What is natural cycle ivf and is it a good alternative to other forms of ivf?

Not necessarily.: Natural cycle ivf times your retrieval with your natural cycle. Conventional ivf uses the birth control pill & not just for the doctor's convenience. After many many years of doing ivf worldwide, it has been shown to help increase the chances of success and helps to control the ovary better. Timing is critical with ivf so it especially helps with timing.

Not usually: Natural cycle ivf resulted in the first ever ivf baby louise brown, who was born in 1978. However, these days most studies find that ivf cycles using fertility medications have significantly higher pregnancy rates than natural cycle ivf. One of the reasons ivf is so successful is that the process involves selection of the best embryo or embryos out of a group.

Yes!: Natural cycle IVF (NC IVF) is an IVF procedure without using any fertility drugs. We monitor patient's follicle growth, do egg retrieval prior to ovulation. Fertilize the egg with partner sperm and then culture the embryo in the lab. We then transfer embryo back to uterus when it reaches to 8 cell or blastocyst. The advantage of NC IVF is no medication involved. Very safe, and cost effective.