IVFandICSI.com is the knowledge partner of ikivana.com. Plain-language fertility explainers in 12 Indian languages, written fresh by our team, reviewed by practising fertility specialists. Free. Ad-free. Evergreen.
A calm reading room for patients and partners - before, between, and beyond treatment cycles.
Read. Reflect. Reframe.
A team of fertility writers and editors, led by senior clinicians from the field. Articles are pioneered by leading fertility specialists and reviewed by a small editorial board of practising fertility specialists.
37 fertility explainers across 10 wings - from fertility evaluation to reproductive immunology - plus 12 patient-journey scenarios. Evidence-based, plain-language, in your language.
Browse by shelf if you know your topic. Open the Journey Map if you want to find where you are. Use the tools below for specific calculations. Save articles to your reading list as you go.
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| No. | Department | Currently Featured | Vol. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |
Fertility Evaluation
The full workup: hormone panel, AMH, ultrasound, tubal patency, semen analysis. What each test reveals - and what it can't. |
How do I ensure a safe pregnancy once pregnant? | 7 → |
| 02 |
Timed Intercourse
Planned coitus with follicular monitoring. The lowest-intervention treatment, when it's appropriate, and realistic per-cycle odds. |
Timed intercourse with follicular monitoring: the lowest-intervention treatment, used well | 1 → |
| 03 |
Minimal-Access Surgery
Hysteroscopy and laparoscopy in infertility - when surgery removes a barrier, when it doesn't, and recovery realities. |
Laparoscopy in fertility care: when the answer is on the outside of the uterus | 2 → |
| 04 |
IUI · Intrauterine Insemination
How IUI works, who it suits, success rates, and how to know when to graduate to IVF. |
IUI before IVF: when it is the right step, when it is a delay | 1 → |
| 05 |
IVF · ICSI · FET
The deepest section: protocols, embryo quality, transfer timing, fresh vs frozen, and how the choice between IVF and ICSI is made. |
Add-ons in IVF: which to consider, which to skip | 6 → |
| 06 |
Third-Party Reproduction
Donor egg, donor sperm, donor embryo, and surrogacy in India - medical, legal (ART Act 2021), cultural, and emotional realities. |
I am looking for a donor | 6 → |
| 07 |
Reproductive Genetics
Preconception counseling, prenatal screening, PGT-A, and the Endometrial Receptivity Array. When testing changes the plan. |
The Endometrial Receptivity Array: what it tests, who it actually helps | 5 → |
| 08 |
Fertility Preservation
Long-term egg and sperm cryopreservation. Why, when, who, how long, and what the data actually says about freezing in your thirties. |
I want to explore fertility preservation | 4 → |
| 09 |
Regenerative Medicine
Stem-cell therapy in fertility - the evidence today, the open questions, and how to read claims responsibly. |
Stem cell therapy in fertility: the regenerative medicine frontier, read responsibly | 1 → |
| 10 |
Reproductive Immunology
Intralipid therapy, IVIg, and immune workups for recurrent failure. What's evidence-based, what's exploratory, what's overprescribed. |
Dealing with recurrent pregnancy loss | 4 → |
Eight stages from "trying" to the two-week wait. Every node opens four panels: what is happening medically, what this feels like, questions to ask your doctor, and what is next. Click any stage to find the 12 patient-journey scenarios filed against it.
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Enter your height and weight. Get your BMI and a fertility-specific interpretation - what it tends to mean for ovulation, IVF response, and sperm parameters. One input, not a verdict.
Free PDF for anyone considering or going through IVF. The journey, the questions, the costs, and the things nobody tells you. English now; हिन्दी and বাংলা editions coming soon.
Explainers are authored by our team, pioneered by leading fertility specialists, and reviewed by a small editorial board of practising fertility specialists. The board reviews as a group; we do not name individual reviewers, so the editorial responsibility sits with the masthead, not the messenger.
Educational explainers, decision aids, glossary entries, structured patient stories, doctor Q&A. Everything translated into 12 Indian languages.
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