A fertility guide for informed decisions
At Övlad Payı, every treatment plan begins with careful assessment, clear communication and care tailored to you.
90 articles
Blastocyst culture: waiting until days five and six
Understand why embryos may be cultured to blastocyst, how it can support selection and the possibility that no embryo remains for transfer.
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Time-lapse embryo monitoring: what the camera shows
Understand how images are taken inside an incubator, the value of stable culture and why a video or algorithm cannot guarantee an outcome.
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Embryo vitrification: rapid freezing and secure storage
Understand how blastocysts are rapidly frozen, which embryos are selected and what consent, storage and future-use decisions involve.
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Frozen embryo thaw survival: what does it mean?
Understand how a vitrified embryo is warmed, what laboratory survival means, how re-expansion is assessed and how the transfer plan can change.
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Preimplantation genetic testing: types and limits
Understand PGT-A, PGT-M and PGT-SR, blastocyst biopsy, mosaic or inconclusive results and why prenatal testing may still be advised.
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IVF laboratory safety: identity and quality systems
Understand how eggs, sperm and embryos remain linked to the right patient, and how witnessing, incubator monitoring and emergency plans reduce risk.
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When to see a fertility specialist: signs and timing
Learn the 12-month and six-month timelines for seeing a fertility specialist, the reasons to seek earlier assessment and what a first visit is designed to achieve.
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Uterine cavity testing: ultrasound, SIS and hysteroscopy
Understand how transvaginal ultrasound, saline infusion sonography and hysteroscopy differ, what each can show and when they may be used in fertility assessment.
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What does an unexplained infertility diagnosis mean?
Understand which standard assessments should precede unexplained infertility, why it does not mean “nothing is wrong,” and how options are individualized.
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Endometriosis fertility tests: how is assessment performed?
Learn how endometriosis fertility tests are selected from symptoms, ultrasound and individual risk, what a normal scan means and when surgery is considered.
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PCOS fertility assessment: diagnosis and next steps
Learn why a PCOS fertility assessment is not based on one ultrasound or AMH value, and how ovulation, androgen features and metabolic health are reviewed.
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Fertility hormone tests: FSH, LH, estradiol and progesterone
Understand when fertility hormone tests are requested, why cycle timing matters and the roles of FSH, LH, estradiol, progesterone, TSH and prolactin.
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