IVF, Fertility and Surrogacy Guides
Plain-language guides, medically reviewed by Dr. Sunita Singh Rathore.
- Surrogacy and the law ART Act 2021: what patients should know The parts of the ART Act 2021 that directly affect couples having IVF in India, explained simply.
- Infertility Blocked fallopian tubes: is IVF the answer? How tubal blockage is diagnosed and when IVF is the right route to pregnancy.
- Common questions Choosing an IVF centre: 10 questions to ask Ten practical questions that help you compare IVF centres fairly before you commit.
- Common questions Diet and lifestyle during IVF: practical advice Simple, mainstream food and lifestyle advice for both partners before and during IVF.
- Costs and finance Donor egg IVF cost in India: what you pay for What a donor egg IVF cycle costs, what is included, and the extra items that can change the final bill.
- Fertility preservation Egg freezing: cost and the right age What egg freezing costs, when it makes the most sense, and how the process works step by step.
- Infertility Endometriosis and IVF: how treatment is planned How endometriosis affects fertility and how IVF is adapted for women who have it.
- Treatment process Frozen vs fresh embryo transfer How fresh and frozen embryo transfers differ, and how doctors decide between them.
- Surrogacy and the law How many IVF attempts before surrogacy? Why Indian law does not count IVF attempts, and how repeated failure is looked at for surrogacy.
- IVF ICSI vs IVF: difference and cost How ICSI differs from conventional IVF, who needs it and what it adds to the bill.
- Treatment process IUI vs IVF: which should you try first? A side-by-side look at IUI and IVF, and the factors that decide which one to try first.
- Costs and finance IVF cost in India: what you actually pay per cycle A line-by-line look at what one IVF cycle costs in India and which extras change the final bill.
- IVF IVF failed: what to do next A calm guide to the weeks after a failed IVF cycle: reasons, review, tests and next steps.
- Costs and finance IVF on EMI: how couples finance treatment A plain guide to the common ways couples pay for IVF, and the questions to ask before you borrow.
- Common questions Is IVF painful? What each step feels like An honest walk through each IVF step and the kind of discomfort most women feel.
- Infertility Low AMH: can you still get pregnant with IVF? What a low AMH result really tells you, and how IVF is planned around it.
- Male infertility Low sperm count: treatment options From lifestyle changes to ICSI, the main ways doctors treat a low sperm count.
- Infertility PCOS and IVF: what to expect How IVF is planned for women with PCOS, and why careful monitoring matters.
- Infertility Repeated miscarriage: tests and treatment A gentle guide to the tests and treatment options after more than one pregnancy loss.
- IVF Second IVF cycle: what changes in cost and approach How a second IVF attempt differs from the first, and why it may cost much less if you have frozen embryos.
- Surrogacy and the law Surrogacy age limit and the 2025 Supreme Court ruling The legal age limits for surrogacy in India and the narrow relief given by the Supreme Court in October 2025.
- Surrogacy and the law Surrogacy eligibility certificate: step by step The certificates an intending couple needs for altruistic surrogacy in India, in order.
- Surrogacy and the law Surrogacy for widows and divorced women in India Who qualifies as an intending woman under the Surrogacy Act, what the egg and sperm rules are, and how the certificate process works.
- Surrogacy and the law Surrogacy with donor egg: what the 2024 rules allow How the February 2024 amendment changed donor egg and donor sperm use in surrogacy, and the condition that still applies.
- IVF Test tube baby: cost and process explained A plain-language guide to what "test tube baby" really means, how it works and what it costs.
- Costs and finance Tests before IVF and what they cost A clear list of pre-IVF tests for the woman and the man, and how their cost fits into the IVF cycle estimate.
- Treatment process The IVF process, day by day A clear timeline of an IVF cycle, from the first injection to the pregnancy test.
- Infertility Thin endometrium and IVF Why the uterine lining matters in IVF and what can be done when it stays thin.
- IVF What affects IVF success at different ages The factors that shape IVF outcomes in each age group, explained without hype.
- Surrogacy and the law Who can do surrogacy in India: eligibility explained Who the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 allows to have a child through surrogacy, and who it does not.