IVF AS SOLUTION TO INFERTILITY

Nelson believes the wrong assumption by couples with fertility issues has made many lose chances at having their own children because they believed if their single IVF treatment didn’t work, then they are very likely not to be successful at the second, third or even the sixth cycles.
He is of the opinion that most fertility clinics have operated under the assumption that couples who have completed three or four unsuccessful IVF cycles are less likely to benefit from future cycles, adding that this recent revelation may alter how fertility clinics inform patients and/or whether they recommend multiple treatment cycles.

While some infertile couples settle for a single IVF cycle in their quest to have babies, but often get disappointed at the outcome, the World Health Organisation believes that women below the age of 35 need to undergo at least two cycles, and recommends three for women above 35 to improve their chances of success.