboratory allows it.

Case study: Two failed cycles elsewhere, then a change of protocol

34, Saket · trying for 4 years · two previous IVF cycles

What she came in with

She arrived with a folder from another centre: two full IVF cycles, both with a long agonist protocol, both cancelled or converted after producing only three and four eggs. She had been told her ovaries 'did not respond' and that donor eggs were the next step.

What the workup showed

AMH was 1.4 ng/ml with an antral follicle count of nine — reduced, but not the near-absent reserve that had been implied. Reviewing the old cycle sheets showed both attempts had used down-regulation, which suppresses an already modest reserve further before stimulation even begins.

What we did

An antagonist protocol with a lower starting dose and no down-regulation, with dual trigger. Seven eggs were collected, five were mature, four fertilised with ICSI and two reached blastocyst. Both were frozen and one transferred in a prepared cycle six weeks later.

Outcome

A positive beta hCG, a single intrauterine pregnancy on the six-week scan, and delivery at 38 weeks. One blastocyst remains in storage.

The point of this case

The eggs were always there. The protocol was suppressing them. Reading two previous cycle sheets took twenty minutes and changed the entire recommendation — including whether donor eggs were needed at all.

Illustrative case. This is a composite of presentations commonly seen in this practice, written for explanation — it is not the record of an identifiable patient, and no individual's details are used. Outcomes vary, and nothing here is a prediction of what will happen in your case.

What is different about having this done here

Blastocyst culture as standard, not as a paid extra

Single embryo transfer to avoid the risks that come with twins

Time-lapse monitored incubators and an in-house genetics laboratory

Written cost estimate covering drugs, lab, anaesthesia and freezing before you start

Treated by the consultant, not by a rotating team

Dr. Tiwari performs the scans, the procedure and the follow-up herself, and looks after any pregnancy that results. Over a long treatment course that continuity is the difference between being known and being processed.

MBBS, MS (Obstetrics & Gynaecology), FNB (Reproductive Medicine)
Over ten years in reproductive medicine and gynaecological surgery
Consultations and scans at Mother's Hope, Katwaria Sarai; theatre work at SHE Delhi Hospital, Greater Kailash II
Itemised costs given in writing before anything begins

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IVF (Test Tube Baby) at Dr. Kriti Tiwari's clinic in New Delhi

Areas we see patients from

Both locations are in South Delhi. Patients travelling from further out have appointments grouped to cut down the number of trips.

All areas we serve

Questions about IVF

What is the success rate of IVF?

It depends almost entirely on age and ovarian reserve. Under 35 with good reserve, a well-run cycle gives roughly a 55–65% chance of clinical pregnancy per blastocyst transfer. At 40 that falls to around 20–25%, and above 42 it is lower again. Anyone quoting a single number for all patients is not describing your case.

How long does one IVF cycle take?

From the first injection to the pregnancy test is about four weeks. If we freeze all the embryos and transfer in a later cycle, the transfer happens roughly six weeks after retrieval.

Is egg retrieval painful?

It is done under short general anaesthesia, so you feel nothing during the procedure. Mild cramping and bloating for a day or two afterwards is normal.

How many embryos will be transferred?

One, in nearly all cases. Twin pregnancies carry real risks of prematurity and we do not treat them as a bonus. Two may be discussed after repeated failures or at older ages.

Talk it through before you commit

Consultations run for a full hour. Bring any previous reports — they are reviewed properly, not repeated.

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